Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

Birthdate
April 20, 1949 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Bristol, England, UK
Known For
Acting

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Birthdate
April 20, 1949 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Bristol, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Veronica Cartwright (born April 20, 1949) is a British-born American actress. She is known for appearing in science fiction and horror films, and has earned numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Her younger sister is actress Angela Cartwright.

As a child actress, Cartwright appeared in supporting roles in The Children's Hour and The Birds, the latter of which was her first commercial success. She made her transition into mainstream, mature roles with 1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The following year, she played Lambert in the science-fiction horror film Alien, which earned her recognition and a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She additionally appeared in the films The Right Stuff and The Witches of Eastwick which earned her praise, and in the 1990s, received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, one of which was for her role on ER and two of which were for her role in The X-Files.

Veronica Cartwright's LGBTQ+ Titles

The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour
Rosalie Wells
Kinsey
Kinsey
Sara Kinsey
Breaking Fast
Breaking Fast
Judy
Straight-Jacket
Straight-Jacket
Jerry Albrecht

Acting (126)

The Vicar's Wife as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
2024
The Ruse as Olivia
2020
Life After The Navigator as Herself
2020
Breaking Fast as Judy
2019
The Field as Edith
2019
Limbo as Louise
2019
Memory: The Origins of Alien as Self
2018
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as Fortune Teller (1 episode)
2018
The Rookie as Beatrice O'Malley (1 episode)
2018
The Resident as Celeste Crisforth (1 episode)
2017
The Good Doctor as Maxine Stanley (1 episode)
2017
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches as Self
2017
Mommy I Didn't Do It
2016
Creature Features as Self (1 episode)
2016
The Dark Below
2015
Bosch as Irene Saxon (4 episodes)
2014
The Town that Dreaded Sundown as Lillian
2014
Resurrection as Helen Edgerton (5 episodes)
2014
The Real History of Science Fiction as Self (1 episode)
2013
Non-Stop as Rose
2013
The Odd Way Home as Francine
2013
Montana Amazon as Margaret
2011
The Yellow Wallpaper as Catherine Sayer
2011
Revenge as Judge Elizabeth Blackwell (2 episodes)
2011
InSight as Patricia
2010
Neowolf as Mrs. Belakov
2009
Eastwick as Bun Waverly (11 episodes)
2009
Drop Dead Diva as Marian Porter (1 episode)
2009
Call of the Wild as Sheriff Taylor
2009
The Face is Familiar
2007
The Invasion as Wendy Lenk
2007
Mommy's House as Mommy
2005
The Perfect Scary Movie as Self
2005
Criminal Minds as Flora Martin (1 episode)
2005
Invasion as Valerie Shenkman (1 episode)
2005
Supernatural as Lily Sunder (1 episode)
2005
The Closer as Vera Mathers (1 episode)
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Lydia Ashford (2 episodes)
2005
Barry Dingle as Eleanor Dingle
2004
Kinsey as Sara Kinsey
2004
Twisted as Landlady
2004
Straight-Jacket as Jerry Albrecht
2003
The Beast Within: Making Alien as Self
2003
Just Married as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
2002
The Alien Saga as Self
2002
Without a Trace as Mrs. Beckworth (1 episode)
2002
Without a Trace as Susan (1 episode)
2001
In the Bedroom as Minister on Television
2001
Alien Evolution as Self / 'Lambert'
2001
Scary Movie 2 as Mother
2001
Inside The Osmonds as Olive Osmond
2001
Critic's Choice as Watkins
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Diane Chase (1 episode)
2000
All About 'The Birds' as Self
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Virginia Kennison (1 episode)
1999
Family Law as Norma Benson (1 episode)
1999
Trash as Principal Evans
1999
The Last Man on Planet Earth as Director Elizabeth Riggs
1999
A Slipping Down Life as Mrs. Casey
1998
Will & Grace as Judith McFarland (1 episode)
1998
The Rat Pack as Rocky Cooper
1997
Sparkler as Dottie Delgato
1997
George & Leo as Anna (2 episodes)
1997
Money Talks as Connie Cipriani
1997
Quicksilver Highway as Myra
1996
The Lottery as Maggie Dunbar
1996
7th Heaven as Ms. Fitzhenry (1 episode)
1996
Boston Common as Betty (1 episode)
1995
Sliders as The Flame (voice) (1 episode)
1995
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh as Octavia Tarrant
1995
My Brother's Keeper as Pat
1994
Dead Air as The Caller
1994
On Hope
1994
Touched by an Angel as Shirlee Gibbons (1 episode)
1994
ER as Norma Houston (2 episodes)
1994
Chicago Hope (1 episode)
1994
Speed as Bag Lady (uncredited)
1994
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance as Sister Aja
1993
The X-Files as Cassandra Spender (4 episodes)
1993
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story as Carla Hulin
1993
It's Nothing Personal as Barbara
1992
Lincoln and the War Within
1992
Man Trouble as Helen Dextra
1991
Dead in the Water as Victoria Haines
1990
Hitler's Daughter as Patricia Benedict
1990
False Identity as Vera Errickson
1990
A Son's Promise as Dorothy Donaldson
1989
Valentino Returns as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
1989
Baywatch as Mrs. Harris (uncredited) (1 episode)
1989
Desperate for Love as Betty Petrie
1988
Tanner '88 as Molly Hark (12 episodes)
1987
The Witches of Eastwick as Felicia Alden
1986
Wisdom as Samantha Wisdom
1986
Intimate Encounters as Emily
1986
L.A. Law as A.D.A. Margaret Flanagan (4 episodes)
1986
Flight of the Navigator as Helen Freeman
1985
My Man Adam as Elaine Swit
1985
Robert Kennedy & His Times as Ethel Skakel Kennedy (3 episodes)
1983
The Right Stuff as Betty Grissom
1983
Nightmares as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
1982
Prime Suspect as Janice Staplin
1981
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill as Sister Theresa
1980
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones as Marceline "Marcy" Jones (2 episodes)
1979
Alien as Lambert
1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Nancy Bellicec
1978
Goin' South as Hermine
1978
The Kid from Not-So-Big as Corrine
1976
Bernice Bobs Her Hair as Marjorie
1975
Inserts as Harlene
1973
Here We Go Again as Nancy (1 episode)
1968
The Name of the Game as Nancy Robins (1 episode)
1967
Mannix as Mrs. Goldberg (uncredited) (1 episode)
1964
Daniel Boone as Jemima Boone (59 episodes)
1964
One Man's Way as Mary
1963
Spencer's Mountain as Becky Spencer (uncredited)
1963
The Birds as Cathy Brenner
1961
The Children's Hour as Rosalie Wells
1960
Route 66 as Miriam Moore (Age 9) (1 episode)
1960
My Three Sons (1 episode)
1959
The Twilight Zone (1 episode)
1959
One Step Beyond as Gillian (1 episode)
1958
In Love and War as Allie O'Neill
1957
Leave It to Beaver as Violet Rutherford (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sarah Butler (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Judy Davidson (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Viola Wellington (uncredited) (1 episode)