Samantha Eggar Biography
Samantha Eggar is a British-American actress who has recently retired who gained prominence with her role in William Wyler’s thriller The Collector, which garnered her a Golden Globe Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
How old is Samantha Eggar? – Age
She is 84 years old as of 5 March 2023. He was born in 1939 in Hampstead, London, United Kingdom. His real name is Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar.
Samantha Eggar Family – Education
Samantha Eggar was born to Ralph Alfred James Eggar (a brigadier in the British Army) and Muriel Olga Palache-Bouma, who was of Dutch and Portuguese origin. The initials of her parents’ first lovers are formed by the initials of her two triplets of given names.
During World War II, her family relocated to rural Bledlow, Buckinghamshire, where she spent her youth.Eggar attended St Mary’s Providence Convent in Woking, Surrey, where he was raised as a Roman Catholic. Nuns impacted her, despite her fiery temper. She began as Samantha when she was 16 years old. Her parents discouraged her early passion in acting. Before attending Webber Douglas Academy, she studied fashion at Thanet School of Art.
Samantha Eggar Husband – Children
She married actor Tom Stern in 1964, and the pair had two children: film producer Nicolas Stern, born in 1965 and actress Jenna Stern, born in 1967. In 1971, Eggar and Stern divorced.
Samantha Eggar Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Samantha Eggar Anna and the King
She appeared as Anna Leonowens in the television sitcom Anna and the King. Like the musical, the plot included the king bringing a British governess, Anna Leonowens, to Siam to teach his 12-year-old son and heir, Crown Prince Chulalongkorn. Despite the low status of women in Siamese society, which Anna despises, and the king’s related practice of polygamy, the two develop a platonic infatuation with one other over time. Kralahome, a member of the royal household, also made frequent appearances. While the musical, both in film and on stage, was a worldwide success, this series was canceled in the middle of the season.
Samantha Eggar Double Indemnity
She appeared as Phyllis Dietrichson in the 1973 American made-for-television crime film Double Indemnity. A cunning wife dupes an insurance salesman into assisting in the murder of her husband, which she later claims was an accident. The salesman’s boss suspects murder and goes out to prove it, not knowing his guy is involved.
Samantha Eggar Star Trek
She played Marie Picard in the fourth season episode “Family” of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Marie Picard was Robert Picard’s wife. René was their only child. She was Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s sister-in-law.
On Earth, Marie, Robert, and René lived in the Picard family farm near La Barre, France. Although Jean-Luc’s relationship with his brother was difficult, Marie corresponded with him to keep him up to date on family concerns. She and Jean-Luc, however, did not meet until he returned to La Barre for a brief visit in 2367. She and Robert argued about whether or not to buy a replicator in the same way as Maurice Picard and his wife Yvette Picard had. When Robert and René died in a fire at the family home in 2371, Marie became widowed. Marie was the one who informed Jean-Luc of their deaths.
Samantha Eggar Movies
♦ 1999 – The Astronaut’s Wife
♦ 1998 – Loss of Faith
♦ 1997 – Hercules
♦ 1996 – The Phantom
♦ 1996 – Everything to Gain
♦ 1994 – Inevitable Grace
♦ 1992 – Dark Horse
♦ 1992 – Round Numbers
♦ 1991 – Ragin’ Cajun
♦ 1987 – Love Among Thieves
♦ 1983 – Curtains
♦ 1981 – The Hot Touch
♦ 1981 – Demonoid Messenger of Death
♦ 1980 – The Exterminator
♦ 1979 – The Brood
♦ 1978 – The Greatest Battle
♦ 1977 – The Uncanny
Samantha Eggar TV Shows
♦ 2012 – Metalocalypse
♦ 2009 – Mental
♦ 2005 – Commander in Chief
♦ 2000 – All My Children
♦ 1998–99 – Hercules
♦ 1993 – L.A. Law
♦ 1991 – The Legend of Prince Valiant
♦ 1990 – A Ghost in Monte Carlo
♦ 1990 – Star Trek: The Next Generation
♦ 1986 – Stingray
♦ 1985 – Tales of the Unexpected
♦ 1984 – Murder, She Wrote
♦ 1984 – Magnum, P.I.
♦ 1983 – For the Term of his Natural Life
♦ 1983 – Hart to Hart
♦ 1981 – The Love Boat
♦ 1979 – The Love Boat