Acting · Newark, New Jersey, USA · Born July 4, 1924
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.
MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
MovieMade in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen
2016
as Self
MovieRobert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
2015
as Self
MovieEva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
2014
MovieWinter's Tale
2014
as Willa (Adult)
MoviePrivate Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014
as Self
TVThe Legend of Korra
2012
as Katara (voice)
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
2007
as Self
MovieSuperman Returns
2006
as Martha Kent
MoviePushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006
as Self
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
2006
as Herself
MovieDon't Come Knocking
2005
as Howard's Mother
MovieBecause of Winn-Dixie
2005
as Miss Franny
Hollywood Legenden
2004
as Self
MovieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
MovieOpen House
2003
as Veronica Reynolds
MoviePapa's Angels
2000
as Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
MovieDestination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
2000
as Self
MovieI Dreamed of Africa
2000
as Franca
MovieJackie's Back!
1999
as Eva Marie Saint
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999
as Self (archive footage)
MovieTime to Say Goodbye?
1997
as Ruth Klooster
TVTitanic
1996
as Hazel Foley
After Jimmy
1996
as Liz
Mariette in Ecstasy
1996
as Mother Saint-Raphael
Corwin
1996
as Self
MovieMy Antonia
1995
as Emmaline Burden
TVFrasier
1993
as Joanna Doyle
MovieKiss of a Killer
1993
as Mrs. Wilson
MoviePalomino
1991
as Caroline Lord
MoviePeople Like Us
1990
as Lil Van Degan Altemus
MovieVoyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
1990
as Marilyn Klinghoffer
MovieI'll Be Home for Christmas
1988
as Martha Bundy
MovieLillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
1988
as Narrator
MovieCary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
as Self
MovieBreaking Home Ties
1987
as Emma Wells
MovieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
MovieThe Last Days of Patton
1986
as Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
TVA Year in the Life
1986
as Ruth Gardner
MovieNothing in Common
1986
as Lorraine Basner
TVMoonlighting
1985
as Virginia Hayes
TVFatal Vision
1984
as Mildred Kassab
MovieLove Leads the Way: A True Story
1984
as Mrs. Eustes
MovieJane Doe
1983
as Addie Coleman
MovieMalibu
1983
as Mary Wharton
MovieSplendor in the Grass
1981
as Mrs. Loomis
MovieThe Best Little Girl in the World
1981
as Joanne Powell
MovieThe Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980
as Sarah Morrissey
MovieWhen Hell Was in Session
1979
as Jane Denton
MovieA Christmas to Remember
1978
as Emma Larson
MovieTaxi!!
1978
as Passenger
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Aunt Helena Georgelos
TVThe Hollywood Greats
1977
TVHow the West Was Won
1977
as Kate Macahan
MovieThe Macahans
1976
as Kate Macahan
MovieThe First Woman President
1974
as Edith Wilson
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MovieCancel My Reservation
1972
as Sheila Bartlett
MovieLoving
1970
as Selma Wilson
MovieThe Stalking Moon
1968
as Sarah Carver
MovieGrand Prix
1966
as Louise Frederickson
MovieGrand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
1966
as Self
MovieThe Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966
as Elspeth Whittaker
MovieThe Sandpiper
1965
as Claire Hewitt
MovieA Statue for "The Sandpiper"
1965
as Self
MovieCarol for Another Christmas
1964
as WAVE Lt. Gibson
Movie36 Hours
1964
as Anna Hedler
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieAll Fall Down
1962
as Echo O'Brien
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MovieExodus
1960
as Kitty Fremont
MovieNorth by Northwest
1959
as Eve Kendall
MovieRaintree County
1957
as Nell Gaither
MovieOperation Raintree
1957
as Self
MovieA Hatful of Rain
1957
as Celia Pope
MovieThat Certain Feeling
1956
as Dunreath Henry
MovieOur Town
1955
as Emily Webb
Producers' Showcase
1954
as Emily Webb
Middle of the Night
1954
as Betty
MovieOn the Waterfront
1954
as Edie Doyle
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
The Trip to Bountiful
1953
as Thelma
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Maudle Applegate
TVOmnibus
1952
as Actress
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Passenger
MovieThe Man Who Had Influence
1950
as David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
TVMartin Kane, Private Eye
1949
as Sheila Dixon
TVLights Out
1949
TVSuspense
1949
as Francie
TVStudio One
1948
as Edna Baker
TVThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Thelma
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
