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Samantha Eggar

Acting Born Mar 5, 1939 Hampstead, London, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

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.

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Known for

Film

The Color Purple

as Vivian Brandt
Film

Paris, Texas

as Marie Picard

Murder, She Wrote

as Marta Quintessa

Hawaii Five-O

as Agnes DuBois

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Cold Case

as Sister Vivian Dole (2003)

Magnum, P.I.

as Laura Bennett

Matlock

as Katherine Randolph
Film

Hercules

as Hera (voice)

Full filmography

  • Columbo (1971) as Vivian Brandt
  • The Love Boat (1977) as Mary-Louise Murphy
  • The Love Boat (1977) as Meg Chase
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Marie Picard
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Marta Quintessa
  • Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Agnes DuBois
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
  • Cold Case (2003) as Sister Vivian Dole (2003)
  • Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Laura Bennett
  • Matlock (1986) as Katherine Randolph
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Gwen Carter
  • Fantasy Island (1978) as Helena Marsh
  • The Saint (1962) as Claire Avery
  • L.A. Law (1986) as Camille Bancroft
  • Hart to Hart (1979)
  • Hotel (1982)
  • Baretta (1975)
  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) as Lisa Talbot
  • Starsky & Hutch (1975)
  • Starsky & Hutch (1975) as Charlotte
  • Hercules (1998) as Hera (voice)
  • Hercules (1997) as Hera (voice)
  • She Spies (2002) as Huffy English Woman
  • Finder of Lost Loves (1984) as Megan Brody