Eva Marie Saint
Biography
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.
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Full filmography
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Frasier (1993) as Joanna Doyle
- The Love Boat (1977) as Aunt Helena Georgelos
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- The Legend of Korra (2012) as Katara (voice)
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Thelma
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Bonnie Keel
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Dorie Wilson
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Betty
- Moonlighting (1985) as Virginia Hayes
- Lights Out (1949)
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Studio One (1948) as Edna Baker
- Studio One (1948) as David's Cafe Guest
- Studio One (1948)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Suspense (1949) as Francie
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- Omnibus (1952) as Actress
- Superman Returns (2006) as Martha Kent
- How the West Was Won (1977) as Kate Macahan
- Titanic (1996) as Hazel Foley