Eva Marie Saint
Born July 04, 1924 (Age: 101)
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Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Winter's Tale
2014
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as Willa (Adult)
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Age: 89
Superman Returns
2006
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as Martha Kent
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Age: 81
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006
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as Self
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Age: 81
Don't Come Knocking
2005
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as Howard's Mother
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Age: 81
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
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as Miss Franny
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Age: 80
Papa's Angels
2000
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as Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
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Age: 76
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
2000
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as Self
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Age: 76
I Dreamed of Africa
2000
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as Franca
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Age: 75
Nothing in Common
1986
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as Lorraine Basner
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Age: 62
The First Woman President
1974
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as Edith Wilson
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Age: 49
Grand Prix
1966
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as Louise Frederickson
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Age: 42
The Sandpiper
1965
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as Claire Hewitt
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Age: 40
Exodus
1960
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as Kitty Fremont
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Age: 36
North by Northwest
1959
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as Eve Kendall
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Age: 35
Our Town
1955
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as Emily Webb
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Age: 31
On the Waterfront
1954
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as Edie Doyle
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Age: 29