Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

Actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for her debut opposite Marlon Brando in "On the Waterfront," and starred in such classics as "North by Northwest" and "Exodus," died on Oct. 6, 2026 at age 102.

From “On the Waterfront” to “North by Northwest,” Saint specialized in complex sympathetic women who did their best to weather domestic and cultural storms.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, “On the Waterfront,” and starred opposite Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller “North by Northwest,” has died. She was 102.

Oscar winning actress Eva Marie Saint, who starred opposite Marlon Brando and Cary Grant, has died at 102 after a career spanning seven decades.