SAMANTHA EGGAR (Hera) provides the maternal voice of this elegant goddess and protective parent who cautions her infant son about teething on lightning bolts.
She has established a notable career on stage, films and television as well as winning the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival, an Oscar® nomination for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, and the New York Critics Award for her role in William Wyler's movie "The Collector" in 1965.
Born and raised in England, the daughter of a Brigadier General, she was educated at a convent and attended art school in London followed by three years of drama school. After a year in repertory, she began her theatre career in a Cecil Beaton play at the Dublin Theatre Festival with subsequent roles in stage productions of "The Lonely Road," "The Seagull," "The Women," "Taming of the Shrew," "Hamlet" and "Mame."
Her film credits include "The Phantom," "The Wild & The Willing," "Return from the Ashes," "Doctor Dolittle" and "The Molly Maguires." For television she has starred in CBS' movie of the week "Everything to Gain" and the NBC miniseries "The Secrets of Lake Success." She has also had guest spots in "L.A. Law," "Burke's Law," "Matlock" and "Magnum, P.I."
