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Birth Name: Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Eggar

Age: 85, born 5 March 1939

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 5"

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Description: Samantha Eggar (born: 5 March 1939 in Hampstead, London) is an English film, television, theatre and voice actress. She was born Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar to Ralph (a brigadier in the British Army) and a mother (Muriel) of Dutch and Portuguese descent. Eggar was brought up as a Roman Catholic and educated at St Mary's Providence Convent, Woking, Surrey. She began her acting career in several Shakespearean companies and debuted on film in 1962 in 'The Wild and the Willing'. Also in 1962, she played Ethel Le Neve in the film 'Dr. Crippen', alongside Donald Pleasence. Eggar starred in the c Samantha Eggar (born: 5 March 1939 in Hampstead, London) is an English film, television, theatre and voice actress.

She was born Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar to Ralph (a brigadier in the British Army) and a mother (Muriel) of Dutch and Portuguese descent.

Eggar was brought up as a Roman Catholic and educated at St Mary's Providence Convent, Woking, Surrey.

She began her acting career in several Shakespearean companies and debuted on film in 1962 in 'The Wild and the Willing'. Also in 1962, she played Ethel Le Neve in the film 'Dr. Crippen', alongside Donald Pleasence.

Eggar starred in the comedy 'Walk, Don't Run' (1966) with Cary Grant (his last picture) and Jim Hutton.

She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for 'The Collector' (1965), directed by William Wyler. She won a Golden Globe award for this performance and was also named Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival.

In 1964, she married actor Tom Stern, with whom she has a son, Nicolas Stern, and a daughter, Jenna Stern. Eggar and Stern divorced in 1971.

Eggar appeared in the films 'Curtains', 'Doctor Dolittle', 'The Molly Maguires', 'Dark Horse', 'The Brood' and 'The Light at the Edge of the World'.

In 1976, she costarred with Peter Falk and Theodore Bikel in the 'Columbo' episode "The Bye-Bye Sky High IQ Murder Case".

In 1997, she provided the voice of Hera in Disney's animated film Hercules. Eggar also had a role in a 1999 picture, The Astronaut's Wife, which starred Johnny Depp.

She has appeared as the wife of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's brother Robert in the television series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' and as Sarah Templeton, the wife of Speaker of the House Nathan Templeton (Donald Sutherland), on the short-lived television series 'Commander in Chief', which starred Geena Davis.

In 2000, she had a brief run in the American soap opera 'All My Children'. In 2003, she appeared in the first season of 'Cold Case', episode 14 ("The Boy In The Box") as Sister Vivian.

In 2009, she played the mother of Jack and Becky Gallagher in season 1, episode 11 ("Lines in the Sand") of the FOX television series 'Mental'. ... (more)

Tags: Actress (3), American (2), Born 1939 (2), English (1), 1960s (1), Catholic (1), Beautiful (1), Redhead (1), Freckles (1), Tv Actress (1), Freckled (1), Film Actress (1), Still Living (1)

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