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