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Samantha Eggar

Born: 5th Mar 1939 Hampstead, London, England, UK - Died 15th Oct 2025
Dept: Acting
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 86
Film: 53 (62%)
Television: 33 (38%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Fantasy, Family, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action, Talk, History, Kids, War & Politics, Soap, War, Western, Reality

Filmography

Birth Pains Documentary
2015
Fun thirty-three minute documentary about the making of David Cronenberg's THE BROOD features interviews with star Samantha Eggar, executive producer ... view
Character:
herself
Jul 2013 (first aired)
A satirical film series in which Oliver Kalkofe and Peter Rütten present and comment on B-movies that are characterized by a particularly bad style o ... view
Character:
Jennifer Baines (archive footage) (1 ep.)
The Nine Lives of Chloe King Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Jun 2011 (first aired)
Chloe King is looking forward to celebrating her birthday with her friends and single mother, just like every other year... that is until she starts d ... view
Character:
Olivia Rezza (1 ep.)
Sep 2005 (first aired)
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 bec ... view
Character:
Sara Templeton (9 ep.)
Disney Heroes Volume 1 Animation, Family
2005
Character:
Hera (voice)
Cold Case Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sep 2003 (first aired)
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush ... view
Character:
Sister Vivian Dole (2003) (1 ep.)
She Spies Action & Adventure, Comedy
Jul 2002 (first aired)
She Spies is an action-adventure television show that ran from September 9, 2002 until May 17, 2004, in two seasons. The show was sold into syndicatio ... view
Character:
Huffy English Woman (1 ep.)
The American Nightmare Documentary, Horror
2000
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society. ... view
Character:
Self
The Astronaut's Wife Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
1999
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 beau ... view
Character:
Dr. Patraba
Loss of Faith Thriller, Drama, TV Movie
1998
A crime novelist searches for a missing baby at his sister's behest and makes painful discoveries about himself along the way. ... view
Character:
Insp. Strong
Hercules Comedy, Kids, Animation, Action & Adventure
Aug 1998 (first aired)
Follow Herc's many labors during the years he spent training on how to be a hero under the tutelage of satyr Phil. Many of the Olympian Gods and Godde ... view
Character:
Hera (voice) (7 ep.)
Hercules Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
1997
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 ... view
Character:
Hera (voice)
Everything to Gain Drama, Mystery, Romance, TV Movie
1996
After losing her husband and two daughters in a robbery, Mallory must face up to her bereavement and ensuing depression. ... view
Character:
Diana Keswick
Siegfried and Roy: Masters of the Impossible Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
1996
Inspired by the theatrical magicians Siegfried and Roy, this animated adventure transplants the stage personalities into a fantastical world called Sa ... view
Character:
Corwin Documentary
1996
Biography of Norman Corwin, the great writer, producer and director of the Golden Age of Radio. Actors in his radio plays included Orson Welles, Jimmy ... view
Character:
Self
The Phantom Adventure, Action
1996
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 tha ... view
Character:
Lily Palmer
Inevitable Grace Thriller
1994
A Beverly Hills millionaire with an obsession about actress Grace Kelly blackmails a woman into becoming her. ... view
Character:
Brit
The Magic Flute Fantasy, Animation, Adventure, TV Movie
1994
Based on Mozart’s opera, a young prince is gifted a magical flute by the Queen of the night to help him find a missing princess and he uncovers a hi ... view
Character:
Queen of the Night
Burke's Law Drama, Crime
Jan 1994 (first aired)
Burke's Law, a revival of the 1960s cop television series of the same name, aired on CBS from 1994 to 1995. The series centers on Amos Burke, a senior ... view
Character:
Catherine Lanier (1 ep.)
Oct 1993 (first aired)
Lake Success is an idyllic location on which a fabulously wealthy family lives. However, all is not well in the family, with illicit sexual affairs, p ... view
Character:
Diana Westley (3 ep.)
A Case for Murder Thriller, Crime, Drama, TV Movie
1993
Jack Hammett is an aggressive young defence attorney on the rise up the corporate ladder. In the courtroom he's known as the "Hail Mary Kid" for his a ... view
Character:
Ellen Denvers
Round Numbers Comedy
1992
A housewife who despises society's obsession with health and looks suspects her husband of cheating on her with a hot model in a local health spa. She ... view
Character:
Anne
Dark Horse Family
1992
14 year old Allison has to go to a horse farm. With all the horses and the help of the owner Susan Hadley she finds new sense in her life. ... view
Character:
Mrs.Curtis
P.J. Sparkles Animation
1992
PJ is an orphan with no last name and she has a special wish, she wants someone to love. One night while out riding her grey horse Blaze, PJ gets her ... view
Character:
Mrs. O'Mally / Crown (voice)
The Legend of Prince Valiant Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Sep 1991 (first aired)
After his kingdom is usurped, Prince Valliant sets out on a thrilling quest to find Camelot and join King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table. ... view
Character:
Queen Guinevere (voice) (65 ep.)
