Eva Marie Saint Dead at 102

A legendary actress mainly known for her screen work, having won an Oscar for her motion picture debut in 1954's On the Waterfront. She also had several theatre credits to her name, which included 2 Broadway appearances. In 1953 when she originated the role of Thelma in Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful, and 1972 when she played Mary Todd in V. J. Longhi's short-lived play, The Lincoln Mask. She was previously the oldest living Academy Award winner and one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/eva-marie-saint-dead-north-by-northwest-1236903677/

In the past few months, I've been privileged to see both On the Waterfront and North by Northwest on the big screen. They were both very impressive, due in no small part to Eva Marie Saint.

I loved her in a movie called "Nothing in Common" with Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason.

Eva Marie Saint did a fair amount of regional theater, often directed by her husband, Jeffrey Hayden. For example, she was Linda Loman opposite Judd Hirsch in DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Playmakers Rep in North Carolina, in the early 1990s.

I believe her last New York stage credit was a Roundabout revival of DUET FOR ONE in the mid-80s.