Eva Marie Saint
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieWinter's Tale
2014
Willa (Adult)
tvThe Legend of Korra
2012
Katara (voice)
movieSuperman Returns
2006
Martha Kent
movieDon't Come Knocking
2005
Howard's Mother
movieBecause of Winn-Dixie
2005
Miss Franny
movieOpen House
2003
Veronica Reynolds
moviePapa's Angels
2000
Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
movieJackie's Back!
1999
Eva Marie Saint
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999
Self (archive footage)
movieTime to Say Goodbye?
1997
Ruth Klooster
tvTitanic
1996
Hazel Foley
Mariette in Ecstasy
1996
Mother Saint-Raphael
movieMy Antonia
1995
Emmaline Burden
tvFrasier
1993
Joanna Doyle
movieKiss of a Killer
1993
Mrs. Wilson
moviePalomino
1991
Caroline Lord
moviePeople Like Us
1990
Lil Van Degan Altemus
movieVoyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
1990
Marilyn Klinghoffer
movieI'll Be Home for Christmas
1988
Martha Bundy
movieBreaking Home Ties
1987
Emma Wells
movieThe Last Days of Patton
1986
Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
tvA Year in the Life
1986
Ruth Gardner
movieNothing in Common
1986
Lorraine Basner
tvMoonlighting
1985
Virginia Hayes
tvFatal Vision
1984
Mildred Kassab
movieLove Leads the Way: A True Story
1984
Mrs. Eustes
movieJane Doe
1983
Addie Coleman
movieMalibu
1983
Mary Wharton
movieSplendor in the Grass
1981
Mrs. Loomis
movieThe Best Little Girl in the World
1981
Joanne Powell
movieThe Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980
Sarah Morrissey
movieWhen Hell Was in Session
1979
Jane Denton
movieA Christmas to Remember
1978
Emma Larson
movieTaxi!!
1978
Passenger
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Aunt Helena Georgelos
tvHow the West Was Won
1977
Kate Macahan
movieThe Macahans
1976
Kate Macahan
movieThe First Woman President
1974
Edith Wilson
movieCancel My Reservation
1972
Sheila Bartlett
movieLoving
1970
Selma Wilson
movieThe Stalking Moon
1968
Sarah Carver
movieGrand Prix
1966
Louise Frederickson
movieThe Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966
Elspeth Whittaker
movieThe Sandpiper
1965
Claire Hewitt
movieCarol for Another Christmas
1964
WAVE Lt. Gibson
movie36 Hours
1964
Anna Hedler
movieAll Fall Down
1962
Echo O'Brien
movieExodus
1960
Kitty Fremont
movieNorth by Northwest
1959
Eve Kendall
movieRaintree County
1957
Nell Gaither
movieA Hatful of Rain
1957
Celia Pope
movieThat Certain Feeling
1956
Dunreath Henry
movieOur Town
1955
Emily Webb
movieOn the Waterfront
1954
Edie Doyle
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Maudle Applegate
tvOmnibus
1952
Actress
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Passenger
movieThe Man Who Had Influence
1950
David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)
tvMartin Kane, Private Eye
1949
Sheila Dixon
tvSuspense
1949
Francie
tvStudio One
1948
Edna Baker / David's Cafe Guest
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Thelma / Bonnie Keel / Dorie Wilson / Betty
