Eva Marie Saint – 1924

Eva Marie Saint had a legendary standing among her colleagues despite her intermittent cinema credits. She was best known for her role On the Waterfront. Although Alfred Hitchcock tapped her inner skills as a double agent in North by Northwest, she reprised the part in several future films, notably A Hatful of Rain.

Unfortunately, most of her films were never up to her standards, so she turned to television. Saint made significant contributions to shows like Fatal Vision and People Like Us. Her comeback to the big screen in Superman Returns reminded moviegoers of her timeless, ethereal beauty and her acting chops, which had been solid enough to hold her own against the Brandos and Grants of the world.