Question 1

True or false: Eva Marie Saint won an Oscar for her role in On the Waterfront.

Accepted Answer

True. She won Best Supporting Actress in 1955 for playing Edie Doyle opposite Marlon Brando.

Question 2

True or false: Eva Marie Saint was famously colorblind and never saw her own Technicolor films.

Accepted Answer

False. She had no known colorblindness; this is a myth likely confused with other actors.

Question 3

True or false: She was the only actor to star in both a Hitchcock film and a superhero movie.

Accepted Answer

False. Many actors have done this; Saint was in North by Northwest but not a superhero film.

Question 4

True or false: Eva Marie Saint performed her own stunts in the Mount Rushmore scene of North by Northwest.

Accepted Answer

False. A stunt double handled the dangerous cliff work; Saint only filmed close-ups on a set.

Question 5

True or false: She was the first actress to appear on the cover of Time magazine.

Accepted Answer

True. Saint graced the cover of Time on March 28, 1955, shortly after her Oscar win.

Question 6

True or false: She voiced a character in the animated film The Incredibles.

Accepted Answer

False. Saint never voiced in Pixar films; her later work was mostly TV guest spots.

Question 7

True or false: Saint was a close friend of Marilyn Monroe and attended her funeral.

Accepted Answer

True. They met on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl and remained friends until Monroe's death.

Question 8

True or false: She was offered the role of Marion Crane in Psycho but turned it down.

Accepted Answer

True. Hitchcock wanted her, but she was pregnant and declined; Janet Leigh took the part.

Eva Marie Saint Trivia Questions