Actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

NPR News Tuesday 06 October 2026, 22:45 UTC By Jacki Lyden 1 min read

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On the Waterfront was Eva Marie Saint's first film job after years of theater and TV.'/>Saint won an Oscar for her portrayal of Edie, a Catholic schoolgirl whose longshoreman brother is murdered. She went on to star in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.(Image credit: Columbia TriStar)

On the Waterfront was Eva Marie Saint's first film job after years of theater and TV.'/>

Saint won an Oscar for her portrayal of Edie, a Catholic schoolgirl whose longshoreman brother is murdered. She went on to star in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.

(Image credit: Columbia TriStar)

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