Samantha Eggar

Acting

Samantha Eggar

Born March 5, 1939 · Hampstead, London, England, UK

Died October 15, 2025 · aged 86

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

HerculesHercules · 1997
Hercules
7.51997
MovieAnimationFamily
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!
The Astronaut's WifeThe Astronaut's Wife · 1999
The Astronaut's Wife
5.61999
MovieDramaScience Fiction
When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he decides to take a desk job in order to see his beautiful wife, Jillian, more often. Gradually, Jillian notices that Spencer's personality seems to have changed, but her concerns fade when she discovers that she's pregnant. As Jillian grows closer to becoming a mother, her suspicions about Spencer return. Why does it seem as if he's a different person?
The PhantomThe Phantom · 1996
The Phantom
5.31996
MovieAdventureAction
The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.
Doctor DolittleDoctor Dolittle · 1967
Doctor Dolittle
6.21967
MovieFamilyComedy
A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.
The BroodThe Brood · 1979
The Brood
6.71979
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalised wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
The Molly MaguiresThe Molly Maguires · 1970
The Molly Maguires
6.41970
MovieDramaHistory
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1876. A secret society of Irish coal miners, bond by a sacred oath, put pressure on the greedy and ruthless company they work for by sabotaging mining facilities in the hope of improving their working conditions and the lives of their families.
The CollectorThe Collector · 1965
The Collector
7.41965
MovieThriller
A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.
The ExterminatorThe Exterminator · 1980
The Exterminator
5.51980
MovieActionCrime
When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone.

Filmography

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Doctor in DistressDoctor in Distress · 1963
Doctor in Distress
6.31963
MovieComedy
"Doctor in Distress" is the fifth of the seven films in the "Doctor" series, and focuses on Sir Lancelot Spratt, Simon Sparrow's old teacher and sometimes nemesis. When the eternal bachelor Sir Lancelot injures his back and falls in love with his physiotherapist Iris Marchant, he becomes very distressed and turns to Simon for help. Simon, who now is a senior doctor at fictional Hampden Cross Hospital and hopelessly in love with aspiring actress Delia, sends him to a nature cure clinic in a vain attempt to help him lose weight, but Sir Lancelot can't get Iris off his mind and has her followed, first by a private investigator and eventually by himself. When he finally proposes, she rejects him and marries an old army major, which distresses Sir Lancelot even more.

Delia Mallory

L.A. LawL.A. Law · 1986
L.A. Law
7.11986
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.

Camille Bancroft

Commander in ChiefCommander in Chief · 2005
Commander in Chief
7.52005
SeriesDrama
Mackenzie Allen has a lot on her plate -- she has twin teenagers, a 6-year-old at home and an ambitious husband at the office, and she is about to become the first female president of the United States. Before that happens, however; Mackenzie, who serves as vice president, has to decide whether or not to go against the dying wishes of the current president, who has asked her to step down and let someone "more appropriate" fill his shoes in the Oval Office. Not only does the president want her to resign, so does the entire party that elected her in the first place. But when the moment of truth arrives, Mackenzie isn't willing to be a mere footnote in history. Instead of allowing her detractors to keep her down, she decides to trust her instincts and accept the most powerful job in the world.

Sara Templeton