1964–1981: Childhood and child actress González was born on 10 December 1964 in
Mexico City. Edith was discovered in a mall when both her and her mother went to buy shoes by a man who worked for Televisa, they urgently needed a beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes - her mother accepted the offer and Edith with the help of her parents embarked in the Mexican Film Industry. She participated in school plays since her childhood and studied acting in
New York,
London and
Paris. She was part of the
academy of theater director
Lee Strasberg, as well as studying at the
Neighborhood Playhouse and the Actors Institute.
El edificio de enfrente (1972),
Mi primer amor (1973),
Los miserables (1973), for which she was awarded in 1974 with an
Heraldo award in the category of "revelation artist" and
Lo imperdonable (1975). '' (1978) She made her film debut in 1974 on the
television film Canción de Navidad. Following this, some of her early films included
El rey de los gorilas (1977),
Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas (1977),
Cyclone (1978),
Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979), and
Cosa fácil (1982). and in which she also met and acted along
Christian Bach with whom she had a longtime friendship until Bach's death. As a teenager, her works in telenovelas included
Ambición (1980), and
El hogar que yo robé (1981), in which she shared credits with
Angélica María.
1982–1989: Transition to adult roles In 1982, González had her first leading role in the telenovela
Bianca Vidal The next year in 1983, she participated on the telenovela
La fiera. In 1984, she appeared on the film
Adiós Lagunilla, adiós and had another leading role in the telenovela
Sí, mi amor. as well as appearing on the telenovelas
Monte Calvario, in which she had the leading role and
Lista negra. In 1987 she made an appearance as herself on the program
Papá soltero and had her first villain role on the telenovela
Rosa salvaje, she participated in this project until episode 48 and at the time several versions for her exit were woven. It was said that she had been fired, but in the words of González herself, she actually resigned because of the alleged mistreatment she received from the production of the series. Her character was replaced by
Felicia Mercado. She acted on the
horror film Trampa Infernal (1989), sharing credits with
Pedro Fernández.
Sentencia de muerte and
Atrapados.
El jugador and
El descuartizador. This same year, she appeared on the episode "La heredera" (Spanish for, "The heiress") of the program
Videoteatros: Véngan corriendo que les tengo un muerto as well as appearing on the program
Televiteatros. She appeared on the film
Los cómplices del infierno (1995), in which she shared credits with
Maribel Guardia and
Alfredo Adame. In 1995 and 1996 and under various roles, González made appearances for the anthology telenovela
Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real, hosted by
Golden Age of Mexican cinema actress,
Silvia Pinal. She also appeared on the film
Salón México (1996). From August 1997 to the Spring of 1999, González participated on the play
Aventurera produced by actress
Carmen Salinas, this was the play depiction of the 1950 film
of the same name. On the play she had the leading role and was the first to portrayed Elena Tejero (the main character), as well as being recognized by Salinas, the producer, as the best "Aventurera" for the play, even though after González, there were other portrayers for the leading role, such as
Niurka Marcos,
Ninel Conde,
Susana González, among other more actresses. In 1999, she had the leading role in the telenovela
Nunca te olvidaré, sharing credits with actor
Fernando Colunga and also had a role on the telenovela
Cuento de Navidad. Returning to films in 2000, she took part on the
short film Rogelio. In 2001, she had the leading role on the telenovela
Salomé, sharing credits with
María Rubio,
Guy Ecker and Niurka Marcos. In 2002, she appeared on the
comedy program
XHDRbZ. In 2003, she made a special appearance on the program
La hora pico. In 2004, she starred in the telenovela
Mujer de madera, by producer
Emilio Larrosa, but had to stop working that same year due to becoming pregnant. She was replaced by
Ana Patricia Rojo in the production. Her next film role was in the movie
Señorita Justice (2004), a rare English-language role in which she shared credits with
Eva Longoria which was filmed on location in Miami, Florida. Returning to telenovelas in 2006, she took an antagonist role in the telenovela
Mundo de fieras, of producer
Salvador Mejía, where she shared credits with
César Évora and
Gaby Espino. This same year, she had another guest appearance on the program
La hora pico. In 2007, she had a guest role on the
black comedy program
La familia P. Luche, in which she shared credits with
Eugenio Derbez and
Consuelo Duval. and also traveled to
Romania for an acting role in the telenovela
Inimă de țigan. And this same year, she also made an appearance on a
Plaza Sesamo short film entitled
Plaza Sésamo: Los monstruos feos más bellos (Sesame Square: The most beautiful ugly monsters). In 2009, she appeared with a role on the
psychological thriller series
Mujeres asesinas 2010–2019: TV Azteca and final works In 2010, González switched to TV Azteca, the second main Mexican broadcaster. She made her first appearance for the company during a program of the
2010 edition of la Academia La Academia Bicentenario. This same year, she appeared during the
Mañanitas a la Virgen program, a special yearly transmission done by TV Azteca on December 12, in which different artists sing at the
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in honor of
Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration day. In 2011, she had her first leading role for the company on the telenovela
Cielo rojo by
Eric Vonn, sharing credits with
Regina Torné and
Mauricio Islas. She also returned to films on the television film
Poquita ropa (2011), starred by singer
Ricardo Arjona. In 2013, she had another leading role on the telenovela
Vivir a destiempo, in which she shared credits with
Humberto Zurita. This year, she also co-produced and acted in the film
Deseo along with her longtime friend
Christian Bach. In 2014, she had the leading role on the telenovela
Las Bravo, in which she shared credits one more time with actor Mauricio Islas. In 2016, she returned with the leading role on the telenovela produced by
Telemundo,
Eva la trailera. The telenovela and Telemundo were sued by Rolando Fernández, who accused them of plagiarism of his 1983 film
Lola the Truck Driver. The lawsuit was ultimately won by Fernández. Despite this, the telenovela was retransmitted by Telemundo in 2019 following González's death as a tribute in her memory. In 2017, she played a recurring role on the telenovela
3 familias, and appeared on the annual
Mañanitas a la Virgen program. In 2019, González filmed her last film entitled
Un sentimiento honesto en el calabozo del olvido, and served as a judge on the first season of fashion reality show
Este es mi Estilo, with this being her last work and final television project. == Theater ==