Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102
Also reported by CBS News
Summary
Eva Marie Saint, a famous actress from Hollywood’s golden age, died at 102 from natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. She appeared in many well-known films such as On the Waterfront and North by Northwest during her six-decade career.Key Facts
- Eva Marie Saint was born in 1924 in New Jersey to a Quaker family.
- She made her screen debut opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront and won an Oscar for best supporting actress in 1955.
- Saint starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest in 1959 as secret agent Eve Kendall.
- She played Superman’s adoptive mother in the 2006 film Superman Returns.
- Saint’s acting career began in radio and TV, and she appeared in both Broadway and television productions.
- She slowed down her film work in the 1960s to focus on family but continued acting in TV movies and guest roles.
- Saint won an Emmy for best supporting actress in a 1990 TV mini-series called People Like Us.
- She was married to Jeffrey Hayden from 1951 until his death in 2016 and had two children.
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