About

Known credits:
83
Birthday:
1949-04-20
Place of birth:
Bristol, England, UK
Website:
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Veronica Cartwright

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
2024 The Ruse Actor Olivia N/A
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2020 Life After The Navigator Actor Herself 59
Average
2020 Breaking Fast Actor Judy 59
Average
2019 The Field Actor Edith 58
Average
2019 Limbo Actor Louise 58
Average
2019 Memory: The Origins of Alien Actor Self 59
Average
2017 Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches Actor Self N/A
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2017 Mommy I Didn't Do It Actor 59
Average
2016 The Dark Below Actor 59
Average
2014 The Town that Dreaded Sundown Actor Lillian 58
Average
2013 Non-Stop Actor Rose 59
Average
2013 The Odd Way Home Actor Francine 59
Average
2013 Montana Amazon Actor Margaret 59
Average
2011 The Yellow Wallpaper Actor Catherine Sayer 58
Average
2011 InSight Actor Patricia 58
Average
2010 Neowolf Actor Mrs. Belakov 58
Average
2009 Eastwick Actor Bun Waverly 65
Fair
2009 Call of the Wild Actor Sheriff Taylor 59
Average
2009 The Face is Familiar Actor N/A
N/A
2007 The Invasion Actor Wendy Lenk 59
Average
2007 Mommy's House Actor Mommy 59
Average
2005 The Perfect Scary Movie Actor Self 59
Average
2005 Barry Dingle Actor Eleanor Dingle 59
Average
2004 Kinsey Actor Sara Kinsey 62
Fair
2004 Twisted Actor Landlady 56
Average
2004 Straight-Jacket Actor Jerry Albrecht 58
Average
2003 The Beast Within: Making Alien Actor Self 59
Average
2003 Just Married Actor Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited) 58
Average
2002 The Alien Saga Actor Self 59
Average
2001 In the Bedroom Actor Minister on Television 63
Fair
2001 Alien Evolution Actor Self / 'Lambert' 59
Average
2001 Scary Movie 2 Actor Mother 58
Average
2001 Inside The Osmonds Actor Olive Osmond 58
Average
2001 Critic's Choice Actor Watkins N/A
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2000 All About 'The Birds' Actor Self 59
Average
1999 Trash Actor Principal Evans 59
Average
1999 The Last Man on Planet Earth Actor Director Elizabeth Riggs 58
Average
1999 A Slipping Down Life Actor Mrs. Casey 58
Average
1998 The Rat Pack Actor Rocky Cooper 59
Average
1997 Sparkler Actor Dottie Delgato 58
Average
1997 Money Talks Actor Connie Cipriani 59
Average
1997 Quicksilver Highway Actor Myra 58
Average
1996 The Lottery Actor Maggie Dunbar 58
Average
1995 Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh Actor Octavia Tarrant 57
Average
1995 My Brother's Keeper Actor Pat 58
Average
1994 Dead Air Actor The Caller 59
Average
1994 On Hope Actor N/A
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1994 Speed Actor Bag Lady (uncredited) 70
Good
1994 Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance Actor Sister Aja 58
Average
1993 Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story Actor Carla Hulin 58
Average
1993 It's Nothing Personal Actor Barbara N/A
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1992 Lincoln and the War Within Actor N/A
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1992 Man Trouble Actor Helen Dextra 58
Average
1991 Dead in the Water Actor Victoria Haines 58
Average
1990 Hitler's Daughter Actor Patricia Benedict 58
Average
1990 False Identity Actor Vera Errickson 58
Average
1990 A Son's Promise Actor Dorothy Donaldson 59
Average
1989 Valentino Returns Actor Patricia "Pat" Gibbs 58
Average
1989 Desperate for Love Actor Betty Petrie 58
Average
1988 Tanner '88 Actor Molly Hark 69
Fair
1987 The Witches of Eastwick Actor Felicia Alden 63
Fair
1986 Wisdom Actor Samantha Wisdom 58
Average
1986 Intimate Encounters Actor Emily 59
Average
1986 Flight of the Navigator Actor Helen Freeman 65
Fair
1985 My Man Adam Actor Elaine Swit 59
Average
1985 Robert Kennedy & His Times Actor Ethel Skakel Kennedy 70
Good
1983 The Right Stuff Actor Betty Grissom 68
Fair
1983 Nightmares Actor Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat") 58
Average
1982 Prime Suspect Actor Janice Staplin 59
Average
1981 Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill Actor Sister Theresa 59
Average
1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Actor Marceline "Marcy" Jones 70
Good
1979 Alien Actor Lambert 80
Very good
1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers Actor Nancy Bellicec 67
Fair
1978 Goin' South Actor Hermine 58
Average
1978 The Kid from Not-So-Big Actor Corrine N/A
N/A
1976 Bernice Bobs Her Hair Actor Marjorie 58
Average
1975 Inserts Actor Harlene 59
Average
1964 One Man's Way Actor Mary 58
Average
1963 Spencer's Mountain Actor Becky Spencer (uncredited) 59
Average
1963 The Birds Actor Cathy Brenner 73
Good
1961 The Children's Hour Actor Rosalie Wells 66
Fair
1958 In Love and War Actor Allie O'Neill 59
Average
The Vicar's Wife Actor Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe N/A
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