---
name: "Eva Marie Saint"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eva-marie-saint"
fi1m_id: "eva-marie-saint"
imdb_id: "nm0001693"
tmdb_id: 2639
wikidata_id: "Q228928"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 July 1924"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-01T19:26:48.011303+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Eva Marie Saint

## Identity

Eva Marie Saint

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eva-marie-saint
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eva-marie-saint
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001693
- **TMDB ID:** 2639
- **Wikidata ID:** Q228928
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Marie_Saint, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228928, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001693/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2639

Actor. Born 4 July 1924 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 July 1924, Newark, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 1954–2006
- **Also known as:** Eve Marie Saint
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 89 (2), 1960s 70 (1), 2000s 60 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 80 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 2, Action 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Drama 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $436m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Marie_Saint, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228928, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001693/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2639

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*North by Northwest*](https://film.one/film/north-by-northwest.md) (89)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*On the Waterfront*](https://film.one/film/on-the-waterfront.md) (89)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!*](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md) (70)
- **HBO Max:** [*Superman Returns*](https://film.one/film/superman-returns.md) (60)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Eva Marie Saint

> Eva Marie Saint can hold our attention without raising her voice or moving her hands. We admire her quiet assurance, particularly opposite Cary Grant: she gives him someone worth watching, even in a film built around his troubles.

Eva Marie Saint stays poised while Cary Grant makes panic funny in *North by Northwest* (1959). Her Eve Kendall deserves his attention even when he ought to be concentrating on staying alive. We were delighted by how firmly she holds her place beside him: the film’s sophistication does not depend on Grant alone. She lets us enjoy his agitation without allowing it to become the only thing worth watching, and does so with little visible effort.

Her film debut had been as Edie Doyle, opposite Marlon Brando in Elia Kazan’s *On the Waterfront* (1954). The emotional directness of that performance helped make her a moral centre in the drama. She followed it with *A Hatful of Rain* (1957) and *Raintree County* (1957), before playing Hitchcock’s glamorous, witty Eve. Those earlier parts are worth remembering when Eve makes being sophisticated look so straightforward.

Hitchcock’s instructions were practical: lower the voice, keep the hands still and look into Grant’s eyes. They suit an actor whose naturalistic style makes close attention to another person interesting in itself. The result in *North by Northwest* is a performance that needs neither bustle nor emphatic delivery to register. Beside Grant and James Mason, whose Phillip Vandamm also makes measured speech effective, Saint helps preserve the manners of a thriller that keeps putting its people in ridiculous situations. The plotting still needs indulgence, and even Saint cannot make every unlikely development convincing.

The later film career was selective, taking in *Exodus* (1960) and the racing drama *Grand Prix* (1966). From the 1970s she worked increasingly in television, with *People Like Us* (1990) among the later character roles. There are fewer major film performances than we might wish, but it is a poor reason to underrate the ones we have. Start with *North by Northwest*, and pay Saint as much attention as Grant; she gives us good reason to.

## Biography

Eva Marie Saint is an American actress. Born on 4 July 1924 in Newark, New Jersey, she attended Bowling Green State University and began her career in radio and television before moving to stage and film work.

She made her feature film debut as Edie Doyle in *On the Waterfront* (1954), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She played Eve Kendall in Alfred Hitchcock's *North by Northwest* (1959). Other film roles include *Exodus* (1960) and *Grand Prix* (1966). She won a Primetime Emmy Award for the miniseries *People Like Us* (1990).

Saint has worked across film, television and theatre for seven decades. She is married to director Jeffrey Hayden.

*Sources: imdb.com, projects.latimes.com, astro.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Superman Returns* (2006), Fi1m 60, as Martha Kent — [page](https://film.one/film/superman-returns.md)
- *The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!* (1966), Fi1m 70, as Elspeth Whittaker — [page](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md)
- *North by Northwest* (1959), Fi1m 89, as Eve Kendall — [page](https://film.one/film/north-by-northwest.md)
- *On the Waterfront* (1954), Fi1m 89, as Edie Doyle — [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-waterfront.md)

