Eva Marie Saint
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.
Known for
![Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2zhIhomqfZty0ggjxSs1oHxBw1F.jpg)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
![Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zQ2VL9ipGideCb5VP9CmObRXhIi.jpg)
Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen
![Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nmO6nederJ3LbWr6WVQ4RGgoTli.jpg)
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
![Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5zoNXgo2X1LLjcMVUHhO9w41XgX.jpg)
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
![Winter's Tale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dwDAUpidqVEql6w1o51VIPlMtbG.jpg)
Winter's Tale
![And the Oscar Goes To...](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rRL4xf3Z6kgLUyb5vbGKErlzP4h.jpg)
And the Oscar Goes To...
![Private Screenings: Robert Osborne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vqqyOERUtjtXy8zFWZAYe9mYNSc.jpg)
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
![North by Northwest: One for the Ages](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o7S8EpgfHZ910kYprN04V0zPD6y.jpg)
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
![Superman Returns](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/385XwTQZDpRX2d3kxtnpiLrjBXw.jpg)
Superman Returns
![Pushing the Limit : The Making of Grand Prix](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jItsh8V03YvYeBlLNZNTC3bmBRs.jpg)
Pushing the Limit : The Making of Grand Prix
![Don't Come Knocking](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sF9LWvw71gaGR46QtJIFGtLXhWc.jpg)
Don't Come Knocking
![Because of Winn-Dixie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/k2zDrIqMFi8944h3BbBAQfsBn9h.jpg)
Because of Winn-Dixie
![Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ify7uFhT6OGqQwaPYvRYdE0bENB.jpg)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
![Open House](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/PDMI66pbvacYgkZJe4Vjey6Ojd.jpg)
Open House
![Papa's Angels](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xAPMumSEsTgKsdUdOaDDIGKaoMg.jpg)
Papa's Angels
![Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lbY5QK0jQMWR7lKsiKYpr2jEyJs.jpg)
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
![I Dreamed of Africa](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kuDIrcsUI0duLSTUgKKLKEiEdrK.jpg)
I Dreamed of Africa
![Jackie's Back!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9xAZcfWDdRoh2A7k6W0txMGWwNa.jpg)
Jackie's Back!
![Titanic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gad7CZAWlyGJAcMunwX2I5Jm12e.jpg)
Titanic
![My Antonia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/esDFq7lZvhMeOGAVY5yY2gquSPz.jpg)
My Antonia
![Frasier](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gYAb6GCVEFsU9hzMCG5rxaxoIv3.jpg)
Frasier
![Kiss of a Killer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gzxWSxPPLW4hopf0FKL7Msc7rZd.jpg)
Kiss of a Killer
![Palomino](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mClQ0sbsEnDIpeI56DWLEUUqMHw.jpg)
Palomino
![Star Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eruTMSEYbiov8uNflio0eefRzVy.jpg)
Star Life
![People Like Us](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yurO96FtwNKeahmT9vO7ycjn24W.jpg)
People Like Us
![Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lFPkjwDCkGN2wMHcV9rlI8X6QLb.jpg)
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
![I'll Be Home for Christmas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4i4XUItmsZBZMXBCGjNzFDwvYSF.jpg)
I'll Be Home for Christmas
![Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5Jl3P3TDL0G5GOf4xWR947FY563.jpg)
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
![Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2WUBWsXRv7x0eWi2TiSO4jvsHbY.jpg)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
![Breaking Home Ties](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6MubN2pN55wWG3w18R3UhPgfRMS.jpg)
Breaking Home Ties
![A Year in the Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pfJvRAo1lXbxlIqJELcQlpi9yW6.jpg)
A Year in the Life
![Nothing in Common](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m2G6Idl1CKJwOt8aFsnJk08sfDP.jpg)
Nothing in Common
![Moonlighting](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lrx6v9iD7WWkzkYMCvikvG3DIFp.jpg)
Moonlighting
![Fatal Vision](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onIdEH2sm4L1T04eZxpjjQr33Lo.jpg)
Fatal Vision
![Love Leads the Way: A True Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cMl9yd48gMBU1yDN5luC469sFLe.jpg)
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
![Jane Doe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tya2BP2htzOpAxibtv7xptWbBfc.jpg)
Jane Doe
![Malibu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/klFo8jJqX9LD2cX3si4AOYom8au.jpg)
Malibu
![Splendor in the Grass](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6Lt4Rc3HbS1jnD3orL8ufHHZsR1.jpg)
Splendor in the Grass
![The Best Little Girl in the World](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n75TgDU6M6Jcc0mG9bGYii0qEyV.jpg)
The Best Little Girl in the World
![The Curse of King Tut's Tomb](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cFLVXJDxg78KTNOmZBtk7ff9dab.jpg)
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
![When Hell Was in Session](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/IXIv3J67sr8Czg9fO7lwuLyCCh.jpg)
When Hell Was in Session
![A Christmas to Remember](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9ylzzxwPwJpZ2z26HGVkO1HZyoN.jpg)
A Christmas to Remember
![Taxi!!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2TFgIIlPvTQdiE42YlLvEnxqETF.jpg)
Taxi!!
