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Eva Marie Saint

Jul 04, 1924 (100 years old) in Newark, New Jersey, USA

Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an American actress who has starred in films, on Broadway, and on television in a career spanning seven decades, she's known for bringing emotional depth and complexity to her roles, in which she generally played women who appear fragile but have great inner strength. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama film "On the Waterfront" (1954), and later starred in the thriller film "North by Northwest" (1959), directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Saint received Golden Globe and BAFTA award nominations for the drama film "A Hatful of Rain" (1957) and won an Emmy Award for the television miniseries People Like Us (1990). Her most notable subsequent movies included "Raintree County" (1957), Otto Preminger’s "Exodus" (1960), Vincente Minnelli’s "The Sandpiper" (1965), the Cold War comedy "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!" (1966), and the racing film "Grand Prix" (1966), in which she costarred with James Garner.

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Frasier
Joanna Doyle
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What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
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The Love Boat
Aunt Helena Georgelos
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Studio One
Edna Baker
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The Philco Television Playhouse
Thelma
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Moonlighting
Virginia Hayes
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Suspense
Francie
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The Oscars
Self
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How the West Was Won
Kate Macahan
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The Hollywood Greats

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