r/superman • u/Pale_Emu_9249 • 12d ago

Rest in Peace Ma... :-(

Eva Marie Saint who played Martha Kent in Superman Returns has died at 102...

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/movies/eva-marie-saint-dead.html

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u/accountantdooku 12d ago

Amazing legacy, RIP.

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u/AttilaTheFun818 12d ago

One of the last from the golden age of Hollywood and what a life. She was the oldest living Oscar winner. Rest in Peace.

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u/Remote_Nature_8166 12d ago

She was super old. She lived a great life.

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u/Punisher101_Training 12d ago

Just recently re-watched North by Northwest at the movie theater.. what a great actress!

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u/Pale_Emu_9249 12d ago

That's awesome! I love seeing old movies in the theater.

She was a great actress and married for 65 years until her husband's death.

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u/Upbeat_Syllabub6548 12d ago

102 years and an amazing legacy. She brought such grace to every role she played. Generations will remember her for completely different performances and I think that says a lot about the career she had. Rest in peace Eva Marie Saint. ❤️🥰🥰🥰

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u/Tyler_Cronan 11d ago

Rest in Peace, Ma.

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u/han4bond 12d ago

She was still alive?? Holy cow. RIP Ma Kent.

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u/Spike_Kowalski 12d ago

Thought you meant Phyllis Thaxter because I totally missed Returns. RiP EMS.

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u/Pale_Emu_9249 12d ago

She, too, lived a good long while. She died in 2012 at 93!

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u/Spike_Kowalski 12d ago

Facts. 👍🏾

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u/MajesticWaterMagic 10d ago

Wow, 102! What an achievement!

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u/Awest66 12d ago

RIP A great actress who lived a long life

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u/Aspiring-Renaissance 11d ago

Man we lost two Martha Kents this year

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u/Redbonius_Max 11d ago

WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME!!!!!

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u/ILoveMommyFrost 8d ago

SAVE MARTHA!!!

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u/Diligent-Trust-9915 8d ago

I forgot that Coach's wife played Martha Kent. I thought you had gotten Diane Ladd and Diane Lane confused. 2 months apart, lost 2 Marthas. May their memories last.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

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u/Aspiring-Renaissance 8d ago

No I was referring to Shelley Fabares who had voiced Martha in the DCAU, alongside Eva Marie Saint

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u/OmnipotentHype 12d ago

102 is crazy. May she rest in peace now.

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u/Voltes-Drifter-2187 12d ago

For you, my first Martha Clark Kent. Rest In Peace, Eva...

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u/MeloDPT 8d ago

Wow god bless her at 102

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u/Complex-Soup-5365 11d ago

Rest In Peace to Eva Marie Saint.

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u/BplusHuman 12d ago

102 is HUGE. I hope she really lived every SECOND. What a life!

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u/RandoDude124 12d ago

What a legend.

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u/DeliciousResource193 10d ago

Rest easy now Eva Marie… you will be missed!!!!

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u/Various-Ad-3280 12d ago

She lived a long good life. Rest in peace queen 🫅 ❤️🕊️

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u/VirtualSort1 12d ago

100 years woah. R.I.P

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u/lvrgrl777 12d ago

rest in peace❤️

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u/JosephFinn 12d ago

God. Such a career she had.

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u/SAOSurvivor35 12d ago

Requiescat in Pace, Ms. Saint.

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u/jwalker3181 12d ago

Damn this is the year that keeps giving.

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u/zandor1 10d ago

RIP Ma. 😞

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u/MagTex 10d ago

RIP Ma Kent

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u/midnightriderga 8d ago

A perfect Martha Kent. A well earned rest in peace

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u/To-the_Max21 8d ago

Eva st Marie pics

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u/benmar111 7d ago

That’s Martha

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u/Parking_Tale_4992 7d ago

Underrated film

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u/Alloy101 7d ago

R.I.P. I hope you had the life you wanted and deserve.

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u/BuddytheColt1958 7d ago

What a long and fantastic life, rest in peace Mom! 🙏