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'On The Waterfront' actress Eva Marie Saint dies at 102 : NPR

NPR • October 6, 2026 • general

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Eva Marie Saint, renowned for her roles in "On the Waterfront" (1954) and "North by Northwest" (1959), passed away at the age of 102.
Raised in Albany and Delmar, New York, Saint began her acting career on Broadway and live television before making her film debut near age 30, encouraged by director Elia Kazan.
Her breakthrough came with "On the Waterfront," where she starred alongside Marlon Brando, earning an Oscar for her portrayal of Edie, a Catholic schoolgirl seeking justice after her brother's murder.
In 1959, she played a femme fatale in Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest," but off-screen she focused on family life after marrying director Jeffrey Hayden in 1951.
Saint returned to television in the 1970s and won an Emmy in 1990 for the miniseries "People Like Us," maintaining a respected career over several decades.

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