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Samantha Eggar, Oscar-Nominated Actor Known for ‘The Collector’ and ‘The Brood,’ Dies at 86
Samantha Eggar, Oscar-nominated for The Collector, died after a long illness and left a legacy of diverse roles and advocacy for animal welfare, her family said.
- Daughter Jenna Stern announced Wednesday that English-born Samantha Eggar died at her home in Sherman Oaks after a long illness.
- Eggar's breakout came with The Collector , which won Cannes and a Golden Globe though she lost the 1966 Oscar to Julie Christie, earning an Oscar nomination for William Wyler's film.
- A string of horror films cemented Eggar's genre reputation, including The Dead Are Alive!, A Name for Evil, The Uncanny, Curtains, and David Cronenberg's The Brood ; she also did extensive voice work, notably Hera in Disney's Hercules and Adult Swim's Metalocalypse.
- The family said, `My Mama passed Wednesday evening. Peacefully and quietly surrounded by family.` Memorial donations can be made to organizations including The Cousteau Society and the World Wildlife Fund.
- Her early years in a convent and studies led her to adopt the name Samantha, after spending 12 years there and attending drama school, before her stage debut.
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Samantha Eggar, Oscar-nominated star of 'The Collector' and David Cronenberg's 'The Brood,' dies at 86
The actress also starred in "Doctor Dolittle," Disney's "Hercules," and an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation."Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Samantha Eggar in 1970Samantha Eggar, the English actress who starred in such films as The Collector and The Brood, has died. The actress' daughter Jenna Stern announced that she died at age 86 on Wednesday. A cause of death was not immediately available."My Mama passed Wednesday evening," S…
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