Eva Marie Saint’s cause of death: What we know about the Oscar-winning actress’s final health details at 102

On the Waterfront’s, actress Eva Marie Saint died at her Los Angeles home at the age of 102. Although her representative, Jeff Sanderson, previously confirmed in a statement that she died of natural causes, according to CBS News. Her cause of death was identified as cardiopulmonary arrest as per the death certificate reviewed by People.

Cardiopulmonary arrest occurs when the heart and breathing stop. It is different from a specific primary disease that may lead to the event. Other conditions noted in the medical records include senile dementia, hypertension, hyperthyroidism and embolism. As she died, she was surrounded by family and loved ones at her home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.

What was Eva Marie Saint known for?

Saint made her debut with the film, On the Waterfront in 1954. She was featured alongside Marlon Brando in the crime drama and played Edie Doyle.


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Her performance got her the Academy Award for best supporting actress in 1955. Winning an Oscar for her first feature film was a major milestone in her career.

Saint later starred opposite Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 thriller North by Northwest. She played Eve Kendall, a woman caught up in a dangerous case of mistaken identity.

Saint continued to work across film and television for decades. She started to work on her acting career while she was still a student at Bowling Green State University. After that she built a career across television, theater and film. For her performance in the 1990 television miniseries People Like Us, she secured an Emmy. She worked on films included the 2006 film Superman Returns, in which she played Martha Kent, and the 2014 film Winter’s Tale. She also voiced Katara in the animated series The Legend of Korra.

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Born in 1924, Eva was a native of Newark. She has a net approximate net worth of $20 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. She was married to Jeffrey Hayden. Saint had two children, Darrell and Laurette, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.