Oscar-Winning Hollywood Legend Passed Away at 102
Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint, one of the last surviving stars from Hollywood’s golden age, has died. She was 102.
Saint, best known for her unforgettable performances in On the Waterfront and North by Northwest, died Tuesday of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles, a family spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter.
Her death brings to a close a remarkable career that stretched across more than seven decades and included work in movies, television and theater.
From New Jersey to Hollywood
Eva Marie Saint was born on July 4, 1924, in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Delmar, New York.
She attended Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where she studied acting and became involved in theater. After graduating, Saint moved to New York and began building her career during the early days of television.
Before becoming a major movie star, she appeared in television programs and on the stage. Her early work quickly earned attention and helped establish her as a serious dramatic actress.
Saint made her Broadway debut in the early 1950s and also appeared in numerous live television productions, which were extremely popular at the time.
Oscar Win for ‘On the Waterfront’
Saint made an extraordinary entrance into movies with her first major film role.
She starred opposite Marlon Brando in the 1954 drama On the Waterfront, directed by Elia Kazan. Saint played Edie Doyle, a young woman whose brother’s death becomes connected to corruption along the New York waterfront.
Her quiet but powerful performance earned widespread praise.
