Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint dies aged 102
Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint, known for her roles in On the Waterfront and North by Northwest, has passed away at the age of 102. She was a celebrated performer who worked with legendary directors like Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock.
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She was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, marking the end of an era for classic cinema.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Eve Marie Saint has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress who starred in Hollywood classics such as On the Waterfront and North by Northwest, has died aged 102.
Saint won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her movie debut in director Elia Kazan's 1954 crime thriller On the Waterfront, playing Edie Doyle, the love interest of Marlon Brando's conflicted ex-boxer docker.
Five years later, she portrayed femme fatale Eve Kendall, dangerously seducing Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock's action thriller North by Northwest.
She died on Tuesday of natural causes, surrounded by family and loved ones at her home in Los Angeles, family representative Jeff Sanderson confirmed.
Saint also won an Emmy in 1990 for her role as a rich widow in the acclaimed TV miniseries People Like Us.
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