Eva Marie Saint, Academy Award-winning actress, dies at 102

Actress Eva Marie Saint has died at the age of 102. A prominent figure of the Golden Age of Hollywood, she was best known for her iconic roles in the 1954 film ‘On the Waterfront’, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock thriller ‘North by Northwest’.

Before her film success, Saint established herself in radio and television. Her early career included a Broadway award for ‘The Trip to Bountiful’ and two Primetime Emmy nominations in 1955 and 1956 for her work on ‘The Philco Television Playhouse’ and ‘Producers’ Showcase’. Her extensive television credits spanned from the late 1940s through the early 1950s, including appearances in ‘Kraft Mystery Theatre’, ‘Suspense’, and ‘Buck Rogers’.