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Oscar and Emmy-winning actress Eva Marie Saint, known for her roles in 'On the Waterfront' and 'North by Northwest,' died at age 102 from natural causes. She had a 70-year career in film and television.
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Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar and Emmy-winning actress who became one of the defining stars of Hollywood's Golden Era, died on Tuesday of natural causes at her Los Angeles home surrounded by family and loved ones. She was 102 years old.
Eva Marie Saint won an Emmy Award in 1990 for her performance in the miniseries 'People Like Us.' Over her career, she received five Emmy nominations in total for her television work.
Eva Marie Saint starred in Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 classic thriller 'North by Northwest,' playing the mysterious 'Hitchcock Blonde' character Eve Kendall opposite Cary Grant. Her husband, director Jeffrey Hayden, persuaded her to take the role, which became one of her most iconic performances.
Eva Marie Saint was born on July 4, 1924, in Newark, New Jersey. Her family later moved to Delmar, a small town near Albany, New York, where her father worked as a manager at Goodrich Rubber Company. She originally planned to become a third-grade teacher like her mother before pursuing acting.
Eva Marie Saint won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1954 classic film 'On the Waterfront,' in which she played Edie Doyle opposite Marlon Brando. This was her first film role, marking an extraordinary debut in Hollywood. She was pregnant with her first child when she accepted the award from Frank Sinatra.
Eva Marie Saint was married to television and stage director Jeffrey Hayden for 65 years until his death in 2016. The couple had two children together, Darrell and Laurette, and were survived by four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Over her career spanning more than seven decades, Eva Marie Saint worked with many of Hollywood's most celebrated leading men including Paul Newman, Gregory Peck, Richard Burton, Warren Beatty, Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Tom Hanks. Notable films included 'A Hatful of Rain,' 'Raintree County,' 'Exodus,' 'Grand Prix,' 'Nothing in Common,' and 'Superman Returns.'
Actor Dennis Haskins dies at 75 from Parkinson's disease after eight-year private battle.
Eva Marie Saint, Academy Award-winning actress, died at age 102 in Los Angeles.
Saint's career garnered an Oscar, Emmy, Drama Critics Award, and two Walk of Fame stars across film and television.
Saint's Newark upbringing and Actors Studio training set the stage for her Hollywood success.
Legendary actress Eva Marie Saint, Oscar winner and Hitchcock collaborator, died at 102.