After beginning her career in Shakespearean theatre she rose to fame for her performance in William Wyler 's thriller The Collector (1965), which earned her a Golden Globe Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

As of August 2024 she is the seventh-earliest surviving recipient of a Best Actress Oscar nomination (tied with Julie Christie), behind only Leslie Caron, Carroll Baker, Joanne Woodward, Shirley MacLaine, Sophia Loren, and Julie Andrews. She was nominated in 1965 for The Collector (1965).

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Samantha Eggar (born 5 March 1939) is a British actress. Eggar was born in London. Her father was a British Army officer. Her mother had Portuguese and Dutch acestors. Eggar has theater training, in companies doing works of Shakespeare. She began making movie appearances.

With her quintessential British charm, unmatched talent, and ability to transition seamlessly between diverse roles, Eggar has carved out a unique place in the annals of entertainment history.

Samantha Eggar is an English film, television, and voice actress. She was born as Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar in Hampstead, London, to a British military father and his wife.

2020年6月15日 · Samantha Eggar is an Oscar-nominated actress and voice artist. She is renowned as Dr. Patraba of The Astronaut’s Wife and Miranda Grey of The Collector. Last, in 2012, she contributed a voice to the character Whale in Metalocalypse.

Whether it's her Oscar-nominated portrayal of a terrified art student held hostage in William Wyler's The Collector (1965), or starring roles in such classics as Walk Don't Run (1966), Doctor Dolittle (1967), or The Molly Maguires (1970), Eggar is always a captivating presence.

Striking fresh-faced redhead who first made her mark as the object of Terence Stamp's obsessive desire in William Wyler's haunting "The Collector" (1965), a role which earned...

A gifted auburn-haired beauty who mysteriously failed to become a major star after her success (a BAFTA, an Oscar nomination, other awards) as the kidnapped heroine of William Wyler 's The Collector (UK/US, 1965), co-starring man-of-the-moment Terence Stamp.