---
name: "Edith Atwater"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/edith-atwater"
fi1m_id: "edith-atwater"
imdb_id: "nm0041138"
tmdb_id: 14577
wikidata_id: "Q3047620"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 April 1911"
died: "14 March 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T08:16:40.247912+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Edith Atwater

## Identity

Edith Atwater

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/edith-atwater
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** edith-atwater
- **IMDb ID:** nm0041138
- **TMDB ID:** 14577
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3047620
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Atwater, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3047620, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0041138/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14577

Actor. Born 22 April 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 14 March 1986.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 April 1911, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 14 March 1986
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Atwater, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3047620, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0041138/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14577

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Sweet Smell of Success*](https://film.one/film/sweet-smell-of-success.md) (88)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Edith Atwater was an American stage, film and television actress. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she made her Broadway debut in 1933 and appeared in numerous productions, including a starring role in the 1939 play The Man Who Came to Dinner.

Her film credits include Meg Cameron in The Body Snatcher (1945), Mary in Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Mrs Fields in Strait-Jacket (1964), Mrs Floyd in True Grit (1969) and Mrs Clay in Family Plot (1976). On television she appeared in series such as The Rockford Files, Peyton Place and Knots Landing.

Atwater was married to actors Hugh Marlowe and Kent Smith.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Sweet Smell of Success* (1957), Fi1m 88, as Mary — [page](https://film.one/film/sweet-smell-of-success.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Family Ties* (1982), series, as Trudy Harris
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Dr. Gillian McCary
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, as Dr. Jane Barrett
- *Die Sister, Die!* (1978), as Amanda
- *Kaz* (1978), series, as Illsa Fogel
- *Mean Dog Blues* (1978), as Linda's Mother
- *The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries* (1977), series, as Gertrude Hardy
- *Family Plot* (1976), as Mrs. Clay
- *Mackintosh and T.J.* (1975), as Mrs. Webster
- *Switch* (1975), series, as Mrs. Wood
- *Baretta* (1975), series, Actor
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Kate Banning — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *Our Time* (1974), as Mrs. Pendleton
- *Doc Elliot* (1973), series, Actor
- *Stand Up and Be Counted* (1972), as Sophie
- *Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law* (1971), series, as Eleanor Hamilton
- *The Love Machine* (1971), as Mary
- *Norwood* (1970), as Angry Bus Passenger
- *Pieces of Dreams* (1970), as Mrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother)
- *Nanny and the Professor* (1970), series, as Miss Dunbar
- *Room 222* (1969), series, Actor
- *True Grit* (1969), as Mrs. Floyd
- *Daddy's Gone A-Hunting* (1969), as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
- *Ride a Northbound Horse* (1969), as Mrs. Addy Mason
- *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor
- *Ironside* (1967), series, Actor
- *Love on a Rooftop* (1966), series, as Phyllis Hammond
- *The Legend of Jesse James* (1965), series, as Sarah Todd
- *Strange Bedfellows* (1965), as Mrs. Stevens
- *Profiles in Courage* (1964), series, as Mrs. Andrews
- *Strait-Jacket* (1964), as Mrs. Fields
- *It Happened at the World's Fair* (1963), as Miss Steuben
- *Stoney Burke* (1962), series, as Ruth Coles
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Mrs. Benner
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Miss Thorton
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Roberta (uncredited), Roberta Lund
- *Decoy* (1957), series, as Lily Flagler
- *Sweet Smell of Success* (1957), as Mary — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/sweet-smell-of-success.md)
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Mrs. Addy Mason
- *Teresa* (1951), as Mrs. Lawrence
- *C-Man* (1949), as Lydia Brundage
- *Suspense* (1949), series, as Louise Lord
- *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, as Marian Burnett
- *The Body Snatcher* (1945), as Meg Camden
- *We Went to College* (1936), as Nina Talbot

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