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Actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

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Lyden, J. (2026, October 6). Actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2026/10/06/462030457/eva-marie-saint-on-the-waterfront-dead-102

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Eva Marie Saint, the actress known for her roles in classics like "North by Northwest" and "On the Waterfront," died at age 102 on October 6, 2026, of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. Her career spanned over seven decades, during which she worked with some of Hollywood's biggest stars including Marlon Brando, Cary Grant, Paul Newman, and Gregory Peck.

Saint made a stunning debut in "On the Waterfront" (1954) as Edie Doyle, winning an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She then starred opposite Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller "North by Northwest" (1959). Throughout her career, she demonstrated a unique independence, refusing studio contracts and prioritizing family life over relentless work commitments.

Saint also received critical acclaim for roles in films such as "Exodus," "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming," and "A Hatful of Rain." Her contributions to cinema have left an enduring legacy.

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Albany Delmar New York WHYY the Actors Studio

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Saint PERSON · 8× Edie PERSON · 3× Alfred Hitchcock's PERSON · 2× Brando PERSON · 2× Eva Marie Saint PERSON · 2× New York GPE · 2× Albany GPE · 1× Delmar GPE · 1× Elia Kazan's PERSON · 1× the Actors Studio ORG · 1×

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Actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102 Eva Marie Saint, who starred in Elia Kazan's 1954 On the Waterfront and Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 North by Northwest, died Tuesday at 102 years old.

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2026-10-06 · NPR

Actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102 · assertive framing

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who → win → Northwest

Saint grew up in Albany and Delmar, New York. asserted

Saint → grow → Albany

She attended the Actors Studio in New York, performed on Broadway and did live television in the late 1940s. asserted

She → attend → 1940s

But Saint didn't do a film until she was almost 30, after director Elia Kazan suggested she screen test with a guy named Marlon Brando. uncertain

she → do → guy

They did a scene from On the Waterfront in which Saint is supposed to keep Brando out of her house. asserted

Saint → do → house

In 2000, Saint told WHYY's Fresh Air, "I don't know what happened, but ... [Brando] came in the living room. asserted

Brando → tell → room

We were dancing, we were laughing, I was crying. asserted

I → dance → ?

He was taking my skirt and ... whipping it around, and the sparks flew. asserted

sparks → take → it

And Kazan saw that. asserted

Kazan → see → that

In that film, Saint plays Edie, a Catholic schoolgirl who finds herself in the middle of union corruption in Hoboken, N.J. When her longshoreman brother is murdered, Edie wants justice. asserted

Edie → play → justice

Saint won an Oscar for performance. asserted

Saint → win → performance

Five years after playing the chaste heroine Edie, Saint played a femme fatale opposite Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest. asserted

Saint → play → Northwest

After marrying director Jeffrey Hayden in 1951, she limited her roles to devote more time to her children. asserted

she → marry → children

She went back to TV in the '70s, and won an Emmy in 1990 for the miniseries People Like Us. asserted

She → go → Us