Hitchcock's Leading Ladies Then and Now: Who Is Still With Us?

On October 6, 2026, Eva Marie Saint, the woman who clung to Cary Grant on Mount Rushmore in North by Northwest, died at 102. In this Halloween season of Psycho and The Birds, we look back at the women Alfred Hitchcock cast as his leading ladies, and at how he chose, dressed and directed them. We follow Joan Fontaine, Teresa Wright, Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, Doris Day, Barbara Bel Geddes, Janet Leigh, Suzanne Pleshette and Eva Marie Saint, and then meet the leading ladies still with us in 2026: Brigitte Auber, 101, Shirley MacLaine, 92, Vera Miles, 96, Kim Novak, 93, Tippi Hedren, 96, Diane Baker, 88, and Julie Andrews, 91. Facts in this video were checked against Wikipedia and the news reports, obituaries and references it cites, and against Reuters, NBC and other outlets for 2026 events. CHAPTERS 0:00 Hitchcock's leading ladies 0:57 Hitchcock and his blondes 2:04 Joan Fontaine (1917–2013) 3:44 Teresa Wright (1918–2005) 5:11 Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982) 6:36 Grace Kelly (1929–1982) 8:31 Doris Day (1922–2019) 9:55 Barbara Bel Geddes (1922–2005) 11:19 Janet Leigh (1927–2004) 13:24 Suzanne Pleshette (1937–2008) 14:44 Eva Marie Saint (1924–2026) 17:00 Brigitte Auber (101) 18:18 Shirley MacLaine (92) 19:57 Vera Miles (96) 21:37 Kim Novak (93) 23:21 Tippi Hedren (96) 25:49 Diane Baker (88) 27:29 Julie Andrews (91) 29:07 Hitchcock's legacy CREDITS Photos: Wikimedia Commons. Public domain studio, network and press publicity photos, trailer screenshots, Studio Harcourt portraits, Carl Van Vechten (Library of Congress) and White House photos, CC0 photo by Wilderstraum, plus: Janet Leigh (1998): John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com, CC BY-SA 2.0 Suzanne Pleshette (1991): Alan Light, CC BY 2.0 Eva Marie Saint (2009): Canadian Film Centre, photo by George Pimentel, CC BY 2.0 Shirley MacLaine (2014): MiamiFilmFestival, CC BY-SA 2.0 Tippi Hedren (2015): Elena Ringo, CC BY 4.0 Diane Baker (2023): John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com, CC BY-SA 2.0 Julie Andrews (2019): Bart ryker, CC BY-SA 4.0 Veronica Cartwright (2026): Joe Peacock, CC BY-SA 4.0 Some black-and-white photos were colorized and enhanced for this video. Footage (public domain / Creative Commons): Public domain theatrical trailers via Wikimedia Commons: Rebecca (1949 re-release), Shadow of a Doubt, Spellbound, High Noon, Rear Window (1968 re-release), To Catch a Thief, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Trouble with Harry, The Apartment, Vertigo, North by Northwest, On the Waterfront, Psycho, The Birds, Marnie Alfred Hitchcock Extended Interview (c. 1966, public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Universal Newsreel (National Archives, public domain): Doris Day award, September 1960; Hitchcock at the National Press Club, March 1963; The Birds opens on Broadway, March 1963 Music: original score created for Classic Stars Then & Now. #Hitchcock #ThenAndNow #ClassicHollywood