Samantha Eggar, Star of ‘Doctor Dolittle,’ Cronenberg’s ‘The Brood,’ Dies at 86

English-born Samantha Eggar, who was Oscar nominated — and received the Golden Globe and the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival — for her performance in thriller “The Collector” before starring in “Doctor Dolittle” and later David Cronenberg’s early horror masterpiece “The Brood,” died Wednesday in Los Angeles. She was 86.

Her daughter, actress Jenna Stern, posted on Instagram, “My Mama passed Wednesday evening. Peacefully and quietly surrounded by family. I was there next to her …holding her hand, telling her how much she was loved. It was beautiful. It was a privilege.”

She struggled with “a long illness” before her death, her family told TMZ.

Nominated for three Oscars, including best director and adapted screenplay, William Wyler’s chilling 1965 thriller “The Collector,” in which an odd fellow played by Terence Stamp holds Samantha Eggar’s character captive, gave an early boost to her career.

By the next year she…