Eva Marie Saint
Acting
- Born:
- 1924-07-04
- Died:
- 2026-10-06
- Place of birth:
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
Winter's Tale
The Legend of Korra
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
Superman Returns
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
Don't Come Knocking
Because of Winn-Dixie
Hollywood Legenden
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Open House
Papa's Angels
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
I Dreamed of Africa
Jackie's Back!
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Time to Say Goodbye?
Titanic
After Jimmy
Mariette in Ecstasy
Corwin
My Antonia
Frasier
Kiss of a Killer
Palomino
People Like Us
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Breaking Home Ties
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
The Last Days of Patton
A Year in the Life
Nothing in Common
Moonlighting
Fatal Vision
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Jane Doe
Malibu
Splendor in the Grass
The Best Little Girl in the World
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
When Hell Was in Session
A Christmas to Remember
Taxi!!
The Love Boat
The Hollywood Greats
How the West Was Won
The Macahans
The First Woman President
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Cancel My Reservation
Loving
The Stalking Moon
Grand Prix
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
The Sandpiper
A Statue for "The Sandpiper"
Carol for Another Christmas
36 Hours
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
All Fall Down
The Mike Douglas Show
Exodus
North by Northwest
Raintree County
Operation Raintree
A Hatful of Rain
That Certain Feeling
Our Town
Producers' Showcase
Middle of the Night
On the Waterfront
The Oscars
The Trip to Bountiful
General Electric Theater
Omnibus
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Man Who Had Influence
The Bob Hope Show
What's My Line?
Robert Montgomery Presents
Martin Kane, Private Eye
Lights Out
Suspense
Studio One
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Ed Sullivan Show