has the actress done any plays on stage?
Yes, as  Titania in a 1962 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
Samantha Eggar
Eggar began her acting career in several Shakespearean companies, notably playing Titania in a 1962 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", directed by Tony Richardson.
where did the king and i come from It is based on Margaret Landon's novel, "Anna and the King of Siam" is it  based on any events in history? Yes, it is derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. was this lady ever married? Yes, she married Thomas Leon Owens. what other countries has she traveled to or worked in? Germany and Canada apart from the novel mentioned above, has she been portrayed in any other fictional work? Talbot Jennings and Sally Benson adapted it into the screenplay for a dramatic film of the same name, starring Irene Dunne and Rex Harrison. was the novelist of the previously mentioned novel involved in a lawsuit against anyone? Landon charged the producers of the series with "inaccurate and mutilated portrayals" of her literary property and sued for copyright infringement. who played the main characters in the movie that was based on her book? Samantha Eggar and Brian Tochi what was the role the former played? Anna Leonowens
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Samantha Eggar [SEP] Theatre and early work
Eggar began her acting career in several Shakespearean companies, notably playing Titania in a 1962 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", directed by Tony Richardson. She also appeared onstage in a production of Douglas Seale's "Landscape with Figures", where she was noticed by a talent scout, and from there was cast in the biographical film "Dr. Crippen" (1962), opposite Donald Pleasence. Her second film role was in 1962 in "The Wild and the Willing"; the same year, she appeared onstage again as Olivia in a production of "Twelfth Night" by George Devine. In 1965, Eggar appeared in the thriller "The Collector", directed by William Wyler, playing a kidnap victim.