Edith Atwater
Known For
Acting
Born
1911-04-22 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
1986-03-14
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.
Most Known For
Bonanza
as Roberta (uncredited)
Bonanza
as Roberta Lund
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Mrs. Benner
Family Ties
as Trudy Harris
Knots Landing
as Dr. Gillian McCary
The Rockford Files
as Kate Banning
Ironside
Dr. Kildare
as Miss Thorton
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
as Dr. Jane Barrett
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Marian Burnett
Baretta
Switch
as Mrs. Wood
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Eleanor Hamilton
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Gertrude Hardy
Room 222
Judd for the Defense
Suspense
as Louise Lord
Suspense
Stoney Burke
as Ruth Coles