Skip to main content
See who owns your news
Published • loading... • Updated

Eva Marie Saint, Graceful Star of the Silver Screen, Dies at 102

The actress won an Oscar for her first film role and later earned an Emmy, with a career spanning film, television, theater and radio.

  • Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress known for roles in "On the Waterfront" and "North by Northwest," died Tuesday of natural causes at her Los Angeles home at age 102.
  • Saint emerged as a star in the 1950s after training at the Actors Studio, delivering an Academy Award-winning breakout performance in director Elia Kazan's 1954 classic "On the Waterfront."
  • Director Alfred Hitchcock cast her as the mysterious Eve Kendall in his 1959 spy thriller "North by Northwest," opposite actor Cary Grant. She continued acting for over 70 years.
  • Married to director Jeffrey Hayden for 65 years, she remained with him until his 2016 death. Saint is survived by her two children, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
  • Remaining active well into her 90s, Saint made her final film appearance in the 2014 fantasy "Winter's Tale." Her career spanned the Golden Age of Hollywood and beyond.
Insights by Ground AI
Podcasts & Opinions

471 Articles

The American actress Eva Marie Saint, who marked the Hollywood cinema of the 1950s with her roles in On the quays of Elia Kazan and Death with the kits of Alfred Hitchcock, died on Tuesday 6 October at the age of 102, announced her agent.

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Read Full Article
Lean Right

Actress made film debut opposite Marlon Brando in 1954 before building decades-long Hollywood career

·Ankara, Türkiye
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 53% of the sources are Center
53% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Confidencial Digital broke the news on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal