Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-winning actor and Hollywood icon, dies at 102

Oscar-winning actor Eva Marie Saint has died at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 102, Variety reported. Her death was confirmed by multiple news outlets, including the Guardian, IndieWire, Deadline, and The Wrap. Saint was among the last surviving performers from the golden age of Hollywood. [1][3][4][5][6][8][13]

Saint won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her debut feature film performance in On the Waterfront, directed by Elia Kazan, according to GoldDerby, Variety, and Grokipedia. The Guardian and GoldDerby both reported that she was also celebrated for her lead role opposite Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller North by Northwest, beating out dozens of actresses for the part. [1][2][4][16]

Saint began her career in live radio and television dramas in the late 1940s before making her Broadway debut in 1953. Her screen career spanned several decades, during which she earned an Emmy Award for the 1990 television project People Like Us, Deadline, The Wrap, and Grokipedia noted. [1][3][5][6][16]

Saint later played Superman's adoptive mother in her later film work, the Guardian reported. At the time of her death, she was the earliest surviving and oldest living Academy Award winner. [1][13]