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.
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Movies (44)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen
as Self
2016
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
as Self
2015
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
2014
Winter's Tale
as Willa (Adult)
2014
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
as Self
2014
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
as Self
2007
Superman Returns
as Martha Kent
2006
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
as Self
2006
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
as Herself
2006
Don't Come Knocking
as Howard's Mother
2005
Because of Winn-Dixie
as Miss Franny
2005
Hollywood Legenden
as Self
2004
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2003
Open House
as Veronica Reynolds
2003
Papa's Angels
as Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
2000
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
as Self
2000
I Dreamed of Africa
as Franca
2000
Jackie's Back!
as Eva Marie Saint
1999
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Time to Say Goodbye?
as Ruth Klooster
1997
After Jimmy
as Liz
1996
Mariette in Ecstasy
as Mother Saint-Raphael
1996
Corwin
as Self
1996
My Antonia
as Emmaline Burden
1995
Kiss of a Killer
as Mrs. Wilson
1993
Palomino
as Caroline Lord
1991
People Like Us
as Lil Van Degan Altemus
1990
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
as Marilyn Klinghoffer
1990
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Martha Bundy
1988
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
as Narrator
1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self
1988
Breaking Home Ties
as Emma Wells
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987
The Last Days of Patton
as Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
1986
Nothing in Common
as Lorraine Basner
1986
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
as Mrs. Eustes
1984
Jane Doe
as Addie Coleman
1983
Malibu
as Mary Wharton
1983
Splendor in the Grass
as Mrs. Loomis
1981
The Best Little Girl in the World
as Joanne Powell
1981
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
as Sarah Morrissey
1980
When Hell Was in Session
as Jane Denton
1979
A Christmas to Remember
as Emma Larson
1978