Ragin Cajun Action
1991
After his girlfriend is kidnapped by a vicious mobster, Cage rips into action with a vengeance. Retired from kickboxing to pursue dreams of being an e ... view
Character:
Dr. May
Dors: The Other Diana Documentary
1990
Documentary about the life and career of actress Diana Dors, Britain's own "Blonde Bombshell". ... view
Character:
A Ghost in Monte Carlo Romance, History, TV Movie
1990
A chance meeting between British nobleman and lovely young Mistral foils a plot by her manipulating Aunt Emilie to avenge the death of her sister, Mis ... view
Character:
Jeanne
Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder Adventure, Drama, TV Movie
1988
In a well received addition to the Disney original, Johnny Cash and Tim Dunigan play Davy Crockett. Crockett and Andrew Jackson, now old men, share th ... view
Character:
Ory Palmer
Star Trek: The Next Generation Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Sep 1987 (first aired)
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new world ... view
Character:
Marie Picard (1 ep.)
Love Among Thieves Comedy, Mystery, Romance
1987
Caroline DuLac, a baroness and concert pianist, steals three jewel-encrusted Faberge eggs from a San Francisco museum. The eggs were demanded as ranso ... view
Character:
Solange
L.A. Law Drama, War & Politics
Sep 1986 (first aired)
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 B ... view
Character:
Camille Bancroft (1 ep.)
1986
A documentary on the film director William Wyler (1902-1981), this feature was conceived by his daughter, Catherine, as a loving tribute. Utilizing a ... view
Character:
Self
Matlock Drama, Crime
Mar 1986 (first aired)
Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his t ... view
Character:
Katherine Randolph (1 ep.)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Drama, Mystery, Crime
Sep 1985 (first aired)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The s ... view
Character:
Lisa Talbot (1 ep.)
Sep 1985 (first aired)
George Burns Comedy Week is a comedy anthology television series broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1985 fall lineup, hosted by Geor ... view
Character:
Mrs. Cratchit (1 ep.)
Murder, She Wrote Mystery, Crime, Drama
Sep 1984 (first aired)
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases. ... view
Character:
Marta Quintessa (1 ep.)
Sep 1984 (first aired)
The Finder of Lost Loves TV show was a 60 minute drama series on ABC about a private investigator who specialized in finding lost loves from the past ... view
Character:
Megan Brody (1 ep.)
For the Term of His Natural Life Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
May 1983 (first aired)
In 1830s England, a young man from a good but troubled family is unjustly convicted of stealing a watch. He's transported to Van Diemen's Land where h ... view
Character:
Mrs. Vickers (3 ep.)
Curtains Horror, Thriller
1983
Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer. ... view
Character:
Samantha Sherwood
The Hot Touch Drama, Crime
1982
A master art forger and his partner in crime, an art expert who can vouch for the authenticity of the forgeries, are making a bundle. An art dealer fi ... view
Character:
Samantha O'Brien
Hotel Drama, Soap
Aug 1982 (first aired)
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Ar ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Darkroom Drama
Nov 1981 (first aired)
Darkroom is an American television thriller series which ABC transmitted from November 27, 1981 to January 15, 1982. It was an anthology horror/thrill ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Demonoid Horror
1981
A British woman visits her husband at the Mexican mine he is attempting to reopen and discovers that the workers refuse to enter the mine, fearing an ... view
Character:
Jennifer Baines
Feb 1981 (first aired)
Aloha Paradise is an American comedy series that aired on ABC on Wednesday night from February 25, 1981 to April 22, 1981. Aloha Paradise follows Syd ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Magnum, P.I. Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dec 1980 (first aired)
A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar ... view
Character:
Laura Bennett (1 ep.)
The Exterminator Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
1980
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. ... view
Character:
Dr. Megan Stewart
Hart to Hart Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Sep 1979 (first aired)
Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife, moonlight as amateur detectives. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Brood Horror, Science Fiction
1979
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalised wife, amidst a series of brutal murders. ... view
Character:
Nola Carveth
Mar 1979 (first aired)
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and p ... view
Character:
Gwen Carter (1 ep.)
1978
The life and times of the flamboyant showman who built his legendary Follies around beautiful women -- as told by the women in his life. ... view
Character:
Billie Burke
The Biggest Battle Drama, War
Original title: Il grande attacco
1978
A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war. ... view
Character:
Annelise Ackermann
Unknown Powers Mystery, Documentary, Drama
1978
A documentary –actually three episodes of a canceled TV series edited together– examining various phenomena, including ESP, psychic surgery and pa ... view
Character:
Hostess
The Love Boat Drama, Comedy
Sep 1977 (first aired)
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard ... view
Character:
Mary-Louise Murphy (1 ep.)
Meg Chase (1 ep.)
