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Samantha Eggar

British actress (1939-2025) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 86

Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar was an English actress. After beginning her career in Shakespearean theatre she rose to fame for her performance in William Wyler's thriller The Collector (1965), which earned her a Golden Globe Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, a Sant Jordi Award and an...

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2025Died15 October 20252013Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenSeries, Jennifer Baines (archive footage)2005Disney Heroes Volume 1Film, Hera (voice)2003Cold CaseSeries, Sister Vivian Dole (2003)1999The Astronaut's WifeFilm, Dr. Patraba1998HerculesSeries, Hera (voice)1996Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the ImpossibleFilm1993A Case for MurderFilm, Ellen Denvers1991Ragin CajunFilm, Dr. May1986L.A. LawSeries, Camille Bancroft1984Murder, She WroteSeries, Marta Quintessa1983CurtainsFilm, Samantha Sherwood1981DemonoidFilm, Jennifer Baines1980Magnum, P.I.Series, Laura Bennett1979The BroodFilm, Nola Carveth1978Fantasy IslandSeries, Helena Marsh1977The UncannyFilm, Edina Hamilton (segment "Hollywood 1936")1975BarettaSeries1973A Name for EvilFilm, Joanna Blake1971The Light at the Edge of the WorldFilm, Arabella1969Hawaii Five-OSeries, Agnes DuBois1967Doctor DolittleFilm, Emma Fairfax1966Golden Globe AwardsAward1965Cannes Film Festival Award for Best ActressAward1964Psyche 59Film, Robin1962The Wild and the WillingFilm, Josie Stevens1944Golden Globe AwardsSeries1939Born5 March 1939

People around Samantha

  • Hercules 1997
  • The Collector 1965
  • The Brood 1979
  • Walk Don't Run 1966
  • The Molly Maguires 1970

Filmography 40

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Television 24

Media & music

Photos 2

Awards

Golden Globe Awards1966
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress1965

About this person

After beginning her career in Shakespearean theatre she rose to fame for her performance in William Wyler's thriller The Collector (1965), which earned her a Golden Globe Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, a Sant Jordi Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2025 · aged 86