Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-winning ‘On the Waterfront’ and ‘North by Northwest’ star, dead at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress who became one of the defining stars of Hollywood’s Golden Era , has died.

She was 102.

Saint died Tuesday of natural causes at her Los Angeles home surrounded by family and loved ones, her representative confirmed to Fox News Digital.

The actress made an extraordinary film debut opposite Marlon Brando in the 1954 classic "On the Waterfront," winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in her performance as Edie Doyle.

Directed by Elia Kazan, the landmark drama launched Saint onto the big screen after she had already established herself in television and on the New York stage.

Her first movie role placed her opposite Brando at the apex of his fame.

POST MALONE, EVA MARIE SAINT AND OTHER CELEBRITIES WHO SHARE A BIRTHDAY WITH THE FOURTH OF JULY Five years later, Saint then firmly cemented her place in Hollywood's Golden Era history while starring opposite the legendary Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s "North by Northwest," playing the mysterious "Hitchcock Blonde" Eve Kendall in the cult-classic 1959 thriller.

The role offered a striking contrast to the vulnerable, angelic young woman she portrayed in "On the Waterfront." As Hitchcock’s elegant and enigmatic leading lady, Saint became part of one of the British director’s most enduring films, sharing the screen with Grant in a movie remembered for its sweeping romance, suspense and iconic Mount Rushmore climax.

Saint’s two best-known films alone paired her with Brando, Kazan, Grant and Hitchcock, but represent only the start of a career that would stretch more than 70 years.

Over an incredible career spanning more than seven decades, Saint worked alongside some of Hollywood’s most celebrated leading men, including Montgomery Clift, Henry Fonda, Paul Newman, Gregory Peck, Richard Burton, Warren Beatty, James Garner, George C.

Scott, Burt Lancaster and Tom Hanks .

OSCAR-WINNER BRENDA FRICKER, 'PIGEON LADY' FROM 'HOME ALONE 2,' DEAD AT 81 Her list of co-stars reads like a roll call of mid-century Hollywood.

She appeared with Clift and Elizabeth Taylor in "Raintree County," Newman in "Exodus," Beatty in "All Fall Down," Burton in "The Sandpiper" and Garner in the racing epic "Grand Prix." Other notable films featuring the actress include "A Hatful of Rain," "Raintree County," "Exodus," "The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming," "Grand Prix," "Nothing in Common" and, later in her career, " Superman Returns ." Saint was also a regular fixture of television and the stage.