Eva Marie Saint
Biography
Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is 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 costarred with James Garner.
Known For
Eve Kendall
North by Northwest
Martha Kent
Superman Returns
Edie Doyle
On the Waterfront
Kitty Fremont
Exodus
Howard's Mother
Don't Come Knocking
Louise Frederickson
Grand Prix
Franca
I Dreamed of Africa
Narrator
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
Elspeth Whittaker
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Self
Hollywood Legenden
Self (archive footage)
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
Lorraine Basner
Nothing in Common
Self
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
Sarah Carver
The Stalking Moon
Self
Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen
Celia Pope
A Hatful of Rain
Anna Hedler
36 Hours
Miss Franny
Because of Winn-Dixie
Nell Gaither
Raintree County
Selma Wilson
Loving
WAVE Lt. Gibson
Carol for Another Christmas
Echo O'Brien
All Fall Down
Claire Hewitt
The Sandpiper
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Joanne Powell
The Best Little Girl in the World
Sheila Bartlett
Cancel My Reservation
Willa (Adult)
Winter's Tale
Dunreath Henry
That Certain Feeling
Betty
Middle of the Night
Marilyn Klinghoffer
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
Caroline Lord
Palomino
Emmaline Burden
My Antonia
Passenger
Taxi!!
Self
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Lil Van Degan Altemus
People Like Us
Veronica Reynolds
Open House
Sarah Morrissey
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Mrs. Eustes
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Self
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
Papa's Angels
Liz
After Jimmy
Martha Bundy
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Self
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Jane Denton
When Hell Was in Session
Emma Larson
A Christmas to Remember
Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
The Last Days of Patton
Mrs. Wilson
Kiss of a Killer
Self
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Mrs. Loomis
Splendor in the Grass
Mother Saint-Raphael
Mariette in Ecstasy
Self
Operation Raintree
Kate Macahan
The Macahans
Emma Wells
Breaking Home Ties
Mary Wharton
Malibu
Self
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
Herself
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)
The Man Who Had Influence
Thelma
The Trip to Bountiful
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
Emily Webb
Our Town
Addie Coleman
Jane Doe
Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Eva Marie Saint
Jackie's Back!
Self
Corwin
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Ruth Klooster
Time to Say Goodbye?
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
70
Gender
Female
Birthday
1924-07-04
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Eve Marie Saint