## Complete filmography (69)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival* (2014), Actor
- *Winter's Tale* (2014), as Willa (Adult)
- *The Legend of Korra* (2012), series, as Katara (voice)
- *Superman Returns* (2006), as Martha Kent — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/superman-returns.md)
- *Don't Come Knocking* (2005), as Howard's Mother
- *Because of Winn-Dixie* (2005), as Miss Franny
- *Open House* (2003), as Veronica Reynolds
- *Papa's Angels* (2000), as Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
- *I Dreamed of Africa* (2000), as Franca
- *Jackie's Back!* (1999), as Eva Marie Saint
- *Time to Say Goodbye?* (1997), as Ruth Klooster
- *Titanic* (1996), series, as Hazel Foley
- *After Jimmy* (1996), as Liz
- *Mariette in Ecstasy* (1996), as Mother Saint-Raphael
- *My Antonia* (1995), as Emmaline Burden
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Joanna Doyle — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Kiss of a Killer* (1993), as Mrs. Wilson
- *Palomino* (1991), as Caroline Lord
- *People Like Us* (1990), as Lil Van Degan Altemus
- *Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair* (1990), as Marilyn Klinghoffer
- *I'll Be Home for Christmas* (1988), as Martha Bundy
- *Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me* (1988), as Narrator
- *Breaking Home Ties* (1987), as Emma Wells
- *The Last Days of Patton* (1986), as Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
- *A Year in the Life* (1986), series, as Ruth Gardner
- *Nothing in Common* (1986), as Lorraine Basner
- *Moonlighting* (1985), series, as Virginia Hayes — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)
- *Fatal Vision* (1984), series, as Mildred Kassab
- *Love Leads the Way: A True Story* (1984), as Mrs. Eustes
- *Jane Doe* (1983), as Addie Coleman
- *Malibu* (1983), as Mary Wharton
- *Splendor in the Grass* (1981), as Mrs. Loomis
- *The Best Little Girl in the World* (1981), as Joanne Powell
- *The Curse of King Tut's Tomb* (1980), as Sarah Morrissey
- *When Hell Was in Session* (1979), as Jane Denton
- *A Christmas to Remember* (1978), as Emma Larson
- *Taxi!!* (1978), as Passenger
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Aunt Helena Georgelos
- *The Hollywood Greats* (1977), series, Actor
- *How the West Was Won* (1977), series, as Kate Macahan
- *The Macahans* (1976), as Kate Macahan
- *The First Woman President* (1974), as Edith Wilson
- *Cancel My Reservation* (1972), as Sheila Bartlett
- *Loving* (1970), as Selma Wilson
- *The Stalking Moon* (1968), as Sarah Carver
- *Grand Prix* (1966), as Louise Frederickson
- *The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!* (1966), as Elspeth Whittaker — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md)
- *The Sandpiper* (1965), as Claire Hewitt
- *Carol for Another Christmas* (1964), as WAVE Lt. Gibson
- *36 Hours* (1964), as Anna Hedler
- *All Fall Down* (1962), as Echo O'Brien
- *Exodus* (1960), as Kitty Fremont
- *North by Northwest* (1959), as Eve Kendall — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/north-by-northwest.md)
- *Raintree County* (1957), as Nell Gaither
- *A Hatful of Rain* (1957), as Celia Pope
- *That Certain Feeling* (1956), as Dunreath Henry
- *Our Town* (1955), as Emily Webb
- *Producers' Showcase* (1954), series, as Emily Webb
- *Middle of the Night* (1954), as Betty
- *On the Waterfront* (1954), as Edie Doyle — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-waterfront.md)
- *The Trip to Bountiful* (1953), as Thelma
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Maudle Applegate
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Passenger
- *The Man Who Had Influence* (1950), as David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)
- *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, Actor
- *Martin Kane, Private Eye* (1949), series, as Sheila Dixon
- *Suspense* (1949), series, as Francie
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Edna Baker, David's Cafe Guest
- *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, as Thelma, Bonnie Keel, Betty, Dorie Wilson

## Gallery

- ![Eva Marie Saint](https://film.one/media/person/59213/gallery-120eae1a7308.jpg) Eva Marie Saint — 20th Century Fox. Photographer not credited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Eva_Marie_Saint_Promo_Portrait%2C_c._1951.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Capri Theater (1965)](https://film.one/media/person/59213/gallery-44769c727e47.jpg) Capri Theater (1965) — Self Scanned, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/1965_-_Capri_Theater_-_28_Jul_MC_-_Allentown_PA.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Cary Grant & Eva Marie Saint from the film North by Northwest (1959). See also film still. No copyright notice.](https://film.one/media/person/59213/gallery-85c2ea01a10a.jpg) Photo of Cary Grant & Eva Marie Saint from the film North by Northwest (1959). See also film still. No copyright notice. — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Cary_Grant_%26_Eva_Marie_Saint_North_by_Northwest_Still.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Cary Grant & Eva Marie Saint from the film North by Northwest (1959). See also film still. No copyright notice.](https://film.one/media/person/59213/gallery-42bfd28a06f9.jpg) Photo of Cary Grant & Eva Marie Saint from the film North by Northwest (1959). See also film still. No copyright notice. — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Cary_Grant_Eva_Marie_Saint_North_by_Northwest_Still.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Eva Marie Saint](https://film.one/media/person/59213/gallery-755fcfc8e03c.jpg) Eva Marie Saint — Image via TMDB
- ![Eva Marie Saint](https://film.one/media/person/59213/gallery-20d151519b1e.jpg) Eva Marie Saint — Image via TMDB
- ![Eva Marie Saint](https://film.one/media/person/59213/gallery-a50c00d52acd.jpg) Eva Marie Saint — Image via TMDB
- ![Eva Marie Saint & Donald Briggs in the American TV series Suspense, episode The Comic Strip Murder (cropped screenshot) (1949)](https://film.one/media/person/59213/gallery-13dde8a105bb.jpg) Eva Marie Saint & Donald Briggs in the American TV series Suspense, episode The Comic Strip Murder (cropped screenshot) (1949) — TV episode screenshot (CBS), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Eva_Marie_Saint-Donald_Briggs_in_Suspense_%28The_Comic_Strip_Murder%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Eva Marie Saint & Jennifer Jason Leigh in a scene from the 1981 TV movie, The Best Little Girl in the World.](https://film.one/media/person/59213/gallery-1ee6b32b0525.jpg) Eva Marie Saint & Jennifer Jason Leigh in a scene from the 1981 TV movie, The Best Little Girl in the World. — ABC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Eva_Marie_Saint_%26_Jennifer_Jason_Leigh_%281981%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Eva Marie Saint](https://film.one/media/person/59213/gallery-be0dddf688ac.jpg) Eva Marie Saint — Image via TMDB
- ![Eva Marie Saint](https://film.one/media/person/59213/gallery-47a76ee550cd.jpg) Eva Marie Saint — Image via TMDB
- ![Eva Marie Saint](https://film.one/media/person/59213/gallery-b4cde86cfa94.jpg) Eva Marie Saint — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1955: Best Supporting Actress (won), for *On the Waterfront*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1990: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (won), for *People Like Us*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 2001: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (won)
- Theatre World Award 1954: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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