Oscar-winning star Eva Marie Saint dies aged 102

Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint has died aged 102.

Saint, who was known for her roles in On the Waterfront and North by Northwest, passed away at her Los Angeles home.

A family spokesperson said Saint died of natural causes while ‘surrounded by family and loved ones’ on 6 October.

Saint was born on 4 July 1924 in New Jersey and got her first taste of fame as a spokeswoman on the TV game show Campus Hoopla in 1946.

She then spent several years working across TV and radio before appearing on Broadway in The Trip to Bountiful in 1953.

However, Saint is best-known and remembered for her movie roles.

She shot to Hollywood acclaim playing Edie Doyle in On the Waterfront, with the role earning her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

Following her Oscar success, Saint was in high-demand and went on to have an impress resume with roles in a slew of movies including, That Certain Feeling, A Hatful of Rain, Raintree County, Exodus, All Fall Down, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians are Coming, Grand Prix, The Stalking Moon, and Cancel My Reservation.

She also gave a blistering performance as Eve Kendall in Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic North by Northwest in 1959.

Speaking about the role decades later in a 2014 interview with Vanity Fair, she said that Hitchcock had been on-hand to offer some acting tips.

She shared: “He didn’t talk about acting. He worked with me from the outside in. My hair, my makeup, my shoes, my jewelry, my purse, my gloves, everything.

“And just from creating that exterior for me, he gave me the sense of a spy lady. But we never talked about emotion. He told me not to use my hands — I have a habit of doing that — and to lower my voice. And always, in my scenes with Cary Grant, look directly into his eyes, which was not difficult.”

Saint is survived by her two children, Darrell and Laurette, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

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