Acting
Eva Marie Saint
EN, DE cinema · 68 credits
Born
4 July 1924
Died
6 October 2026 (aged 102)
Birthplace
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also known as Eve 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.
Known for
Filmography
Winter's Tale
as Willa (Adult)
Superman Returns
as Martha Kent
Don't Come Knocking
as Howard's Mother
Because of Winn-Dixie
as Miss Franny
Open House
as Veronica Reynolds
I Dreamed of Africa
as Franca
Papa's Angels
as Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Jackie's Back!
as Eva Marie Saint
Time to Say Goodbye?
as Ruth Klooster
Mariette in Ecstasy
as Mother Saint-Raphael
Corwin
1996
Corwin
as Self
My Antonia
as Emmaline Burden
Kiss of a Killer
as Mrs. Wilson
Palomino
as Caroline Lord
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
as Marilyn Klinghoffer
People Like Us
as Lil Van Degan Altemus
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Martha Bundy
Breaking Home Ties
as Emma Wells
Nothing in Common
as Lorraine Basner
The Last Days of Patton
as Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
as Mrs. Eustes
Malibu
as Mary Wharton
Jane Doe
as Addie Coleman
The Best Little Girl in the World
as Joanne Powell
Splendor in the Grass
as Mrs. Loomis
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
as Sarah Morrissey
When Hell Was in Session
as Jane Denton
Taxi!!
as Passenger
A Christmas to Remember
as Emma Larson
The Macahans
as Kate Macahan
The First Woman President
as Edith Wilson
Cancel My Reservation
as Sheila Bartlett
Loving
as Selma Wilson
The Stalking Moon
as Sarah Carver
Grand Prix
as Louise Frederickson
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
as Elspeth Whittaker
The Sandpiper
as Claire Hewitt
36 Hours
as Anna Hedler
Carol for Another Christmas
as WAVE Lt. Gibson
All Fall Down
as Echo O'Brien
Exodus
as Kitty Fremont
North by Northwest
as Eve Kendall
A Hatful of Rain
as Celia Pope
Raintree County
as Nell Gaither
That Certain Feeling
as Dunreath Henry
Our Town
as Emily Webb
On the Waterfront
as Edie Doyle
The Man Who Had Influence
as David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)