Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner & On the Waterfront and North By Northwest Fame Passes Away at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress who starred in Hollywood classics such as On the Waterfront and North by Northwest, breathed her last at the age of 102. Her sad demise has left the film fraternity grieving. A family representative, Jeff Sanderson, confirmed that the actress passed away of natural causes, surrounded by family and loved ones at her home in Los Angeles on Tuesday. 

Eva Marie Saint Passes Away at 102

We celebrate Eva Marie Saint, who died today at 102. A #SagAftraMember since 1947, Saint won an Oscar for her film debut in ‘On the Waterfront’ and starred in ‘North by Northwest.’ An advocate for organized labor, she leaves an enduring example for generations of union members. https://t.co/5Xn1WvR4G2 — SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) October 6, 2026

Eva Marie Saint was the oldest surviving Oscar winner and one of the last remaining stars of Hollywood’s golden age. She began her career in live television in the late 1940s. Over her seven-decade career, the ever-elegant Saint caught the eyes of influential filmmakers, including Alfred Hitchcock and Elia Kazan. Throughout her life’s trajectory, she built an impressive resume in film as well as television, which also earned her an Emmy. 

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Saint’s performance in “On The Waterfront” was her film debut and earned her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Saint could have excelled in her career and achieved greater heights in Hollywood but chose to raise her family with director Jeffrey Hayden. Their marriage lasted for 65 years, until he died in 2016, and she is survived by their two children.

Indeed, her eldest son, Darrell, was born just two days after she won her Oscar. In 2006, the actress made a major comeback to the screen as Superman’s adoptive mother in the blockbuster “Superman Returns.”