Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint

1924-07-04

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.

Also appears in

North by Northwest

North by Northwest

8.0

Superman Returns

Superman Returns

5.8

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

7.9

Winter’s Tale

Winter’s Tale

6.3

Exodus

Exodus

6.6

I Dreamed of Africa

I Dreamed of Africa

5.5

Nothing in Common

Nothing in Common

5.8

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

6.4

Grand Prix

Grand Prix

7.2

Raintree County

Raintree County

6.3

The Stalking Moon

The Stalking Moon

5.9

The Sandpiper

The Sandpiper

6.3

Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie

6.3

Don’t Come Knocking

Don’t Come Knocking

6.2

The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb

The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb

4.3

36 Hours

36 Hours

6.9

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

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

7.0

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

7.0

A Hatful of Rain

A Hatful of Rain

6.8

When Hell Was in Session

When Hell Was in Session

7.0