Eva Marie Saint

Acting

Born July 4, 1924 · Newark, New Jersey, USA

Also known as Eve Marie Saint

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.

Awards & recognition

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres · 2001
Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1990
Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1955
Theatre World Award · 1954
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame