Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint dies at 102

Eva Marie Saint, an Oscar and Emmy winner whose career spanned more than seven decades, died on Tuesday at her Los Angeles residence, her representative said. Saint was 102 and was surrounded by family at the time of her passing.

She earned the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her debut film role opposite Marlon Brando in the 1954 drama "On the Waterfront," directed by Elia Kazan. Five years later she appeared as Eve Kendall in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 thriller "North by Northwest," starring alongside Cary Grant.

Throughout her career Saint worked with numerous leading actors, including Montgomery Clift, Henry Fonda, Paul Newman, Gregory Peck, Richard Burton, Warren Beatty, James Garner, Burt Lancaster and Tom Hanks. Her film credits also include "A Hatful of Rain," "Raintree County," "Exodus," "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming," "Grand Prix," "Nothing in Common" and "Superman Returns."

On television, Saint received five Emmy nominations and won in 1990 for the miniseries "People Like Us." She performed on Broadway, notably in "The Trip to Bountiful," and began her career in live television dramas such as Paddy Chayefsky’s "Middle of the Night" and a televised adaptation of "Our Town."

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Saint attended Bowling Green State University before moving to New York to study acting. She was married to director Jeffrey Hayden for 65 years until his death in 2016 and is survived by two children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

"It was an honor to return to the Academy Awards as a presenter in 2009 and again in 2018," Saint said after receiving a standing ovation at age 93.

Saint’s death marks the loss of a prominent figure from Hollywood’s Golden Era.