Eva Marie Saint, At 101 years old, she is the oldest active actress in Hollywoodand has a career that spans film and television since the 1940s.
His journey combines milestones: his television debut in the 1940s; the jump to cinema; its consolidation on the big and small screen as a reference for the profession and in emblematic pieces; his career on Broadway.
Eva has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One for cinema and another for television, areas that alternated over the years.
“I certainly don’t feel like I’m 100.”he said in an interview with Peopleand explained that she continues to take walks and enjoy family time, a routine that, according to her, is combined with genetics and her mother’s advice to keep moving.
From TV to the Oscar and the big studios
Eva Marie Saint began her career in post-war television, but her big leap came in 1954, with The law of silence (On the Waterfront) film for which she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress; That victory marked his definitive step between television and film and consolidated his presence in Hollywood.
In that film, Marie Saint is Edie Doylethe sister of Joey Doyle, the longshoreman killed at the beginning of the story, and her connection to Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) It is key to the development of the film.
After the award for Elia Kazan’s film, his film career included relevant titles and work with important filmmakers, such as Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger and Fred Zinneman.
With Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint had a central and well-remembered character: Eve Kendallin International Intrigue (North by Northwest,1959), where he shares prominence with Cary Grant.
In parallel, she maintained television activity and was nicknamed the «Helen Hayes of television» for her performance in the medium.
In addition to the Oscar, his career includes an Emmy for People Like Us and a professional continuity that allowed him to participate in projects well into his senior years; His last recorded feature film was winter’s talereleased in 2014.
Personal life, habits and public presence in old age
Marie Saint lives retired in Los Angeles and had a stable personal life with her husband, Jeffrey Hayden; In recent interviews, he attributes his well-being to simple habits, family and daily activity.
In various statements to the press, Saint highlighted the influence of her mother and the importance of staying active, and recalled the family advice: “Honey, keep moving.”a phrase that, according to her, helped sustain her pace of life over the years.
His relationship with the industry remains in public memory: in 2018 he appeared again at the Oscar ceremony with a humorous comment about his age and his passion for cinema, an intervention that reinforced his status as a Hollywood icon among new generations.
As a human and social consequence of the profile, His figure serves today to discuss active longevity in the industry: He has formal recognition on the Walk of Fame and awards that certify his impact, and his retirement in Los Angeles maintains the possibility of occasional appearances at public events.
