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Samantha Eggar
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British actress (1939–2025)
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Samantha Eggar was a British actor who worked in film, television, theatre, and stage. Born Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar in Hampstead, she began her career in 1961 and was educated at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. She spoke English and held United Kingdom citizenship.
Eggar received the Golden Globe Award and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Her notable works included roles in acting, theatre, film, and television. She had a child named Jenna Stern and was unmarried partner to David Hemmings.
She died of leukemia in Sherman Oaks on October 15, 2025, ending her work period that same year.
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Film & TV
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (March 5, 1939 — October 15, 2025) was an Oscar nominated English film, television and voice actress who appeared in Doctor Dolittle.
Known for
- Birth Pains — herself2015
- Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten — Jennifer Baines (archive footage)2013
- The Nine Lives of Chloe King — Olivia Rezza2011
- Disney Heroes Volume 1 — Hera (voice)2005
- Commander in Chief — Sara Templeton2005
- Cold Case — Sister Vivian Dole (2003)2003
- She Spies — Huffy English Woman2002
- The American Nightmare — Self2000
- The Astronaut's Wife — Dr. Patraba1999
- Loss of Faith — Insp. Strong1998
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Key facts
- Born
- Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar , ( 1939-03-05 ) 5 March 1939, London , England
- Died
- 15 October 2025 (2025-10-15) (aged 86), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United States (from after 1973)
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1959–2012
- Spouse
- Tom Stern ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1971 )
- Children
- Nicolas Stern , Jenna Stern
- Awards
- See below
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samantha
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Hampstead
- Place of death
- Sherman Oaks
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- television
- Official website
- www.samanthaeggar.net
- Image
- Samatha Eggar Anna and the King 1972.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1939-03-05
- Commons category
- Samantha Eggar
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- date of death
- 2025-10-15
- end of work period
- 2025-00-00
- unmarried partner
- David Hemmings
- birth name
- Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar
- name in native language
- Samantha Eggar
- cause of death
- leukemia
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Encyclopedic overview
Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (5 March 1939 – 15 October 2025) 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 Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Eggar later appeared as Emma Fairfax in Doctor Dolittle (1967) and the American drama The Molly Maguires (1970). In the early 1970s Eggar moved to the United States and Canada, where she later starred in several horror films, including The Dead Are Alive (1972), The Uncanny (1977) and David Cronenberg's cult thriller The Brood (1979).
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