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Eva Marie Saint (born July 4 , 1924 ) is an Academy Award -winning American Actress . She played blonde, graceful leading ladies in many films, starting in the 1950s .


EARLY LIFE

Saint was born in Newark, New Jersey , USA . She studied acting at Bowling Green State University , and did some work in radio and television before winning the Drama Critics Award for her stage role in '' A Trip To Bountiful '' ( 1953 ).


CAREER

Her first film role was in '''' ( 1957 ) with Don Murray , Alfred Hitchcock's '' North By Northwest '' ( 1959 ) with Cary Grant , and '' Exodus '' ( 1960 ) with Paul Newman .

Because of the second-rate film roles that came her way in the 1970s , Saint returned to Television and the stage in the 1980s . She has appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies, and won an Emmy in 1990 for the mini-series '' People Like Us ''.

Saint will play Martha Kent , the adoptive mother of Superman , in '' Superman Returns '' ( 2006 ).

Marie Saint has two stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame , one for motion pictures at 6624 Hollywood Blvd., and one for television at 6730 Hollywood Blvd.


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  Title Academy Award For Best Supporting Actress
  Years 1954<br>'''for '' On The Waterfront '' '''
  Before Donna Reed <br>for '' From Here To Eternity ''
  After Jo Van Fleet <br>for '' East Of Eden ''



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