Veronica Cartwright
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1949-04-20 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Bristol, England, UK
Veronica Cartwright
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.
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Known For
Acting
The Vicar's Wife
as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
(2025)
The Ruse
as Olivia
(2025)
A Kill for a Kill
as Janice
(2025)
Alien: Terror in Space
as Self - Actress
(2020)
Breaking Fast
as Judy
(2020)
Life After The Navigator
as Herself
(2019)
Memory: The Origins of Alien
as Self
(2019)
The Field
as Edith
(2019)
Limbo
as Louise
(2017)
Mommy I Didn't Do It
as Judge Tannin
(2017)
(2016)
(2014)
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Lillian
(2013)
The Odd Way Home
as Francine
(2013)
Non-Stop
as Rose
(2013)
Montana Amazon
as Margaret
(2011)
The Yellow Wallpaper
as Catherine Sayer
(2011)
InSight
as Patricia
(2010)
Neowolf
as Mrs. Belakov
(2009)
Call of the Wild
as Sheriff Taylor
(2009)
(2007)
The Invasion
as Wendy Lenk
(2007)
Mommy's House
as Mommy
(2005)
Barry Dingle
as Eleanor Dingle
(2005)
The Perfect Scary Movie
as Self
(2004)
Kinsey
as Sara Kinsey
(2004)
Twisted
as Landlady
(2004)
Straight-Jacket
as Jerry Albrecht
(2003)
Just Married
as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
(2003)
(2002)
The Alien Saga
as Self
(2001)
Scary Movie 2
as Mother
(2001)
Alien Evolution
as Self / 'Lambert'
(2001)
In the Bedroom
as Minister on Television
(2001)
Inside The Osmonds
as Olive Osmond
(2001)
Critic's Choice
as Watkins
(2000)
All About 'The Birds'
as Self
(1999)
A Slipping Down Life
as Mrs. Casey
(1999)
The Last Man on Planet Earth
as Director Elizabeth Riggs
(1999)
Trash
as Principal Evans
(1998)
The Rat Pack
as Rocky Cooper
(1997)
Money Talks
as Connie Cipriani
(1997)
Quicksilver Highway
as Myra
(1997)
Sparkler
as Dottie Delgato
(1996)
The Lottery
as Maggie Dunbar
(1995)
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
as Octavia Tarrant
(1995)
My Brother's Keeper
as Pat
(1994)
Speed
as Bag Lady (uncredited)
(1994)
Dead Air
as The Caller
(1994)
(1994)
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
as Sister Aja
(1993)
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
as Carla Hulin
(1993)
It's Nothing Personal
as Barbara
(1992)
(1992)
Man Trouble
as Helen Dextra
(1991)
Dead in the Water
as Victoria Haines
(1990)
False Identity
as Vera Errickson
(1990)
Hitler's Daughter
as Patricia Benedict
(1990)
A Son's Promise
as Dorothy Donaldson
(1989)
Valentino Returns
as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
(1989)
Desperate for Love
as Betty Petrie
(1987)
The Witches of Eastwick
as Felicia Alden
(1986)
Flight of the Navigator
as Helen Freeman
(1986)
Wisdom
as Samantha Wisdom
(1986)
Intimate Encounters
as Emily
(1985)
My Man Adam
as Elaine Swit
(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
(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
(1964)
One Man's Way
as Mary
(1963)
The Birds
as Cathy Brenner
(1963)
Spencer's Mountain
as Becky Spencer (uncredited)
(1961)
The Children's Hour
as Rosalie Wells
(1958)
In Love and War
as Allie O'Neill