Eva Marie Saint
Birth Name:
Eva Marie Saint
Birth Place:
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Inducted to Bethlehem Central High School's Hall of Fame in 2006
- Won lifetime achievement awards from the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in 1999 and the Savannah Film and Video Festival in 2000
- While attending Bowling Green State University, she joined the Delta Gamma sorority
- Alfred Hitchcock suggested that she have her cut her hair for her femme fatale role in "North by Northwest․"
- In the Golden Age of television and on the silver screen, her acting was more realistic than that of many of her colleagues
- Gave birth only 2 days after accepting her best supporting actress Oscar for "On the Waterfront․"
- Has campaigned for laws that prohibit the use of cell phones while driving
- Was one of the original singing Bonnie Maids used in live commercials in 1949
- While attending Bowling Green State University, she served as secretary of the school's student government and became an active member of the Theta Alpha Phi honorary theater fraternity
Awards
- 1954NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 1955Oscar - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Winner
- 1955BAFTA Film Award - Most Promising Newcomer to Film:Nominated
- 1956Primetime Emmy - Best Actress - Single Performance:Nominated
- 1957NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 1957New Cinema Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 1958BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Actress:Nominated
- 1958Golden Globe - Best Actress - Drama:Nominated
- 1958Golden Laurel - Top Female Dramatic Performance:Nominated
- 1970NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 1971NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 1977Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series:Nominated
- 1978Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special:Nominated
- 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special:Winner
- 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role:Winner
- 2013OFTA Television Award - Best Voice-Over Performance:Nominated