Eva Marie Saint: Oscar-Winning Star of On the Waterfront Dies at 102

Eva Marie Saint was an American actress who won an Academy Award for her very first film and became one of Alfred Hitchcock's famous leading ladies. Born on July 4, 1924, in Newark, New Jersey, she studied at Bowling Green State University and began in live television.

Saint won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her film debut in On the Waterfront (1954), playing Edie Doyle opposite Marlon Brando. She played Eve Kendall in Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959) and appeared in Raintree County, Exodus, Grand Prix and Nothing in Common. She also played Martha Kent in Superman Returns (2006).

Saint won a Theatre World Award for The Trip to Bountiful on stage and a Primetime Emmy for the miniseries People Like Us (1990). She was married to director Jeffrey Hayden from 1951 until his death in 2016 and had two children. At the time of her death she was the oldest living Oscar winner. She died at her home in Los Angeles on October 6, 2026, at age 102, of natural causes.

Achievements: Oscar for On the Waterfront (1954), Eve Kendall in North by Northwest (1959), Emmy for People Like Us (1990).

Birth: July 4, 1924 - Newark, New Jersey.

Profession: Actress.

Interesting Facts: She presented an Oscar at the 2018 ceremony at age 93. Hitchcock asked her to lower and deepen her voice for North by Northwest.