The Uncanny Horror
1977
Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate atte ... view
Character:
Edina Hamilton (segment "Hollywood 1936")
Welcome to Blood City Science Fiction, Western, Thriller, Mystery
1977
Five strangers awake, finding themselves with no memory in a world resembling the wild west. Their task is to become exempt from being killed - what t ... view
Character:
Katherine
Why Shoot the Teacher? Drama, Comedy
1977
It's the winter of 1935 and Max Brown is newly arrived in Willowgreen, Saskatchewan - a rural Canadian prairie town - on his first teaching job in a o ... view
Character:
Alice Field
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Mystery, Thriller
1976
Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. ... view
Character:
Mary Morstan Watson
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
1976
After his wife is killed in a mysterious bomb explosion, a cop leaves the department and starts a charter boat service. When an undercover agent who i ... view
Character:
Anne Roland
The Hemingway Play TV Movie, Drama
1976
A novel portrait of author Ernest Hemingway, in which four versions of the man from different points of his life exist simultaneously. ... view
Character:
Glynis
Family Drama
Mar 1976 (first aired)
The lives of the middle-class Lawrence family in Pasadena, California. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Starsky & Hutch Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
Sep 1975 (first aired)
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the street ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (0 ep.)
Charlotte (1 ep.)
1975
The curse of the legendary blue Hope Diamond on all its owners is dramatized from the gem's discovery in 17th Century India until its donation to the ... view
Character:
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Baretta Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jan 1975 (first aired)
Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC ser ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
All the Kind Strangers Horror, Thriller, TV Movie
1974
An LA photographer, driving through backwoods country, spots a young boy walking on the side of the road and offers him a ride home. After reaching th ... view
Character:
Carol Ann
Lucas Tanner Drama
Sep 1974 (first aired)
Lucas Tanner, a former baseball player and sportswriter, becomes an English teacher at a suburban high school. His unconventional teaching methods oft ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Double Indemnity Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
1973
A scheming wife lures an insurance investigator into helping murder her husband and then declare it an accident. The investigator's boss, not knowing ... view
Character:
Phyllis Dietrickson
A Name for Evil Drama, Horror, Thriller
1973
Dissatisfied with the family architectural business, a man and his wife pack up and move out to his great-grandfather's old house in the country. Whil ... view
Character:
Joanna Blake
Anna and the King Comedy, Drama
Sep 1972 (first aired)
A stern schoolteacher clashes with an aristocratic 19th-century king. ... view
Character:
Anna Owens (13 ep.)
The Dead Are Alive Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Original title: L'etrusco uccide ancora
1972
A photographer on an archaeological expedition digging up Etruscan ruins in Italy begins to suspect that not all the Etruscans buried there are actual ... view
Character:
Myra Shelton
Columbo Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sep 1971 (first aired)
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing ap ... view
Character:
Vivian Brandt (1 ep.)
The Light at the Edge of the World Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
1971
Pirates take over a lighthouse on a rocky island. They then execute a devious plan to cause ships to run aground, pillaging their wrecks. A lone membe ... view
Character:
Arabella
Original title: La Dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil
1970
Dany Longo is red-haired, beautiful, disturbed, passionate--and nearsighted. As she speeds through the south of France in a purloined Thunderbird on a ... view
Character:
Danielle Lang, dit : Dany
The Walking Stick Crime, Drama, Romance
1970
A young woman's highly ordered and structured life is turned upside-down when she meets a handsome stranger at a party. Friendship soon develops into ... view
Character:
Deborah Dainton
The Molly Maguires Drama, History, Thriller
1970
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1876. A secret society of Irish coal miners, bond by a sacred oath, put pressure on the greedy and ruthless company t ... view
Character:
Mary Raines
Hawaii Five-O Action & Adventure, Drama
Sep 1968 (first aired)
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired ... view
Character:
Agnes DuBois (1 ep.)
Doctor Dolittle Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
1967
A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail. ... view
Character:
Emma Fairfax
Walk Don't Run Comedy, Romance
1966
During the housing shortage of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, two men and a woman share a small apartment in Tokyo, and the older man soon starts play ... view
Character:
Christine Easton
Return from the Ashes Thriller, Drama
1965
A Jewish woman, Dr. Michele Wolf, interred in a Nazi concentration camp during WWII returns to her Paris home after the war's end. She's unaware that ... view
Character:
Fabienne Wolf
The Collector Thriller
1965
A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there. ... view
Character:
Miranda Grey
Psyche 59 Drama, Mystery
1964
An industrialist's wife tries to remember the shocking sight that made her blind. ... view
Character:
Robin
Dr. Crippen Drama, Crime
1963
A British physician stands trial for murdering his wife after he and his mistress are captured while fleeing to Canada. ... view
Character:
Ethel Le Neve
1963
"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 som ... view
Character:
Delia Mallory
The Wild and the Willing Romance, Drama
1962
Harry Brown is a somewhat rough and wild university student, who has the ability to win friends, especially the underdogs like Phil who doesn't play ' ... view
Character:
Josie Stevens
The Saint Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Oct 1962 (first aired)
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in ... view
Character:
Claire Avery (1 ep.)
Golden Globe Awards Reality, Talk
Jan 1944 (first aired)
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Associatio ... view
Character:
Self - Nominee (1 ep.)