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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-winning actress of ‘On the Waterfront,’ dies at 102

She refused the trappings of superstardom in order to balance a versatile career with a fulfilling off-screen domestic life.

Eva Marie Saint, an Oscar-winning actress, has died at the age of 102. She passed away on October 6 at her home in Los Angeles, according to the Toronto Sun.

Saint began her career with a movie debut in "On the Waterfront," where she played the convent-bred love interest of Marlon Brando, and won an Academy Award for her role. She later starred as the chic seductress of Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest," as reported by multiple sources.

Over her seven-decade career, Saint built a legendary resume in film and television, earning an Emmy, as mentioned by Free Malaysia Today. Her death was attributed to natural causes, and she was surrounded by family and loved ones at the time of her passing.

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