Samantha Eggar
Samantha Eggar (* 5. March 1939 in Hampstead , London , England , as Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar ) is a British actress .
Life
She has an English father and her mother is of Portuguese and Dutch descent. She married Tom Stern in 1964 and have children Nicolas and Jenna Stern from their divorce in 1971 .
The member of the Royal Shakespeare Company made her debut with Dr. Crippen in 1962 in the film, had success as Dirk Bogarde's partner in Doctor in Need, and in 1965 she won the Acting Award at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival for her leading role alongside Terence Stamps in The Catcher by William Wyler and was nominated for an Oscar . She also became known to a large audience through the role of Emma Fairfax in Doctor Dolittle on the side of Rex Harrison . In France she played the heroine of the psychological thriller La Dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil . In 1976 she was seen as Mary Morstan Watson in the British film No Coke for Sherlock Holmes , in 1977 she played the murderer's wife with Peter Falk in the crime series " Columbo " ("Death Symphony") at Theodore Bikel's side . She also appeared as the wife of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's brother Robert on the television series Starship Enterprise - The Next Century . In 1983 she played together with John Vernon in the cult slasher Curtains .
Filmography (selection)
- 1962: Dr. Crippen
- 1963: Simon Templar and the double for death
- 1964: Desire ( Psyche 59 )
- 1965: The Catcher (The Collector)
- 1965: A door slams (Return from the Ashes)
- 1966: Not So Fast, My Boy (Walk Don't Run)
- 1967: Doctor Dolittle
- 1970: Die Krücke (The Walking Stick)
- 1970: Cursed Until Judgment Day (The Molly Maguires)
- 1970: The lady in the car with glasses and rifle (La Dame dans l'Auto avec des lunettes et un fusil)
- 1971: The Light at the Edge of the World (The Light at the Edge of the World)
- 1972: Anna and the King of Siam (Anna and the King)
- 1972: The Secret of the Yellow Tomb (L'etrusco uccide ancora)
- 1976: No coke for Sherlock Holmes (The Seven-Per-Cent Solution)
- 1976: Welcome to the bloody city (Welcome to Blood City)
- 1977: Columbo (episode 40 "Death Symphony")
- 1978: The great offensive (Il grande attacco)
- 1979: The Brood (The Brood)
- 1980: The Exterminator
- 1983: Curtains - The Ultimate Nightmare
- 1984: Magnum (an episode)
- 1987: Flashpoint Mexico (Love Among Thieves)
- 1990: Starship Enterprise - The Next Century ( Star Trek: The Next Generation , TV series, an episode)
- 1996: The Phantom
- 1997: Hercules (voice)
- 1999: The Astronaut's Wife - Evil has a new face
- 2012: Metalocalypse
Web links
- Official website of Samantha Eggar
- Samantha Eggar in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Samantha Eggar at screenonline.co.uk (English)
- Samantha Eggar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Samantha Eggar in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eggar, Samantha |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hampstead , London , England , United Kingdom |