Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint dies at 102
Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint, known for North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, has died at 102.
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Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint has died at the age of 102. She was best known for her roles in Alfred Hitchcock's Cold War spy classic North by Northwest and Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront.
Saint played the ice-cool femme fatale who meets Cary Grant on a train in North by Northwest. Her character seduces him, betrays him, and eventually falls in love after an escape from enemy spies across Mount Rushmore.
She was the daughter of a tire salesman from New Jersey. She first thought of becoming a teacher, but modelling led to a small television part alongside the former silent screen legend Lillian Gish. Her breakthrough came in On the Waterfront opposite Marlon Brando. The role won her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, just days before her first child was born.
Her career continued with appearances alongside stars such as Bob Hope, Montgomery Clift and Paul Newman. In her eighties she played Superman's mother. She was described as the oldest surviving Oscar winner and one of the last links to the golden age of Hollywood.
No cause of death was given in the coverage.
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| Eva Marie Saint died aged 102. | |
| Eva Marie Saint was reported as the oldest surviving Oscar winner and one of the last links to the golden age of Hollywood. | |
| Eva Marie Saint won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress days before her first child was born. | |
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BBC News led with a tribute-style obituary, calling Saint a legendary Oscar-winning actress and focusing on her most famous films. It traced her path from New Jersey and modelling to On the Waterfront and North by Northwest, then noted later roles and her status as an old Hollywood link. The item sat inside a wider bulletin and was followed by unrelated football news, with no cause of death or extra reporting beyond the announcement.
- “The legendary Oscar winning actress, Eva Marie Saint, best known for her roles in North by Northwest and on the waterfront has died at the age of 102.”
- “The oldest surviving Oscar winner and one of our last links to the golden age of Hollywood.”
- “She played Superman's mother in her eighties.”
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