Eva Marie Saint
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Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an American retired actress who has starred in films, on Broadway, and on television in a career spanning seven decades, she's known for bringing emotional depth and complexity to her roles, in which she generally played women who appear fragile but have great inner strength. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama film "On the Waterfront" (1954), and later starred in the thriller film "North by Northwest" (1959), directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Saint received Golden Globe and BAFTA award nominations for the drama film "A Hatful of Rain" (1957) and won an Emmy Award for the television miniseries People Like Us (1990). Her most notable subsequent movies included "Raintree County" (1957), Otto Preminger’s "Exodus" (1960), Vincente Minnelli’s "The Sandpiper" (1965), the Cold War comedy "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!" (1966), and the racing film "Grand Prix" (1966), in which she costarred with James Garner.
Known for
Credits
Superman Returns (2006)
as Martha Kent
North by Northwest (1959)
as Eve Kendall
On the Waterfront (1954)
as Edie Doyle
Exodus (1960)
as Kitty Fremont
Grand Prix (1966)
as Louise Frederickson
Winter's Tale (2014)
as Willa (Adult)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
The Stalking Moon (1968)
as Sarah Carver
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
as Miss Franny
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
as Elspeth Whittaker
Nothing in Common (1986)
as Lorraine Basner
Jackie's Back! (1999)
as Eva Marie Saint
The Sandpiper (1965)
as Claire Hewitt
36 Hours (1964)
as Anna Hedler
I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
as Franca
Raintree County (1957)
as Nell Gaither
After Jimmy (1996)
as Liz
Don't Come Knocking (2005)
as Howard's Mother
All Fall Down (1962)
as Echo O'Brien
When Hell Was in Session (1979)
as Jane Denton
The Macahans (1976)
as Kate Macahan
People Like Us (1990)
as Lil Van Degan Altemus
Open House (2003)
as Veronica Reynolds
Jane Doe (1983)
as Addie Coleman
Splendor in the Grass (1981)
as Mrs. Loomis
A Hatful of Rain (1957)
as Celia Pope
That Certain Feeling (1956)
as Dunreath Henry
Papa's Angels (2000)
as Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
Operation Raintree (1957)
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
My Antonia (1995)
as Emmaline Burden
The Last Days of Patton (1986)
as Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
Cancel My Reservation (1972)
as Sheila Bartlett
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Our Town (1955)
as Emily Webb
Carol for Another Christmas (1964)
as WAVE Lt. Gibson
Loving (1970)
as Selma Wilson
Breaking Home Ties (1987)
as Emma Wells
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute (2015)
as Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)
as Self
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980)
as Sarah Morrissey
The Man Who Had Influence (1950)
as David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)
The Trip to Bountiful (1953)
as Thelma
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair (1990)
as Marilyn Klinghoffer
Hollywood Legenden (2004)
as Self
Malibu (1983)
as Mary Wharton
Middle of the Night (1954)
as Betty
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984)
as Mrs. Eustes
Palomino (1991)
as Caroline Lord
Kiss of a Killer (1993)
as Mrs. Wilson
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix (2006)
as Self
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)
as Martha Bundy
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions (1966)
as Self
Corwin (1996)
as Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne (2014)
as Self
The First Woman President (1974)
as Edith Wilson
Taxi!! (1978)
as Passenger
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000)
as Self
Mariette in Ecstasy (1996)
as Mother Saint-Raphael
The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
as Joanne Powell
Time to Say Goodbye? (1997)
as Ruth Klooster
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger (2006)
as Herself
Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen (2016)
as Self
A Christmas to Remember (1978)
as Emma Larson
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte (2007)
as Self
A Statue for "The Sandpiper" (1965)
as Self
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival (2014)
Actor
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me (1988)
as Narrator