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Eva Marie Saint Biography (1924-)

Born July 4, 1924, in Newark, NJ; daughter of John Merle and Eva Marie (maiden name, Rice) Saint; married Jeffery Hayden (a director), October 27, 1951; children: Darrell, Laurette. Addresses: Agent: Innovative Artists Talent, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067-6022.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

July 4, 1924

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Edie Doyle, On the Waterfront, Columbia, 1954
• Dunreath Henry, That Certain Feeling, Paramount, 1956
• Nell Gaither, Raintree County, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
• Celia Pope, A Hatful of Rain, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
• (Uncredited) Operation Raintree, 1957
• Eve Kendall, North by Northwest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959
• Kitty Fremont, Exodus, United Artists, 1960
• Echo O'Brien, All Fall Down, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
• Claire Hewitt, The Sandpiper (also known as The Flight of the Sandpiper), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
• Anna Hedler, 36 Hours, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
• Louise Frederickson, Grand Prix, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
• Elspeth Whittaker, The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!, United Artists, 1966
• Sarah Carver, The Stalking Moon, National General, 1969
• A Talent for Loving (also known as Gun Crazy), 1969
• Selma Wilson, Loving, Columbia, 1970
• Sheila Bartlett, Cancel My Reservation, Warner Bros., 1972
• Lorraine Basner, Nothing in Common, TriStar, 1986
• Mother Saint-Raphael, Mariette in Ecstasy, Savoy Pictures, 1996
• Franca, I Dreamed of Africa, Columbia, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Claudia Barbour-Roberts, One Man's Family, NBC, 1950-52
• Virginia "Ginny" Hayes, Moonlighting, 1985
• Appeared as commercial spokeswoman in Campus Hoopla.
• Miniseries
• Katherine "Kate" Macahan, How the West Was Won, 1977
• Mary Wharton, Malibu, 1983
• Ruth Gardner, A Year in the Life, NBC, 1986
• Marilyn Klinghoffer, Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair, syndicated, 1990
• Lil Van Degan Altemus, People Like Us, NBC, 1990
• Hazel Foley, Titanic, CBS, 1996
• Movies
• Katherine "Kate" Macahan, The Macahans, 1976
• Emma Larson, A Christmas to Remember, 1978
• Jane Denton, When Hell Was in Session, 1980
• Joanne Powell, The Best Little Girl in the World, 1981
• Mrs. Loomis, Splendor in the Grass, 1981
• Dr. Addie Coleman, Jane Doe, 1983
• Mildred Kassab, Fatal Vision, 1984
• Dorothy Eustes, Love Leads the Way, 1984
• Beatrice Patton, The Last Days of Patton, 1986
• Emma Welles, Breaking Home Ties (also known as Norman Rockwell's Breaking Home Ties), ABC, 1987
• Martha Bundy, I'll Be Home for Christmas, CBS, 1988
• Caroline Lord, Palomino (also known as Danielle Steel's "Palomino"), NBC, 1991
• Mrs. Wilson, Kiss of a Killer, ABC, 1993
• Grandmother Burden, My Antonia, USA Network, 1995
• Liz, After Jimmy, CBS, 1996
• Ruth Klooster, Time to Say Goodbye?, Lifetime, 1997
• Herself, Jackie's Back! (also known as Jackie's Back: Portrait of a Diva), 1999
• Episodic
• "Last Chance," The Web, CBS, 1953
• Frances Barclay, "Wish on the Moon," Goodyear Television Playhouse, NBC, 1953
• "A Fair Exchange," The Web, CBS, 1953
• "0 for 37," The Philco Television Playhouse, 1953
• "The Joker," The Philco Television Playhouse, 1954
• "Write Me Out Forever," Goodyear Television Playhouse, NBC, 1954
• Betty, "Middle of the Night," The Philco Television Playhouse, 1954
• "Our Town" (musical version), Producers' Showcase, NBC, 1955
• Passenger, Taxi, ABC, 1978
• American Cinema, PBS, 1995
• Joanna Doyle, "Our Parents, Ourselves," Frasier, 1999
• Specials
• Sarah Morrissey, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, 1980
• The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish, 1984
• Happy Birthday, Hollywood!, ABC, 1987
• Cary Grant: The Leading Man, CBS, 1988
• Narrator, Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me, PBS, 1988
• Host and narrator, Primary Colors: The Story of Corita (documentary), PBS, 1991
• Narrator, East Wind, West Wind: Pearl Buck, the Woman Who Embraced theWorld, 1993
• Legend to Legend Night, NBC, 1993
• Paul Newman: Hollywood's Charming Rebel, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
• Children in America's Schools, 1997
• Alfred Hitchcock: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
• Host, Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest, Turner Classic Television, 2000
• Awards Presentations
• The 65th Annual Academy Awards, 1993
• The 70th Annual Academy Awards, 1998
• Other Television Appearances
• Wave, Carol for Another Christmas, 1964
• Granny, Papa's Angels, Lifetime, 2000
• Television Work
• Specials
• Executive producer, Primary Colors: The Story of Corita (documentary), PBS, 1991
• Stage Appearances
• (Broadway debut) A Trip to Bountiful, 1953
• The Rainmaker, 1953
• Mrs. Willard, Winesburg Ohio, Santa Barbara Performing Arts Center, Santa Barbara, CA, 1971
• The Lincoln Mask, 1972
• Summer and Smoke, 1973
• Desire under the Elms, 1974
• The Fatal Weakness, 1976
• Candida, 1977
• Judge Ruth Loomis, First Monday in October, Huntington Hartford Theatre, Los Angeles, then Blackstone Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1979
• Mr. Roberts, 1979
• Stephanie Abrahams, Duet for One, Northlight Repertory Theatre, Evanston, IL, then Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1982-83
• The Country Girl, 1986
• Death of a Salesman, 1994
• Melissa Gardner, Love Letters, 1994
• On the Divide, 1994-97
• Radio Appearances
• Early in career, appeared on several radio programs, including the seriesOne Man's Family.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, April, 1999, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1996.

• Literature-Film Quarterly, p. 78.
• Vanity Fair, April, 2000, p. 470.