
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.
Eve Marie Saint
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Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
The Legend of Korra
2012 · tv · as Katara (voice)
North by Northwest
1959 · movie · as Eve Kendall
On the Waterfront
1954 · movie · as Edie Doyle
Frasier
1993 · tv · as Joanna Doyle
Moonlighting
1985 · tv · as Virginia Hayes
Grand Prix
1966 · movie · as Louise Frederickson
Exodus
1960 · movie · as Kitty Fremont
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 · movie · as Miss Franny
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
Superman Returns
2006 · movie
North by Northwest
1959 · movie
The Legend of Korra
2012 · tv
On the Waterfront
1954 · movie
Winter's Tale
2014 · movie
Frasier
1993 · tv
Moonlighting
1985 · tv
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 · movie
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged