Oldest Oscar Winner Passes Away
Eva Marie Saint was 102 years old.
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Actress Eva Marie Saint passed away on October 6, she was 102 years old.
The actress passed away from natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. Her career spanned various eras of cinema: from her role alongside Marlon Brando in the film "On the Waterfront," for which she received an Oscar in 1955 as Best Supporting Actress, to the role of Martha Kent, Superman's adoptive mother, in the 2006 film "Superman Returns."
The last film she appeared in was "Winter's Tale" (2014) with Colin Farrell, Russell Crowe, and Will Smith. Eva Marie was 90 years old at the time.
Eva Marie Saint was the oldest Oscar-winning actress and one of the last living stars of the "Golden Age of Hollywood," which is considered to be the period from the 1910s to the 1960s.