{"id":2098222,"date":"2025-10-17T17:51:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2098222"},"modified":"2025-10-17T17:51:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:51:24","slug":"samantha-eggar-star-of-doctor-dolittle-cronenbergs-the-brood-dies-at-86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/samantha-eggar-star-of-doctor-dolittle-cronenbergs-the-brood-dies-at-86\/","title":{"rendered":"Samantha Eggar, Star of \u2018Doctor Dolittle,\u2019 Cronenberg\u2019s \u2018The Brood,\u2019 Dies at 86"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">English-born <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0002058\/\">Samantha Eggar<\/a>, who was Oscar nominated \u2014 and received the Golden Globe and the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival \u2014 for her performance in thriller \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0844479\/\">The Collector<\/a>\u201d before starring in \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0118998\/\">Doctor Dolittle<\/a>\u201d and later <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000343\/\">David Cronenberg<\/a>\u2019s early horror masterpiece \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0078908\/\">The Brood<\/a>,\u201d died Wednesday in Los Angeles. She was 86.<\/p>\n<p>Her daughter, actress <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0827735\/\">Jenna Stern<\/a>, posted on Instagram, \u201cMy Mama passed Wednesday evening. Peacefully and quietly surrounded by family. I was there next to her \u2026holding her hand, telling her how much she was loved. It was beautiful. It was a privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She struggled with \u201ca long illness\u201d before her death, her family told TMZ.<\/p>\n<p>Nominated for three Oscars, including best director and adapted screenplay, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0943758\/\">William Wyler<\/a>\u2019s chilling 1965 thriller \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0844479\/\">The Collector<\/a>,\u201d in which an odd fellow played by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000654\/\">Terence Stamp<\/a> holds Samantha Eggar\u2019s character captive, gave an early boost to her career.<\/p>\n<p>By the next year she&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English-born Samantha Eggar, who was Oscar nominated \u2014 and received the Golden Globe and the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival \u2014 for her performance in thriller \u201cThe Collector\u201d before starring in \u201cDoctor Dolittle\u201d and later David Cronenberg\u2019s early horror masterpiece \u201cThe Brood,\u201d died Wednesday in Los Angeles. She was 86. 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