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