Edith Atwater

Edith Atwater

​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...

Known For

True Grit

as Mrs. Floyd

Family Plot

as Mrs. Clay

Cast Credits

Mean Dog Blues

as Linda's Mother

Family Plot

as Mrs. Clay

Mackintosh and T.J.

as Mrs. Webster

Our Time

as Mrs. Pendleton

Norwood

as Angry Bus Passenger

Pieces of Dreams

as Mrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother)

True Grit

as Mrs. Floyd

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)

Ride a Northbound Horse

as Mrs. Addy Mason

Strange Bedfellows

as Mrs. Stevens

Strait-Jacket

as Mrs. Fields

Teresa

as Mrs. Lawrence

C-Man

as Lydia Brundage

The Body Snatcher

as Meg Camden

We Went to College

as Nina Talbot