Eva Marie Saint
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.
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Movies (68)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Self
Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen
2016 · Self
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
2015 · Self
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
2014 · Self - Guest
Un cuento de invierno
2014 · Willa (Adult)
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
2007 · Self
Superman Regresa
2006 · Martha Kent
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006 · Self
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
2006 · Self
La búsqueda
2005 · Howard's Mother
El Perro Sonriente
2005 · Miss Franny
Hollywood Legenden
2004 · Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Self
Open House
2003 · Veronica Reynolds
Papa's Angels
2000 · Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
2000 · Self
I Dreamed of Africa
2000 · Franca
Jackie's Back!
1999 · Eva Marie Saint
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999 · Self (archive footage)
Time to Say Goodbye?
1997 · Ruth Klooster
After Jimmy
1996 · Liz
Mariette in Ecstasy
1996 · Mother Saint-Raphael
Corwin
1996 · Self
My Antonia
1995 · Emmaline Burden
Kiss of a Killer
1993 · Mrs. Wilson
Palomino
1991 · Caroline Lord
People Like Us
1990 · Lil Van Degan Altemus
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
1990 · Marilyn Klinghoffer
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1988 · Martha Bundy
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
1988 · Narrator
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988 · Self
Breaking Home Ties
1987 · Emma Wells
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · Self
The Last Days of Patton
1986 · Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
Nothing in Common
1986 · Lorraine Basner
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
1984 · Mrs. Eustes
Jane Doe
1983 · Addie Coleman
Malibu
1983 · Mary Wharton
Splendor in the Grass
1981 · Mrs. Loomis
The Best Little Girl in the World
1981 · Joanne Powell
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980 · Sarah Morrissey
When Hell Was in Session
1979 · Jane Denton
A Christmas to Remember
1978 · Emma Larson
Taxi!!
1978 · Passenger
The Macahans
1976 · Kate Macahan
The First Woman President
1974 · Edith Wilson
Cancel My Reservation
1972 · Sheila Bartlett
Loving
1970 · Selma Wilson
The Stalking Moon
1968 · Sarah Carver
Grand Prix
1966 · Louise Frederickson
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
1966 · Self
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966 · Elspeth Whittaker
The Sandpiper
1965 · Claire Hewitt
A Statue for "The Sandpiper"
1965 · Self
Carol for Another Christmas
1964 · WAVE Lt. Gibson
36 Hours
1964 · Anna Hedler
All Fall Down
1962 · Echo O'Brien
Exodus
1960 · Kitty Fremont
North by Northwest
1959 · Eve Kendall
Raintree County
1957 · Nell Gaither
Operation Raintree
1957 · Self
A Hatful of Rain
1957 · Celia Pope
That Certain Feeling
1956 · Dunreath Henry
Our Town
1955 · Emily Webb
Middle of the Night
1954 · Betty
On the Waterfront
1954 · Edie Doyle
The Trip to Bountiful
1953 · Thelma
The Man Who Had Influence
1950 · David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)
TV shows (26)
Avatar: La Leyenda de Korra
2012 · Katara (voice)
Titanic
1996 · Hazel Foley
Frasier
1993 · Joanna Doyle
A Year in the Life
1986 · Ruth Gardner
Moonlighting
1985 · Virginia Hayes
Fatal Vision
1984 · Mildred Kassab
The Love Boat
1977 · Aunt Helena Georgelos
The Hollywood Greats
1977
How the West Was Won
1977 · Kate Macahan
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Producers' Showcase
1954 · Emily Webb
The Oscars
1953 · Self
General Electric Theater
1953 · Maudle Applegate
Omnibus
1952 · Actress
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Passenger
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949 · Sheila Dixon
Lights Out
1949
Suspense
1949 · Francie
Studio One
1948 · Edna Baker, David's Cafe Guest
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · Thelma, Bonnie Keel, Betty, Dorie Wilson
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self