Samantha Eggar
Biography
Samantha Eggar was an English actress who started in Shakespearean theater before gaining fame as a kidnap victim in William Wyler's thriller The Collector (1965), a performance that won her a Golden Globe and the Cannes Film Festival's Best Actress award and brought an Academy Award nomination. She went on to appear as Emma Fairfax in Doctor Dolittle (1967) and in the drama The Molly Maguires (1970). After moving to the United States and Canada in the early 1970s, she became known for horror roles, including The Uncanny (1977) and David Cronenberg's The Brood (1979). She also appeared in The Light at the Edge of the World (1971), Curtains (1983), The Phantom (1996) and The Astronaut's Wife (1999). She voiced Hera in Disney's Hercules (1997) and worked in video games and television.
86years old at death
- Born Hampstead
- Died Sherman Oaks
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 34 years1965 to 1999
Genres
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A role that slipped away
In the pilot for the drama Falcon Crest, titled The Vintage Years, Eggar played Maggie Gioberti, but Susan Sullivan took over the part once the series went into production.
A role that slipped away
Samantha Eggar was connected to parts in both Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? and Goodbye Mr Chips, yet she ended up in neither movie.
First role
Eggar's acting career started in a number of Shakespearean companies. One notable role was Titania in a 1962 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, which Tony Richardson directed.
Big break
Eggar was noticed by a talent scout while appearing in Douglas Seale's stage production Landscape with Figures, which led to her being cast in the film Dr. Crippen (1962) opposite Donald Pleasence.
A first
In 1963, Eggar played Claire Avery, the lead, in "Marcia", a second-season episode of The Saint. Following that appearance, she made no television guest appearance for 10 years.
Samantha Eggar movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Samantha Eggar shares two films with John Vernon, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
John Vernon's page
Calvin Butler2 films together, 1977 to 1983
Calvin Butler's page
Robert Duvall's page
Billy Zane's page
Donald Pleasence's page
Johnny Depp's page
All films by John Musker
All films by Ron Clements
Rand RavichDirector, 1 film, 1999
All films by Rand Ravich
Box office
What Samantha Eggar's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$306 million
6 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 6 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$253M82.6% of the total
- 2$20M6.4% of the total
- 3$17M5.7% of the total
- 4$9.0M2.9% of the total
- 5$5.0M1.6% of the total
- 6$2.2M0.7% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors from 1965 to 1966, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1966 | Awards | The Collector | Won |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| 1965 | Best Actress | The Collector | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.