Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar on her film debut, dies at 102: Net worth and inside her 65-year marriage

Acclaimed American actress Eva Marie Saint who won an Oscar on her debut feature film, has died at 102. Rolling Stone reported her death, saying she ‘died of natural causes surrounded by family and loved ones’ at her home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 6, citing her representative, Jeff Sanderson’s statement,

The centenarian is one of the last remaining actresses of Hollywood’s golden era. She was known for some of the most iconic films of her time in Hollywood, including Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 thriller North by Northwest and A Hatful of Rain, which received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for her role in this drug-addiction drama two years later. Here’s everything we know about her net worth and family.

Eva Marie Saint's Net Worth

Eva has an estimated net worth of $20 million, as of 2026, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Born in 1924, the New Jersey native made her film debut in 1954's feature film On the Waterfront, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role after playing Edie Doyle in the drama.

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Eva Marie Saint’s husband and children

The actress was married to her husband, Jeffrey Hayden, for 65 years before his death on Christmas Eve 2016 at 90 after battling cancer. “He was the most interesting young man I'd ever met,” Eva told The San Diego Union-Tribune of her late husband in March 2018. They had two children, Darrell and Laurette Hayden.

How did Eva meet Jeffrey?

Their long story began in New York City. “[I was] carrying a modeling book with my name, Eva Marie Saint, in gold in little letters at the bottom. And the name intrigued him,” she said in a May 2014 interview with NPR. “He didn't see me from the front. It was the back. Oh, and the way I walked. And that was the moment.”

The couple got married in 1951, the same year she was starring in One Man's Family. Jeffrey, who was a film director, was always supportive of his wife and witnessed her film career thrive after 1954's On the Waterfront.

“A lot of being married a long time is luck,” Eva told The Washington Post in 1981. “I mean, getting a good one.”

Who Was Jeffrey Hayden?

Jeffery began his career as a TV and film director in the late '40s. He was known for his work on Dennis the Menace, The Andy Griffith Show, Lassie and many more. “It comes in waves,” Eva said to the Los Angeles Times on how she was processing her grief in March 2018.