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

• 2014Winter's Tale — Willa (Adult)
• The Legend of Korra — Katara (voice)
• 2006Superman Returns — Martha Kent
• 2005Because of Winn-Dixie — Miss Franny
• 2005Don't Come Knocking — Howard's Mother
• 2003Open House — Veronica Reynolds
• 2000I Dreamed of Africa — Franca
• 2000Papa's Angels — Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
• 1999Jackie's Back! — Eva Marie Saint
• 1997Time to Say Goodbye? — Ruth Klooster
• 1996After Jimmy — Liz
• 1996Mariette in Ecstasy — Mother Saint-Raphael
• Titanic — Hazel Foley
• 1995My Antonia — Emmaline Burden
• Frasier — Joanna Doyle
• 1993Kiss of a Killer — Mrs. Wilson
• 1991Palomino — Caroline Lord
• 1990People Like Us — Lil Van Degan Altemus
• 1990Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair — Marilyn Klinghoffer
• 1988I'll Be Home for Christmas — Martha Bundy
• 1988Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me — Narrator
• 1987Breaking Home Ties — Emma Wells
• A Year in the Life — Ruth Gardner
• 1986Nothing in Common — Lorraine Basner
• 1986The Last Days of Patton — Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
• Moonlighting — Virginia Hayes
• Fatal Vision — Mildred Kassab
• 1984Love Leads the Way: A True Story — Mrs. Eustes
• 1983Jane Doe — Addie Coleman
• 1983Malibu — Mary Wharton
• 1981Splendor in the Grass — Mrs. Loomis
• 1981The Best Little Girl in the World — Joanne Powell
• 1980The Curse of King Tut's Tomb — Sarah Morrissey
• 1979When Hell Was in Session — Jane Denton
• 1978A Christmas to Remember — Emma Larson
• 1978Taxi!! — Passenger
• How the West Was Won — Kate Macahan
• The Hollywood Greats
• The Love Boat — Aunt Helena Georgelos
• 1976The Macahans — Kate Macahan
• 1974The First Woman President — Edith Wilson
• 1972Cancel My Reservation — Sheila Bartlett
• 1970Loving — Selma Wilson
• 1968The Stalking Moon — Sarah Carver
• 1966Grand Prix — Louise Frederickson
• 1966The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! — Elspeth Whittaker
• 1965The Sandpiper — Claire Hewitt
• 196436 Hours — Anna Hedler
• 1964Carol for Another Christmas — WAVE Lt. Gibson
• 1962All Fall Down — Echo O'Brien
• 1960Exodus — Kitty Fremont
• 1959North by Northwest — Eve Kendall
• 1957A Hatful of Rain — Celia Pope
• 1957Raintree County — Nell Gaither
• 1956That Certain Feeling — Dunreath Henry
• 1955Our Town — Emily Webb
• 1954Middle of the Night — Betty
• 1954On the Waterfront — Edie Doyle
• Producers' Showcase — Emily Webb
• General Electric Theater — Maudle Applegate
• 1953The Trip to Bountiful — Thelma
• Omnibus — Actress
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Passenger
• Robert Montgomery Presents
• 1950The Man Who Had Influence — David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)
• Lights Out
• Martin Kane, Private Eye — Sheila Dixon
• Suspense — Francie
• Studio One — Edna Baker, David's Cafe Guest
• The Philco Television Playhouse — Thelma, Bonnie Keel, Betty, Dorie Wilson

Appearances as themselves (24)

• 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self
• 2016Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen — Self
• 2015Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute — Self
• 2014Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival — Self - Guest
• 2007Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte — Self
• 2006Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger — Self
• 2006Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix — Self
• 2004Hollywood Legenden — Self
• 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self
• 2000Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' — Self
• 1999Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
• 1996Corwin — Self
• 1988Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man — Self
• 1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood — Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ... — Self
• 1966Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions — Self
• 1965A Statue for "The Sandpiper" — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• 1957Operation Raintree — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• The Bob Hope Show — Self
• What's My Line? — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self