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- Born
- 1939-03-05
- Died
- 2025-10-15
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Ender's Game Alive
- Mary Higgins Clark Presents Malice Domestic 2
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Film & TV
Acting · Hampstead, London, England, UK
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.
Known for
- Birth Pains — herself2015
- Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten — Jennifer Baines (archive footage)2013
- The Nine Lives of Chloe King — Olivia Rezza2011
- Disney Heroes Volume 1 — Hera (voice)2005
- Commander in Chief — Sara Templeton2005
- Cold Case — Sister Vivian Dole (2003)2003
- She Spies — Huffy English Woman2002
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Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (5 March 1939 – 15 October 2025) was an English actress. 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, a Sant Jordi Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Eggar later appeared as Emma Fairfax in Doctor Dolittle (1967) and the American drama The Molly Maguires (1970). In the early 1970s Eggar moved to the United States and Canada, where she later starred in several horror films, including The Dead Are Alive (1972), The Uncanny (1977) and David Cronenberg's cult thriller The Brood (1979).
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1939 births2025 deaths20th-century English actresses21st-century English actressesActors from the London Borough of CamdenActresses from LondonAlumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic ArtBest Drama Actress Golden Globe (film) winnersCannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winnersDeaths from chronic lymphocytic leukemiaEnglish expatriate actresses in the United States