Eva 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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Frasier

The Mike Douglas Show

The Love Boat

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

All Movies (69)

• Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · as Self
• Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen2016 · as Self
• Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute2015 · as Self
• Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival2014
• Winter's Tale2014 · as Willa (Adult)
• Private Screenings: Robert Osborne2014 · as Self
• Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte2007 · as Self
• Superman Returns2006 · as Martha Kent
• Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix2006 · as Self
• Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger2006 · as Herself
• Don't Come Knocking2005 · as Howard's Mother
• Because of Winn-Dixie2005 · as Miss Franny
• Hollywood Legenden2004 · as Self
• Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003 · as Self
• Open House2003 · as Veronica Reynolds
• Papa's Angels2000 · as Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
• Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'2000 · as Self
• I Dreamed of Africa2000 · as Franca
• Jackie's Back!1999 · as Eva Marie Saint
• Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood1999 · as Self (archive footage)
• Time to Say Goodbye?1997 · as Ruth Klooster
• After Jimmy1996 · as Liz
• Mariette in Ecstasy1996 · as Mother Saint-Raphael
• Corwin1996 · as Self
• My Antonia1995 · as Emmaline Burden
• Kiss of a Killer1993 · as Mrs. Wilson
• Palomino1991 · as Caroline Lord
• People Like Us1990 · as Lil Van Degan Altemus
• Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair1990 · as Marilyn Klinghoffer
• I'll Be Home for Christmas1988 · as Martha Bundy
• Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me1988 · as Narrator
• Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man1988 · as Self
• Breaking Home Ties1987 · as Emma Wells
• Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987 · as Self
• The Last Days of Patton1986 · as Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
• Nothing in Common1986 · as Lorraine Basner
• Love Leads the Way: A True Story1984 · as Mrs. Eustes
• Jane Doe1983 · as Addie Coleman
• Malibu1983 · as Mary Wharton
• Splendor in the Grass1981 · as Mrs. Loomis
• The Best Little Girl in the World1981 · as Joanne Powell
• The Curse of King Tut's Tomb1980 · as Sarah Morrissey
• When Hell Was in Session1979 · as Jane Denton
• A Christmas to Remember1978 · as Emma Larson
• Taxi!!1978 · as Passenger
• The Macahans1976 · as Kate Macahan
• The First Woman President1974 · as Edith Wilson
• Cancel My Reservation1972 · as Sheila Bartlett
• Loving1970 · as Selma Wilson
• The Stalking Moon1968 · as Sarah Carver
• Grand Prix1966 · as Louise Frederickson
• Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions1966 · as Self
• The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!1966 · as Elspeth Whittaker
• The Sandpiper1965 · as Claire Hewitt
• A Statue for "The Sandpiper"1965 · as Self
• Carol for Another Christmas1964 · as WAVE Lt. Gibson
• 36 Hours1964 · as Anna Hedler
• All Fall Down1962 · as Echo O'Brien
• Exodus1960 · as Kitty Fremont
• North by Northwest1959 · as Eve Kendall
• Raintree County1957 · as Nell Gaither
• Operation Raintree1957 · as Self
• A Hatful of Rain1957 · as Celia Pope
• That Certain Feeling1956 · as Dunreath Henry
• Our Town1955 · as Emily Webb
• Middle of the Night1954 · as Betty
• On the Waterfront1954 · as Edie Doyle
• The Trip to Bountiful1953 · as Thelma
• The Man Who Had Influence1950 · as David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)

All TV Shows (31)

• The Legend of Korra2012 · as Katara (voice)
• Titanic1996 · as Hazel Foley
• Frasier1993 · as Joanna Doyle
• A Year in the Life1986 · as Ruth Gardner
• Moonlighting1985 · as Virginia Hayes
• Fatal Vision1984 · as Mildred Kassab
• The Love Boat1977 · as Aunt Helena Georgelos
• The Hollywood Greats1977
• How the West Was Won1977 · as Kate Macahan
• The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Producers' Showcase1954 · as Emily Webb
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Maudle Applegate
• Omnibus1952 · as Actress
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Passenger
• The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950
• Martin Kane, Private Eye1949 · as Sheila Dixon
• Lights Out1949
• Suspense1949 · as Francie
• Studio One1948 · as Edna Baker
• Studio One1948 · as David's Cafe Guest
• Studio One1948
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Thelma
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Bonnie Keel
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Betty
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Dorie Wilson
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self