Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint, who went down in the history of cinema: she was 102 years old, has died

07.10.2026, 11:11◉ 02 min readEditorial team “SHCHO STALOSIA”

She left behind roles in films that became film classics.

Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint, who went down in the history of cinema: she was 102 years old, has died

American actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for her debut film role in the drama At the Port, has died at the age of 102.

The star passed away on October 6 at her home in Los Angeles. According to the representative of the actress, she died a natural death surrounded by relatives and friends, People writes.

Among her famous works are "A Hat Full of Rain", "Rainbow County", "Exit", "Everyone Falls", "36 Hours", "Grand Prix" and "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming". However, her collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock brought her even more popularity.

In 1959, the actress played Eva Kendall in the spy thriller North by Northwest. The image of the mysterious and elegant heroine finally secured Saint's status as one of the main Hollywood stars of that era.

At the same time, the actress did not seek to be in the spotlight continuously. At the peak of her career, she deliberately limited the number of film roles, because she wanted to devote more time to her family. In 2014, Saint said that at one time she refused an agent who persuaded her to agree to more films, because she had young children.

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Eva Marie Saint was born on July 4, 1924, in Newark, New Jersey. She studied at Bowling Green University in Ohio, and began her professional career with television and radio. The actress came to the big cinema after performances on Broadway.

Her ex-boyfriend Volodymyr Klitschko sounded the alarm due to the disappearance of the star's valuables after his death and made a demand.

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Her film debut was one of the brightest in the history of Hollywood. In 1954, Saint was invited to play the role of Edie Doyle in the drama "In the Port", where her partner was Marlon Brando. The performance of this role earned the actress an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Saint also had a successful career in television. She won an Emmy Award for her role in the 1990 miniseries People Like Us, and in the following decades continued to appear in films and TV series. Her later works include Superman Returns and The Winter's Tale.