Eva Marie Saint
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 4 July 1924 · Newark, 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
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- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- 2016Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen as Self
- 2015Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute as Self
- 2014Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival as Self - Guest
- 2014Winter's Tale as Willa (Adult)
- 2014Private Screenings: Robert Osborne as Self
- 2007Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte as Self
- 2006Superman Returns as Martha Kent
- 2006Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix as Self
- 2006Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger as Self
- 2005Don't Come Knocking as Howard's Mother
- 2005Because of Winn-Dixie as Miss Franny
- 2004Hollywood Legenden as Self
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- 2003Open House as Veronica Reynolds
- 2000Papa's Angels as Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
- 2000Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' as Self
- 2000I Dreamed of Africa as Franca
- 1999Jackie's Back! as Eva Marie Saint
- 1999Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1997Time to Say Goodbye? as Ruth Klooster
- 1996After Jimmy as Liz
- 1996Mariette in Ecstasy as Mother Saint-Raphael
- 1996Corwin as Self
- 1995My Antonia as Emmaline Burden
- 1993Kiss of a Killer as Mrs. Wilson
- 1991Palomino as Caroline Lord
- 1990People Like Us as Lil Van Degan Altemus
- 1990Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair as Marilyn Klinghoffer
- 1988I'll Be Home for Christmas as Martha Bundy
- 1988Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me as Narrator
- 1988Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man as Self
- 1987Breaking Home Ties as Emma Wells
- 1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1986The Last Days of Patton as Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
- 1986Nothing in Common as Lorraine Basner
- 1984Love Leads the Way: A True Story as Mrs. Eustes
- 1983Jane Doe as Addie Coleman
- 1983Malibu as Mary Wharton
- 1981Splendor in the Grass as Mrs. Loomis
- 1981The Best Little Girl in the World as Joanne Powell
- 1980The Curse of King Tut's Tomb as Sarah Morrissey
- 1979When Hell Was in Session as Jane Denton
- 1978A Christmas to Remember as Emma Larson
- 1978Taxi!! as Passenger
- 1976The Macahans as Kate Macahan
- 1974The First Woman President as Edith Wilson
- 1972Cancel My Reservation as Sheila Bartlett
- 1970Loving as Selma Wilson
- 1968The Stalking Moon as Sarah Carver
- 1966Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions as Self
- 1966Grand Prix as Louise Frederickson
- 1966The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! as Elspeth Whittaker
- 1965The Sandpiper as Claire Hewitt
- 1965A Statue for "The Sandpiper" as Self
- 1964Carol for Another Christmas as WAVE Lt. Gibson
- 196436 Hours as Anna Hedler
- 1962All Fall Down as Echo O'Brien
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 2 episodes
- 1960Exodus as Kitty Fremont
- 1959North by Northwest as Eve Kendall
- 1957Raintree County as Nell Gaither
- 1957Operation Raintree as Self
- 1957A Hatful of Rain as Celia Pope
- 1956That Certain Feeling as Dunreath Henry
- 1955Our Town as Emily Webb
- 1954Middle of the Night as Betty
- 1954On the Waterfront as Edie Doyle
- 1953The Trip to Bountiful as Thelma
- 1950The Man Who Had Influence as David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)