Eva Marie Saint

**Eva Marie Saint** (born July 4, 1924) is an American movie and stage actress. She has performed in many movies, television programs and stage acts. She won an Academy Award for her role in the 1954 movie _On the Waterfront_. She also played Eve Kendall in the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock movie _North by Northwest_. For her role in the 1957 movie _A Hatful of Rain_ she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. In 1990, she won an Emmy Award for her role in the miniseries _People Like Us_.

## Personal life

Saint was born in Newark, New Jersey and studied at Actors Studio and Bowling Green State University. She was married to producer/director Jeffrey Hayden from 1951 until his death in 2016. They have two children, Darrell (born April 1, 1955) and Laurette (born July 19, 1958), and three grandchildren. Hayden died on December 24, 2016.

## Works

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1947|_A Christmas Carol_||Television movie|
|1948–1955|_The Philco Television Playhouse_||TV, 4 episodes, Nominated for Best Actress Emmy|
|1949|_Lights Out_||TV, 1 episode|
|1949|_Suspense_|Francie|TV, 1 episode|
|1949–1950|_Actor's Studio_||TV, 3 episodes|
|1949–1953|_Studio One_||TV, 3 episodes|
|1950|_The Prudential Family Playhouse_||TV, 1 episode|
|1950–1951|_Buck Rogers_|Wilma Deering|TV, 41 episodes|
|1950–1952|_One Man's Family_|Claudia Barbour Roberts #2|TV|
|1950–1951|_Versatile Varieties_||TV, unknown episodes|
|1953|_The Trip to Bountiful_|Thelma|Television movie|
|1953|_ABC Album/Jamie_|Cousin Liz|TV, 1 episode|
|1953|_The Web_||TV, 2 episodes|
|1953|_Eye Witness_||TV, 1 episode|
|1953|_The Revlon Mirror Theater_||TV, 1 episode|
|1953–1954|_Goodyear Television Playhouse_|Frances Barclay|TV, 2 episodes|
|1954|_On the Waterfront_|Edie Doyle|Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated for BAFTA award|
|1954|_General Electric Theater_|Maudle Applegate|TV, 1 episode|
|1955|_Producers' Showcase_||TV, 2 episodes, Nominated for Best Actress Emmy|
|1956|_That Certain Feeling_|Dunreath Henry||
|1957|_A Hatful of Rain_|Celia Pope|Nominated for Best Foreign Actress BAFTA Nominated for Golden Globe Nominated for Laurel Award|
|1957|_Raintree County_|Nell Gaither||
|1959|_North by Northwest_|Eve Kendall||
|1960|_Exodus_|Kitty Fremont||
|1962|_All Fall Down_|Echo O'Brien||
|1964|_Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre_|Diane Wescott|TV, 1 episode|
|1964|_Carol for Another Christmas_|The Wave|Television movie|
|1965|_36 Hours_|Anna Hedler||
|1965|_The Sandpiper_|Claire Hewitt||
|1966|_The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming_|Elspeth Whittaker||
|1966|_Grand Prix_|Louise Frederickson||
|1968|_The Stalking Moon_|Sarah Carver||
|1970|_Loving_|Selma Wilson||
|1972|_Cancel My Reservation_|Sheila Bartlett||
|1974|_The First Woman President _|Oklahoma Red|Television movie|
|1976|_The Macahans_|Kate Macahan|Television movie|
|1976|_The Fatal Weakness_||Television movie|
|1977|_How the West Was Won_|Katherine "Kate" Macahan|Miniseries, Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress Emmy|
|1978|_Taxi!!!_|Passenger|Television movie, Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress Emmy|
|1978|_A Christmas to Remember_|Emma Larson|Television movie|
|1979|_When Hell Was in Session_|Jane Denton|Television movie|
|1980|_The Curse of King Tut's Tomb_|Sarah Morrissey|Television movie|
|1981|_The Best Little Girl in the World_|Joanne Powell|Television movie|
|1981|_Splendor in the Grass_|Mrs. Loomis|Television movie|
|1983|_Malibu_|Mary Wharton|Television movie|
|1983|_Jane Doe_|Dr. Addie Coleman|Television movie|
|1983–1984|_The Love Boat_|Priscilla|TV, 4 episodes|
|1984|_Love Leads the Way: A True Story_|Mrs. Eustes|Television movie|
|1984|_Fatal Vision_|Mildred Kassab|Television movie|
|1986|_A Year in the Life_|Ruth Gardner|Miniseries|
|1986|_Nothing in Common_|Lorraine Basner||
|1986|_The Last Days of Patton_|Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton|Television movie|
|1986–1988|_Moonlighting_|Virginia Hayes|TV, 6 episodes|
|1987|_Breaking Home Ties_|Emma|Television movie|
|1988|_I'll Be Home for Christmas_|Martha Bundy|Television movie|
|1990|_Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair_|Marilyn Klinghoffer|Television movie|
|1990|_People Like Us_|Lil Van Degan Altemus|Television movie Won Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmy|
|1991|_Palomino_|Caroline Lord|Television movie|
|1993|_Kiss of a Killer_|Mrs. Wilson|Television movie|
|1995|_My Antonia_|Emmaline Burden|Television movie|
|1996|_Mariette in Ecstasy_|Mother Saint-Raphael||
|1996|_After Jimmy_|Liz|Television movie|
|1996|_Titanic_|Hazel Foley|Miniseries|
|1997|_Time to Say Goodbye?_|Ruth Klooster||
|1999|_Frasier_|Joanna Doyle|TV, 1 episode|
|2000|_I Dreamed of Africa_|Franca||
|2000|_Papa's Angels_|Dori "Grammy" Jenkins|Television movie|
|2003|_Open House_|Veronica Reynolds|Television movie|
|2005|_Because of Winn-Dixie_|Miss Franny||
|2005|_Don't Come Knocking_|Howard's Mother||
|2006|_Superman Returns_|Martha Kent||
|2012|_The Legend of Korra_|Katara|TV, recurring role|
|2013|_Winter's Tale_|Willa (adult)||

## Awards and nominations

|Year|Group|Award|Movie or series|Result|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1955|Academy Award|Best Actress in a Supporting Role|_On the Waterfront_||
|1999|Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival|Lifetime Achievement Award|-||
|2000|Savannah Film and Video Festival|Lifetime Achievement Award|-||
|2004|San Luis Obispo International Film Festival|King Vidor Memorial Award|-||
|2007|Golden Boot Awards|-|-||
|1955|BAFTA Award|Most Promising Newcomer to Film|_On the Waterfront_||
|1958|BAFTA Award|Best Foreign Actress|_Hatful of Rain_||
|1955|Emmy Award|Best Actress in a Single Performance|_The Philco Television Playhouse_ (Episode: "Middle of the Night")||
|1956|Emmy Award|Best Actress - Single Performance|_Producers' Showcase_ (Episode: "Our Town")||
|1977|Emmy Award|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series|_How the West Was Won_||
|1978|Emmy Award|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special|_Taxi!!!_||
|1990|Emmy Award|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special|_People Like Us_||
|1958|Golden Globe Award|Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama|_A Hatful of Rain_||
|1958|Laurel Awards|Top Female Dramatic Performance|_A Hatful of Rain_|3rd Place|

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Eva Marie Saint
- **image**: Studio publicity Eva Marie Saint.jpg
- **caption**: Eva Marie Saint in the 1950s
- **birth place**: Newark, New Jersey, United States, U.S.
- **alma mater**: Actors Studio
Bowling Green State University
- **years active**: 1946–2021
- **occupation**: Actor
- **children**: 2