Edith Atwater

Edith Atwater

Actor

Chicago, Illinois, USA
April 22, 1911

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edith Atwater (April 22, 1911 – March 14, 1986) was an American stage, film and television actress. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Atwater made her Broadway debut in 1933. In 1939 she starred in The Man Who Came to Dinner. On screen she appeared in such films as The Body Snatcher, Sweet Smell of Success, and Strait-Jacket. Her television work included roles on The Rockford Files and Knots Landing. Atwater was married to actor Hugh Marlowe in 1941. She later married Kent Smith, with whom she remained married until his death in 1985, a year before her own death. She had no children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edith Atwater, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Photo

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Representative Works

True Grit
True Grit
7.3
/ English
Family Plot
Family Plot
6.8
/ English
The Body Snatcher
The Body Snatcher
7.0
/ English
Strait-Jacket
Strait-Jacket
6.6
/ English
The Love Machine
The Love Machine
5.0
/ English
Mackintosh and T.J.
Mackintosh and T.J.
6.2
/ English
Strange Bedfellows
Strange Bedfellows
6.0
/ English
Teresa
Teresa
6.1
/ English
C-Man
C-Man
5.3
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

True Grit
1969Nominee

Best Performance

True Grit

Family Plot
1976Nominee

Best Performance

Family Plot

Sweet Smell of Success
1957Winner

Best Performance

Sweet Smell of Success

Career Highlights

It Happened at the World's Fair
1963Highlight

Best Performance

It Happened at the World's Fair

The Body Snatcher
1945Highlight

Best Performance

The Body Snatcher