Eva Marie Saint, an acclaimed actress whose career spanned more than seven decades and who was one of the last surviving stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age, died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 102. A family representative, Jeff Sanderson, confirmed her death, attributing it to natural causes.

Born on July 4, 1924, in East Orange, New Jersey, Saint grew up in a Quaker family in Delmar, New York. The daughter of a B.F. Goodrich executive and a former schoolteacher, she developed a passion for acting during her college years at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where she starred in campus plays. Saint began her professional career in radio and television before transitioning to film.

Saint made a notable film debut in 1954 opposite Marlon Brando in "On the Waterfront," directed by Elia Kazan. She portrayed Edie Doyle, a convent-educated young woman whose relationship with Brando’s character helps awaken his conscience amid a corrupt union backdrop. For this role, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1955. Saint was reportedly nine months pregnant when she accepted the Oscar, with her son born shortly afterward.

Following her successful debut, she maintained a steady film presence while balancing family life. She declined certain high-profile contracts to focus on raising her two children with her husband, director Jeffrey Hayden, whom she married in 1951. They remained married until Hayden’s death in 2016.

Saint’s subsequent roles displayed a wide range, from dramatic to comedic. She starred opposite Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller "North by Northwest" (1959) as Eve Kendall, a mysterious romantic lead. Her performances in films like "A Hatful of Rain" (1957), "Raintree County" (1957), "Exodus" (1960)—in which she played an American nurse during the founding of Israel—and "All Fall Down" (1962) were met with critical approval. She also appeared in comedies such as "That Certain Feeling" (1956) with Bob Hope and "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming" (1966).

During the 1970s and 1980s, when film opportunities became less frequent, Saint shifted her focus toward television work. She earned an Emmy Award in 1990 for her supporting role in the TV adaptation of Dominick Dunne’s novel "People Like Us." Her television roles included a recurring part on the series "Moonlighting" in the late 1980s.

In later years, Saint continued acting sporadically in film, including supporting roles in "Superman Returns" (2006) as Martha Kent, Superman’s foster mother, marking a reunion of sorts with Marlon Brando, whose archival footage was used in the film. One of her final appearances was in the 2014 fantasy "Winter’s Tale."

Throughout her long career, Saint was recognized for her ability to convey both strength and sensitivity. She once reflected that her priority was maintaining a balanced professional and personal life, stating that she valued her home life alongside her acting career.

She is survived by her two children, Darrell and Laurette; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.