Archived and added author’s name← Previous revisionRevision as of 21:48, 8 October 2026 Line 21: Line 21: Saint graduated from [[Bowling Green State University]] in 1946 and began her career as a television and radio actress in the late 1940s. She played the role of Thelma in [[Horton Foote]]'s ''[[The Trip to Bountiful (play)|The Trip to Bountiful]]'' (1953) for which she earned [[Theatre World Award]]. She made her film debut in [[Elia Kazan]]'s ''[[On the Waterfront]]'' (1954), opposite [[Marlon Brando]]. The film won eight Academy Awards, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], and earned her the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] along with a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] nomination for [[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|Most Promising Newcomer]]. Saint graduated from [[Bowling Green State University]] in 1946 and began her career as a television and radio actress in the late 1940s. She played the role of Thelma in [[Horton Foote]]'s ''[[The Trip to Bountiful (play)|The Trip to Bountiful]]'' (1953) for which she earned [[Theatre World Award]]. She made her film debut in [[Elia Kazan]]'s ''[[On the Waterfront]]'' (1954), opposite [[Marlon Brando]]. The film won eight Academy Awards, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], and earned her the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] along with a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] nomination for [[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|Most Promising Newcomer]]. Saint continued her film career with roles in ''[[Raintree County (film)|Raintree County]]'' and ''[[A Hatful of Rain]]'' (both 1957); for the latter she was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Golden Globe]] and a second [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award]]. She then starred as Eve Kendall in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[North by Northwest]]'' (1959) a landmark thriller that became one of the defining films of both Hitchcock's career and the suspense genre.{{Cite web |date=April 29, 2026 |title=1959 Hit Film, 'North by Northwest' Which Became the Blueprint for Action Thrillers, Ranked Among 'Best Movies of All Time' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/1959-hit-film-north-northwest-173432643.html |access-date=July 2, 2026 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Entertainment]] |language=en-US}} Saint continued her film career with roles in ''[[Raintree County (film)|Raintree County]]'' and ''[[A Hatful of Rain]]'' (both 1957); for the latter she was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Golden Globe]] and a second [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award]]. She then starred as Eve Kendall in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[North by Northwest]]'' (1959) a landmark thriller that became one of the defining films of both Hitchcock's career and the suspense genre.{{Cite web |date=April 29, 2026 |title=1959 Hit Film, 'North by Northwest' Which Became the Blueprint for Action Thrillers, Ranked Among 'Best Movies of All Time' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/1959-hit-film-north-northwest-173432643.html |access-date=July 2, 2026 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Entertainment]] |language=en-US|last=Kilmek|first=Olivia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20261008214308/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/1959-hit-film-north-northwest-173432643.html|archive-date=2026-10-08}} In the 1960s, Saint appeared in ''[[Exodus (1960 film)|Exodus]]'' (1960), ''[[36 Hours (1964 film)|36 Hours]]'' (1964), ''[[The Sandpiper]]'' (1965), ''[[The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming]]'', and ''[[Grand Prix (1966 film)|Grand Prix]]'' (both 1966). From the 1970s onward, she worked primarily on television and stage, later winning a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy Award]] for the television miniseries ''People Like Us'' (1990). Her last theatrical film appearance was in ''[[Winter's Tale (film)|Winter's Tale]]'' (2014). For her contributions to motion pictures and television, Saint received two stars on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. In the 1960s, Saint appeared in ''[[Exodus (1960 film)|Exodus]]'' (1960), ''[[36 Hours (1964 film)|36 Hours]]'' (1964), ''[[The Sandpiper]]'' (1965), ''[[The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming]]'', and ''[[Grand Prix (1966 film)|Grand Prix]]'' (both 1966). From the 1970s onward, she worked primarily on television and stage, later winning a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy Award]] for the television miniseries ''People Like Us'' (1990). Her last theatrical film appearance was in ''[[Winter's Tale (film)|Winter's Tale]]'' (2014). For her contributions to motion pictures and television, Saint received two stars on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].