Eva Marie Saint
Acting • Born 1924-07-04
Biography
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.
Filmography
100 credits
North by Northwest
Movie • 1959
Eve Kendall
Superman Returns
Movie • 2006
Martha Kent
On the Waterfront
Movie • 1954
Edie Doyle
Exodus
Movie • 1960
Kitty Fremont
Don't Come Knocking
Movie • 2005
Howard's Mother
Grand Prix
Movie • 1966
Louise Frederickson
I Dreamed of Africa
Movie • 2000
Franca
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
Movie • 1988
Narrator
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Movie • 1966
Elspeth Whittaker
Hollywood Legenden
Movie • 2004
Self
Nothing in Common
Movie • 1986
Lorraine Basner
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
Movie • 2007
Self
The Stalking Moon
Movie • 1968
Sarah Carver
Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen
Movie • 2016
Self
A Hatful of Rain
Movie • 1957
Celia Pope
36 Hours
Movie • 1964
Anna Hedler
Because of Winn-Dixie
Movie • 2005
Miss Franny
Raintree County
Movie • 1957
Nell Gaither
Loving
Movie • 1970
Selma Wilson
Carol for Another Christmas
Movie • 1964
WAVE Lt. Gibson
All Fall Down
Movie • 1962
Echo O'Brien
The Sandpiper
Movie • 1965
Claire Hewitt
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Movie • 2003
Self
The Best Little Girl in the World
Movie • 1981
Joanne Powell
Cancel My Reservation
Movie • 1972
Sheila Bartlett
Winter's Tale
Movie • 2014
Willa (Adult)
That Certain Feeling
Movie • 1956
Dunreath Henry
Middle of the Night
Movie • 1954
Betty
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
Movie • 1990
Marilyn Klinghoffer
Palomino
Movie • 1991
Caroline Lord
My Antonia
Movie • 1995
Emmaline Burden
Taxi!!
Movie • 1978
Passenger
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Movie • 1966
Self
People Like Us
Movie • 1990
Lil Van Degan Altemus
Open House
Movie • 2003
Veronica Reynolds
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Movie • 1980
Sarah Morrissey
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Movie • 1984
Mrs. Eustes
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
Movie • 2000
Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Movie • 1988
Self
Papa's Angels
Movie • 2000
Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
After Jimmy
Movie • 1996
Liz
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Movie • 1988
Martha Bundy
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Movie • 2006
Self
When Hell Was in Session
Movie • 1979
Jane Denton
A Christmas to Remember
Movie • 1978
Emma Larson
The Last Days of Patton
Movie • 1986
Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
Kiss of a Killer
Movie • 1993
Mrs. Wilson
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
Movie • 2015
Self
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Movie • 1999
Self (archive footage)
Splendor in the Grass
Movie • 1981
Mrs. Loomis
Mariette in Ecstasy
Movie • 1996
Mother Saint-Raphael
Operation Raintree
Movie • 1957
Self
The Macahans
Movie • 1976
Kate Macahan
Breaking Home Ties
Movie • 1987
Emma Wells
Malibu
Movie • 1983
Mary Wharton
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'
Movie • 1965
Self
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
Movie • 2006
Herself
The Man Who Had Influence
Movie • 1950
David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)
The Trip to Bountiful
Movie • 1953
Thelma
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
Movie • 2014
Our Town
Movie • 1955
Emily Webb
Jane Doe
Movie • 1983
Addie Coleman
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Movie • 2014
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie • 2021
Self
Jackie's Back!
Movie • 1999
Eva Marie Saint
Corwin
Movie • 1996
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie • 1987
Self
Time to Say Goodbye?
Movie • 1997
Ruth Klooster
The First Woman President
Movie • 1974
Edith Wilson
Moonlighting
TV • 1985
Virginia Hayes
Frasier
TV • 1993
Joanna Doyle
Studio One
TV • 1948
Edna Baker
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Maudle Applegate
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Passenger
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
Thelma
Producers' Showcase
TV • 1954
Emily Webb
Suspense
TV • 1949
Francie
Lights Out
TV • 1949
The Hollywood Greats
TV • 1977
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Titanic
TV • 1996
Hazel Foley
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV • 1973
Self
Fatal Vision
TV • 1984
Mildred Kassab
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
A Year in the Life
TV • 1986
Ruth Gardner
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Mystery Guest
Studio One
TV • 1948
David's Cafe Guest
Studio One
TV • 1948
How the West Was Won
TV • 1977
Kate Macahan
Martin Kane, Private Eye
TV • 1949
Sheila Dixon
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
Betty
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
Dorie Wilson
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
Bonnie Keel
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Omnibus
TV • 1952
Actress
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Aunt Helena Georgelos
The Legend of Korra
TV • 2012
Katara (voice)
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV • 1950