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Actor · 1924 to 2026

Eva Marie Saint

Best rated (acting): North by Northwest (8.0)

Acting films
20
Acting avg
6.53
Peak run
1954’60
Oscar wins
1 of 1
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Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Eva Marie Saint, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1954 to 1960, 7.155678196019701980199020002010North by Northwest 8.0Superman Returns 5.8Career avg 6.53

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Eva Marie Saint's career barcodecoolhot
195421 films2014
Current formLast 5: 6.05 vs career 6.53 (−0.48)
  1. LI Dreamed of Africa2000 · 5.4−1.1
  2. WBecause of Winn-Dixie2005 · 6.50.0
  3. LDon't Come Knocking2005 · 6.2−0.3
  4. LSuperman Returns2006 · 5.8−0.7
  5. LWinter's Tale2014 · 6.3−0.2
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Eva by the numbers

Average
6.53
17 rated films
Vote weighted
6.61
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.71
rating spread
Career
61y
1954 to 2014
Total votes
14.3K
across every film
Best
8.0
North by Northwest
Worst
5.8
Superman Returns
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2014Winter's Tale posterWinter's TaleWilla (Adult)6.31,438
2006Superman Returns posterSuperman ReturnsMartha Kent5.84,733
2005Don't Come Knocking posterDon't Come KnockingHoward's Mother6.2149
2005Because of Winn-Dixie posterBecause of Winn-DixieMiss Franny6.5258
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There posterBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf·7
2000I Dreamed of Africa posterI Dreamed of AfricaFranca5.486
1986Nothing in Common posterNothing in CommonLorraine Basner5.9140
1972Cancel My Reservation posterCancel My ReservationSheila Bartlett·5
1970Loving posterLovingSelma Wilson·19
1968The Stalking Moon posterThe Stalking MoonSarah Carver5.978
1966Grand Prix posterGrand PrixLouise Frederickson7.3240
1966The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! posterThe Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!Elspeth Whittaker6.5141
1965The Sandpiper posterThe SandpiperClaire Hewitt6.456
196436 Hours poster36 HoursAnna Hedler7.178
1962All Fall Down posterAll Fall DownEcho O'Brien6.030
1960Exodus posterExodusKitty Fremont6.7239
1959North by Northwest posterNorth by NorthwestEve Kendall8.04,669
1957Raintree County posterRaintree CountyNell Gaither6.459
1957A Hatful of Rain posterA Hatful of RainCelia Pope6.831
1956That Certain Feeling posterThat Certain FeelingDunreath Henry·6
Better together?

Eva Marie Saint's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: John Frankenheimer and Eva Marie Saint movies

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On Eva Marie Saint

1 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1955
    Eva Marie Saint
    Won

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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