Eva Marie Saint
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Eva Marie Saint (July 4, 1924 — October 6, 2026) was an American 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 co starred with James Garner. She died on October 6, 2026, at age 102.
Known for
Credits
North by Northwest (1959)
as Eve Kendall
Superman Returns (2006)
as Martha Kent
Taxi!! (1978)
as Passenger
On the Waterfront (1954)
as Edie Doyle
Operation Raintree (1957)
as Self
Winter's Tale (2014)
as Willa (Adult)
That Certain Feeling (1956)
as Dunreath Henry
Exodus (1960)
as Kitty Fremont
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
as Miss Franny
Grand Prix (1966)
as Louise Frederickson
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
as Elspeth Whittaker
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute (2015)
as Self
Kiss of a Killer (1993)
as Mrs. Wilson
The Stalking Moon (1968)
as Sarah Carver
Mariette in Ecstasy (1996)
as Mother Saint-Raphael
Nothing in Common (1986)
as Lorraine Basner
I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
as Franca
Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen (2016)
as Self
Don't Come Knocking (2005)
as Howard's Mother
36 Hours (1964)
as Anna Hedler
Raintree County (1957)
as Nell Gaither
People Like Us (1990)
as Lil Van Degan Altemus
Breaking Home Ties (1987)
as Emma Wells
Middle of the Night (1954)
as Betty
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
The Sandpiper (1965)
as Claire Hewitt
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980)
as Sarah Morrissey
All Fall Down (1962)
as Echo O'Brien
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
When Hell Was in Session (1979)
as Jane Denton
A Hatful of Rain (1957)
as Celia Pope
Jackie's Back! (1999)
as Eva Marie Saint
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
The Last Days of Patton (1986)
as Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair (1990)
as Marilyn Klinghoffer
Carol for Another Christmas (1964)
as WAVE Lt. Gibson
Our Town (1955)
as Emily Webb
Jane Doe (1983)
as Addie Coleman
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)
as Self
Splendor in the Grass (1981)
as Mrs. Loomis
The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
as Joanne Powell
Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984)
as Mrs. Eustes
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000)
as Self
The First Woman President (1974)
as Edith Wilson
The Macahans (1976)
as Kate Macahan
Loving (1970)
as Selma Wilson
Palomino (1991)
as Caroline Lord
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival (2014)
as Self - Guest
After Jimmy (1996)
as Liz
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)
as Martha Bundy
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
A Christmas to Remember (1978)
as Emma Larson
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte (2007)
as Self
Cancel My Reservation (1972)
as Sheila Bartlett
My Antonia (1995)
as Emmaline Burden
The Man Who Had Influence (1950)
as David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)
Open House (2003)
as Veronica Reynolds
Malibu (1983)
as Mary Wharton
Papa's Angels (2000)
as Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
A Statue for "The Sandpiper" (1965)
as Self
The Trip to Bountiful (1953)
as Thelma
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger (2006)
as Self
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix (2006)
as Self
Time to Say Goodbye? (1997)
as Ruth Klooster
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me (1988)
as Narrator
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions (1966)
as Self
Hollywood Legenden (2004)
as Self
Corwin (1996)
as Self