Samantha Eggar
Birth Name:
Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Eggar
Birth Place:
Hampstead, London, England
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Won second place at the Golden Laurel Awards for her work in "The Collector․"
- Received the 1966 Sant Jordi Award for Best Performince in a Foreign Film
- Was offered a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, but believing that acting would lead to an insecure life, her mother refused to let her go
- Studied acting at the Webber Douglas School for Drama in London
- Quote: "You can always take the girl out of the country, but you can never take the English countryside out of the girl․"
- Considers herself to have been destined to be a nun after spending 12 years of her childhood in a convent
- Appeared in the pilot episode of "Falcon Crest," but was never asked to stay on in the role of Maggie Gioberti Channing
Awards
- 1965Best ActressWinner
- 1966Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1966Golden Globe - Best Actress - Drama:Winner
- 1966Golden Laurel - Dramatic Performance, Female:Nominated
- 1966Sant Jordi - Best Performance in a Foreign Film (Mejor Interpretación en Película Extranjera):Winner
- 1980Genie - Best Performance by a Foreign Actress:Nominated