![The Hollywood Greats](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mvKYncb9tm0mXtAQRGcrDFGPLdu.jpg)
The Hollywood Greats
![How the West Was Won](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7SlOtDowU9k3V5nIiwUlI2ZFkEk.jpg)
How the West Was Won
![The Macahans](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2MQtTwRs5URYsJsizE7AvoRSh3N.jpg)
The Macahans
![The American Film Institute Salute to ...](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4RUqfbY8Z1ds6E5nKzLR17aiIFd.jpg)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
![Cancel My Reservation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bEVYG4X3gIQ86nIal3tWn6rlqTD.jpg)
Cancel My Reservation
![Loving](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xwMISwAert29Hr8ntky9B80fCez.jpg)
Loving
![The Stalking Moon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mKgo8n39VQh9JDqjKDJxBHteQUE.jpg)
The Stalking Moon
![The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3Zerhh8zQc7CimKdQMI1HnppRY2.jpg)
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
![The Sandpiper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cOEIl9QjFe6Pt5W7hbkt2Hy7EfX.jpg)
The Sandpiper
![A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9VOphwhbc8yOW3o72juLFLyT77w.jpg)
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'
![Carol for Another Christmas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lTjsj3BJ7VbThmKyaMLIJvdETVA.jpg)
Carol for Another Christmas
![36 Hours](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/JrkndJe6vmkrMorF7l3TjuTvB9.jpg)
36 Hours
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oA8QVTGlAN511uCAMDN60aVQUs1.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
![All Fall Down](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wWtPUOEnYHEId0eWmF4Dp7JiOjR.jpg)
All Fall Down
![The Mike Douglas Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qNk97cbF3dZyhkfIcJhjFDD64sM.jpg)
The Mike Douglas Show
![Exodus](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1JXFJRztd43gCf4TAodNUwkfZoi.jpg)
Exodus
![North by Northwest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/25mAKNWgFQSqpKdVx7e9mysuxs.jpg)
North by Northwest
![Raintree County](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/23JBLEhaOi1ltOTzFOR5r60bVn9.jpg)
Raintree County
![Operation Raintree](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/neZvrwNeyeg3VWPpPFXDPvwEhvC.jpg)
Operation Raintree
![A Hatful of Rain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/avmHM0k3BX8n7fZHzLBuDmbHrG0.jpg)
A Hatful of Rain
![That Certain Feeling](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gef2eCAFAndoPVyDxKYuWN7HdcY.jpg)
That Certain Feeling
![Our Town](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z2OlO9RFtzzLDMVXRybDVOzCDWQ.jpg)
Our Town
![On the Waterfront](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fKjLZy9W8VxMOp5OoyWojmLVCQw.jpg)
On the Waterfront
![The Oscars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars
![General Electric Theater](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sNhevbrsNi11PUwz0tXsB0wh84a.jpg)
General Electric Theater
![Hallmark Hall of Fame](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dSeAHZYT2JLidmA9hfH15Ae3NPk.jpg)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
![The Man Who Had Influence](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1Sxben8AxwHKD65uqvWIQlNlosf.jpg)
The Man Who Had Influence
![The Bob Hope Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/155ZMISJkCkTleBKKoNlubt51bB.jpg)
The Bob Hope Show
![What's My Line?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A9T7xSQFnlxFgZkqC4lmHYPXhq4.jpg)
What's My Line?
![Martin Kane, Private Eye](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zVcXekcf6LefEAtHlRsc1HpC1NL.jpg)
Martin Kane, Private Eye
![Lights Out](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sUX5J7lS6FnCFvUOqXCYyQPp0f9.jpg)
Lights Out
![Suspense](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9h8qVuMWqm7ptN7xati8GKYqnwJ.jpg)
Suspense
![Studio One](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rTauMq9Zi9KM2gGzX0qO80JoBmS.jpg)
Studio One
![The Philco Television Playhouse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nnsKNCd14JjRTnaz6OZh4sQoNV6.jpg)
The Philco Television Playhouse
![The Ed Sullivan Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gUEfDXUxwhgXBX7LSk57vJKXCTp.jpg)
The Ed Sullivan Show