Trivia

Son Darrell was born two days after she won the Oscar for On the Waterfront (1954).

According to the 1942 Bethlehem Central High School yearbook, her nickname was "Bubbles" and her ambition was to be a teacher; she was also a cheerleader as well as senior class secretary.

Although the role of Edie Doyle properly is a lead, producer Sam Spiegel listed her as a Supporting Actress in the hopes of getting her a nomination. The ploy worked and she won the Oscar.

Elia Kazan described her as "perfect . . . she was just perfect. Everybody loved her--especially me!".

In 1987 the Eva Marie Saint Theater was dedicated on the campus of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH. She graduated from the university in 1946.

Received the role of Edie Doyle in On the Waterfront (1954) over Elizabeth Montgomery. Director Elia Kazan, in his autobiography "A Life," says that the choice of an actress to play the part was narrowed down to Montgomery and Saint. Although Montgomery was fine in her screen test, there was an air of finishing school about her. Kazan thought this genteel quality would not be becoming for Edie, who was raised on the waterfront in Hoboken, NJ. He gave the part to Saint, and she went on to win cinematic immortality, and a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, in the part.

She has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: On the Waterfront (1954) and North by Northwest (1959).

Has campaigned to ban the usage of cell phones by motorists.

As of 2016, she is the second oldest living female recipient of an Academy Award, behind only Olivia de Havilland. Following de Havilland's death in July 2020, she became the oldest living Oscar winner in an acting category. Following the death of producer Walter Mirisch in 2023, she became the oldest living overall Oscar winner.

Is one of six actresses to have been pregnant at the time of winning the Academy Award; the others are Patricia Neal, Meryl Streep, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman. Neal is the only to have not accepted her award in person as a result of her pregnancy. Saint was nine months pregnant with her son Darrell at the time of winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for On the Waterfront (1954).

François Truffaut's Day for Night (1973) is her favorite film.

Gave birth to her first child at age 30, son Darrell Hayden on 1 April 1955, 8 lbs 8 oz. Child's father is her husband, Jeffrey Hayden.

Has been in two movies that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: On the Waterfront (1954) and The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966), with the former winning in the category.

Was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 6624 Hollywood Blvd. ; and for Television at 6730 Hollywood Bld..

Gave birth to her second child at age 34, daughter Laurette Hayden on 7/10/58. Child's father is her husband, Jeffrey Hayden.

Eva Marie Saint's Official Archivist of many years, is New York based documentary and short film producer, Richard Weigle.

Grandmother of Tyler (b. 1985) and Molly Hayden (b. 1988), via son Darrell, and Eli Beller (b. 1990), via daughter Laurette.

Member of the Delta Gamma sorority.

Daughter of John Merle Saint (1891-1965), born in Iowa, and Eva Marie Rice (1896-1987), born in New Jersey.

Alumna of Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

Was born the very same day the Caesar Salad was invented.

She and her performance in On the Waterfront (1954) are mentioned in the song "Rattlesnakes" by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions.

Fourth competitive acting Oscar winner to turn 100 after George Burns (1896-1996), Luise Rainer (1910-2014) and Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020).

As of 2024, she is one of 14 actresses who won their Best Supporting Actress Oscars in a movie that also won the Best Picture Oscar (she won for On the Waterfront (1954)). The others are Hattie McDaniel for Gone with the Wind (1939), Teresa Wright for Mrs. Miniver (1942), Celeste Holm for Gentleman's Agreement (1947), Mercedes McCambridge for All the King's Men (1949), Donna Reed for From Here to Eternity (1953), Rita Moreno for West Side Story (1961), Meryl Streep for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Juliette Binoche for The English Patient (1996), Judi Dench for Shakespeare in Love (1998), Jennifer Connelly for A Beautiful Mind (2001), Catherine Zeta-Jones for Chicago (2002), Lupita Nyong'o for 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Jamie Lee Curtis for Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).

Studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, NY.

Paternal granddaughter of John Quincy Saint (1847-1927) and Lydia Gordon (1852-1902). Both were born and raised in Indiana.

She was nominated for the 2023 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts & Entertainment category.

In 1994, Eva Marie Saint got a rare invitation as a dramatic actress to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York. She was invited by the New York Choral Society to recite the poetry of Denise Levertov while the chorus performed the Berlioz Te Deum and other pieces. She accepted the invitation because her longtime archivist, Richard Weigle, was a tenor with the group.

Mmentioned in Lucky Number Slevin (2006).

One older sister: Adelaide Louise Saint.

In July, 2024, Turner Classic Movies celebrated Eva Marie Saint's 100th birthday by making her Star Of The Month. Every Thursday, her films and interviews were highlighted.

She was spotted on Broadway by director Elia Kazan who cast her in On the Waterfront which became a 'Classic'.

She used to be a guide at the Rockafella Centre in the mid 40's.

On November 11, 2024, The Greenwich Village Film Festival awarded Eva Marie Saint a Lifetime Achievement Award.

At 100 years old, Eva Marie Saint is the oldest living Academy Award Winner, Emmy Winner and Hitchcock Blonde.

Although Eva Marie Saint has lived in California since 1955, Greenwich Village in NYC has played an important role in her life. It is where she met her husband of 65 years, Jeffrey Hayden, it is where they married and had their first child and where she won her Academy Award for "On The Waterfront.".