Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-winning actress known for classic films, dies at 102
Saint won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her film debut in On the Waterfront, starring alongside Marlon Brando. The 1954 drama helped establish her as a major screen performer. She later starred opposite Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest, the 1959 thriller that became one of the director’s best-known films.
Her work extended well beyond those roles. Saint continued acting for decades, with performances in both film and television, and remained active into her 90s. Her later credits included the supernatural fantasy Winter’s Tale and the 2019 drama Mariette in Ecstasy. She also won an Emmy in 1990 for her role in the television miniseries People Like Us, set among New York’s high society.
Saint’s career spanned more than seven decades and earned recognition across film and television. Her performances in On the Waterfront and North by Northwest remain central to her legacy, while her long career reflected an ability to move between classic films and later screen projects.
