Eva Marie Saint
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 4, 1924
- Died
- October 6, 2026 (aged 102)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie · as Self
Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen
Movie · as Self
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
Movie · as Self
Winter's Tale
Movie · as Willa (Adult)
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
Movie · as Self - Guest
The Legend of Korra
TV · as Katara (voice) · 5 eps
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
Movie · as Self
Superman Returns
Movie · as Martha Kent
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Movie · as Self
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
Movie · as Self
Don't Come Knocking
Movie · as Howard's Mother
Because of Winn-Dixie
Movie · as Miss Franny
Hollywood Legenden
Movie · as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Movie · as Self
Open House
Movie · as Veronica Reynolds
I Dreamed of Africa
Movie · as Franca
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
Movie · as Self
Papa's Angels
Movie · as Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jackie's Back!
Movie · as Eva Marie Saint
Time to Say Goodbye?
Movie · as Ruth Klooster
After Jimmy
Movie · as Liz
Mariette in Ecstasy
Movie · as Mother Saint-Raphael
Corwin
Movie · as Self
Titanic
TV · as Hazel Foley · 2 eps
My Antonia
Movie · as Emmaline Burden
Kiss of a Killer
Movie · as Mrs. Wilson
Frasier
TV · as Joanna Doyle · 1 ep
Palomino
Movie · as Caroline Lord
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
Movie · as Marilyn Klinghoffer
People Like Us
Movie · as Lil Van Degan Altemus
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
Movie · as Narrator
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Movie · as Self
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Movie · as Martha Bundy
Breaking Home Ties
Movie · as Emma Wells
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Nothing in Common
Movie · as Lorraine Basner
The Last Days of Patton
Movie · as Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
A Year in the Life
TV · as Ruth Gardner · 3 eps
Moonlighting
TV · as Virginia Hayes · 6 eps
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Movie · as Mrs. Eustes
Fatal Vision
TV · as Mildred Kassab · 2 eps
Malibu
Movie · as Mary Wharton
Jane Doe
Movie · as Addie Coleman
The Best Little Girl in the World
Movie · as Joanne Powell
Splendor in the Grass
Movie · as Mrs. Loomis
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Movie · as Sarah Morrissey
When Hell Was in Session
Movie · as Jane Denton
Taxi!!
Movie · as Passenger
A Christmas to Remember
Movie · as Emma Larson
The Hollywood Greats
TV · 1 ep
How the West Was Won
TV · as Kate Macahan · 3 eps
The Love Boat
TV · as Aunt Helena Georgelos · 2 eps
The Macahans
Movie · as Kate Macahan
The First Woman President
Movie · as Edith Wilson
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cancel My Reservation
Movie · as Sheila Bartlett
Loving
Movie · as Selma Wilson
The Stalking Moon
Movie · as Sarah Carver
Grand Prix
Movie · as Louise Frederickson
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Movie · as Elspeth Whittaker
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Movie · as Self
The Sandpiper
Movie · as Claire Hewitt
A Statue for "The Sandpiper"
Movie · as Self
36 Hours
Movie · as Anna Hedler
Carol for Another Christmas
Movie · as WAVE Lt. Gibson
All Fall Down
Movie · as Echo O'Brien
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Exodus
Movie · as Kitty Fremont
North by Northwest
Movie · as Eve Kendall
A Hatful of Rain
Movie · as Celia Pope
Raintree County
Movie · as Nell Gaither
Operation Raintree
Movie · as Self
That Certain Feeling
Movie · as Dunreath Henry
Our Town
Movie · as Emily Webb
On the Waterfront
Movie · as Edie Doyle
Middle of the Night
Movie · as Betty
Producers' Showcase
TV · as Emily Webb · 38 eps
The Trip to Bountiful
Movie · as Thelma
General Electric Theater
TV · as Maudle Applegate · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 10 eps
Omnibus
TV · as Actress · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Passenger · 1 ep
The Man Who Had Influence
Movie · as David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · 1 ep
Suspense
TV · as Francie · 1 ep
Lights Out
TV · 1 ep
Martin Kane, Private Eye
TV · as Sheila Dixon · 2 eps
Studio One
TV · as Edna Baker, David's Cafe Guest · 1 ep
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · as Thelma, Bonnie Keel, Dorie Wilson, Betty · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep