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Portrait of Edith Atwater

Acting

Edith Atwater

Career

Active from 1936 to 1978, with a break from 1946 to 1962, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Body Snatcher
The Body Snatcher
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edith Atwater Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    3.8, average 4.9
  • Pathos
    4.2, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    45
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1980s

    1 title · average score 73
    Family Ties
    Family Ties (1982)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show · as Trudy Harris

    1970s

    19 titles · average score 61
    Knots Landing
    Knots Landing (1979)
    GoodWatch score 77

    TV show · as Dr. Gillian McCary

    Hart to Hart
    Hart to Hart (1979)
    GoodWatch score 60

    TV show · as Dr. Jane Barrett

    Die Sister, Die!
    Die Sister, Die! (1978)
    GoodWatch score 47

    as Amanda

    Kaz
    Kaz (1978)

    TV show · as Illsa Fogel

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
    GoodWatch score 48

    TV show · as Gertrude Hardy

    Family Plot
    Family Plot (1976)
    GoodWatch score 76

    as Mrs. Clay

    Baretta
    Baretta (1975)
    GoodWatch score 44

    TV show

    Switch
    Switch (1975)
    GoodWatch score 68

    TV show · as Mrs. Wood

    The Rockford Files
    The Rockford Files (1974)
    GoodWatch score 82

    TV show · as Kate Banning

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
    GoodWatch score 67

    TV show · as Eleanor Hamilton

    Nanny and the Professor
    Nanny and the Professor (1970)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show · as Miss Dunbar

    Pieces of Dreams
    Pieces of Dreams (1970)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Mrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother)

    1960s

    15 titles · average score 62
    True Grit
    True Grit (1969)
    GoodWatch score 80

    as Mrs. Floyd

    Room 222
    Room 222 (1969)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show

    Ride a Northbound Horse
    Ride a Northbound Horse (1969)

    as Mrs. Addy Mason

    Ironside
    Ironside (1967)
    GoodWatch score 45

    TV show

    Judd, for the Defense
    Judd, for the Defense (1967)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show

    Love on a Rooftop
    Love on a Rooftop (1966)

    TV show · as Phyllis Hammond

    The Legend of Jesse James
    The Legend of Jesse James (1965)

    TV show · as Sarah Todd

    Strait-Jacket
    Strait-Jacket (1964)
    GoodWatch score 78

    as Mrs. Fields

    It Happened at the World's Fair
    It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)
    GoodWatch score 41

    as Miss Steuben

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
    GoodWatch score 54

    TV show · as Mrs. Benner

    Stoney Burke
    Stoney Burke (1962)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show · as Ruth Coles

    Dr. Kildare
    Dr. Kildare (1961)
    GoodWatch score 63

    TV show · as Miss Thorton

    1950s

    5 titles · average score 73
    Bonanza
    Bonanza (1959)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show · as Roberta Lund / Roberta (uncredited)

    Sweet Smell of Success
    Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
    GoodWatch score 90

    as Mary

    Decoy
    Decoy (1957)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show · as Lily Flagler

    The Wonderful World of Disney
    The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
    GoodWatch score 81

    TV show · as Mrs. Addy Mason

    Teresa
    Teresa (1951)
    GoodWatch score 50

    as Mrs. Lawrence

    1940s

    4 titles · average score 59
    Suspense
    Suspense (1949)
    GoodWatch score 62

    TV show · as Louise Lord

    C-Man
    C-Man (1949)
    GoodWatch score 40

    as Lydia Brundage

    The Philco Television Playhouse
    The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

    TV show · as Marian Burnett

    The Body Snatcher
    The Body Snatcher (1945)
    GoodWatch score 76

    as Meg Camden

    1930s

    1 title
    We Went to College
    We Went to College (1936)

    as Nina Talbot