Eva Marie Saint
- Acting
- July 4, 1924 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
- October 6, 2026
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 · Self
- Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen · Self
- Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute · Self
- Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival · Self
- Winter's Tale · Willa (Adult)
- The Legend of Korra · Katara (Voice)
- Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte · Self
- Superman Returns · Martha Kent
- Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix · Self
- Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger · Self
- Don't Come Knocking · Howard's Mother
- Because of Winn-Dixie · Miss Franny
- Hollywood Legenden · Self
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There · Self
- Open House · Veronica Reynolds
- Papa's Angels · Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
- Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' · Self
- I Dreamed of Africa · Franca
- Jackie's Back! · Eva Marie Saint
- Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood · Self
- Time to Say Goodbye? · Ruth Klooster
- Titanic · Hazel Foley
- After Jimmy · Liz
- Mariette in Ecstasy · Mother Saint-Raphael
- Corwin · Self
- My Antonia · Emmaline Burden
- Frasier · Joanna Doyle
- Kiss of a Killer · Mrs. Wilson
- Palomino · Caroline Lord
- People Like Us · Lil Van Degan Altemus
- Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair · Marilyn Klinghoffer
- I'll Be Home for Christmas · Martha Bundy
- Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me · Narrator
- Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man · Self
- Breaking Home Ties · Emma Wells
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood · Self
- The Last Days of Patton · Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
- A Year in the Life · Ruth Gardner
- Nothing in Common · Lorraine Basner
- Moonlighting · Virginia Hayes
- Fatal Vision · Mildred Kassab
- Love Leads the Way: A True Story · Mrs. Eustes
- Jane Doe · Addie Coleman
- Malibu · Mary Wharton
- Splendor in the Grass · Mrs. Loomis
- The Best Little Girl in the World · Joanne Powell
- The Curse of King Tut's Tomb · Sarah Morrissey
- When Hell Was in Session · Jane Denton
- A Christmas to Remember · Emma Larson
- Taxi!! · Passenger
- The Love Boat · Aunt Helena Georgelos
- The Hollywood Greats
- How the West Was Won · Kate Macahan
- The Macahans · Kate Macahan
- The First Woman President · Edith Wilson
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... · Self
- Cancel My Reservation · Sheila Bartlett
- Loving · Selma Wilson
- The Stalking Moon · Sarah Carver
- Grand Prix · Louise Frederickson
- Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions · Self
- The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! · Elspeth Whittaker
- The Sandpiper · Claire Hewitt
- A Statue for "The Sandpiper" · Self
- Carol for Another Christmas · WAVE Lt. Gibson
- 36 Hours · Anna Hedler
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- All Fall Down · Echo O'Brien
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- Exodus · Kitty Fremont
- North by Northwest · Eve Kendall
- Raintree County · Nell Gaither
- Operation Raintree · Self
- A Hatful of Rain · Celia Pope
- That Certain Feeling · Dunreath Henry
- Our Town · Emily Webb
- Producers' Showcase · Emily Webb
- Middle of the Night · Betty
- On the Waterfront · Edie Doyle
- The Oscars · Self