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Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint

Acting

Born: July 4, 1924Newark, New Jersey, USA

Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an American retired 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
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

2021
Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen

Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen

Self

2016
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

Self

2015
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival

Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival

2014
Winter's Tale

Winter's Tale

Willa (Adult)

2014
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne

Self

2014

Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte

Self

2007
Superman Returns

Superman Returns

Martha Kent

2006
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix

Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix

Self

2006

Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger

Herself

2006
Don't Come Knocking

Don't Come Knocking

Howard's Mother

2005
Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie

Miss Franny

2005

Hollywood Legenden

Self

2004
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Self

2003
Open House

Open House

Veronica Reynolds

2003
Papa's Angels

Papa's Angels

Dori "Grammy" Jenkins

2000
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'

Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'

Self

2000
I Dreamed of Africa

I Dreamed of Africa

Franca

2000
Jackie's Back!

Jackie's Back!

Eva Marie Saint

1999

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

1999
Time to Say Goodbye?

Time to Say Goodbye?

Ruth Klooster

1997

After Jimmy

Liz

1996

Mariette in Ecstasy

Mother Saint-Raphael

1996

Corwin

Self

1996
My Antonia

My Antonia

Emmaline Burden

1995
Kiss of a Killer

Kiss of a Killer

Mrs. Wilson

1993
Palomino

Palomino

Caroline Lord

1991
People Like Us

People Like Us

Lil Van Degan Altemus

1990
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

Marilyn Klinghoffer

1990
I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas

Martha Bundy

1988
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

Narrator

1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Self

1988
Breaking Home Ties

Breaking Home Ties

Emma Wells

1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Self

1987
The Last Days of Patton

The Last Days of Patton

Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton

1986
Nothing in Common

Nothing in Common

Lorraine Basner

1986
Love Leads the Way: A True Story

Love Leads the Way: A True Story

Mrs. Eustes

1984
Jane Doe

Jane Doe

Addie Coleman

1983
Malibu

Malibu

Mary Wharton

1983
Splendor in the Grass

Splendor in the Grass

Mrs. Loomis

1981
The Best Little Girl in the World

The Best Little Girl in the World

Joanne Powell

1981
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

Sarah Morrissey

1980
When Hell Was in Session

When Hell Was in Session

Jane Denton

1979
A Christmas to Remember

A Christmas to Remember

Emma Larson

1978
Taxi!!

Taxi!!

Passenger

1978
The Macahans

The Macahans

Kate Macahan

1976
The First Woman President

The First Woman President

Edith Wilson

1974
Cancel My Reservation

Cancel My Reservation

Sheila Bartlett

1972
Loving

Loving

Selma Wilson

1970
The Stalking Moon

The Stalking Moon

Sarah Carver

1968
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions

Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions

Self

1966
Grand Prix

Grand Prix

Louise Frederickson

1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

Elspeth Whittaker

1966
The Sandpiper

The Sandpiper

Claire Hewitt

1965
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

Self

1965
Carol for Another Christmas

Carol for Another Christmas

WAVE Lt. Gibson

1964
36 Hours

36 Hours

Anna Hedler

1964
All Fall Down

All Fall Down

Echo O'Brien

1962
Exodus

Exodus

Kitty Fremont

1960
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

Eve Kendall

1959
Raintree County

Raintree County

Nell Gaither

1957
Operation Raintree

Operation Raintree

Self

1957
A Hatful of Rain

A Hatful of Rain

Celia Pope

1957
That Certain Feeling

That Certain Feeling

Dunreath Henry

1956
Our Town

Our Town

Emily Webb

1955

Middle of the Night

Betty

1954
On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

Edie Doyle

1954

The Trip to Bountiful

Thelma

1953
The Man Who Had Influence

The Man Who Had Influence

David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)

1950