Veronica Cartwright
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 20 April 1949 · Bristol, England, UK
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Acting 93
- 2026The Vicar's Wife as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
- 2025The Ruse as Olivia
- 2025Alien: Terror in Space as Self - Actress
- 2025A Kill for a Kill as Janice
- 2020Life After The Navigator as Herself
- 2020Breaking Fast as Judy
- 2019The Field as Edith
- 2019Limbo as Louise
- 2019Memory: The Origins of Alien as Self
- 2018The Rookie as Beatrice O'Malley · 1 episode
- 2017Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches as Self
- 2017Mommy I Didn't Do It as Judge Tannin
- 2016Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pod as Self
- 2016The Dark Below
- 2015Derelict by Job Willins as Lambert
- 2014The Town that Dreaded Sundown as Lillian
- 2013Non-Stop as Rose
- 2013The Odd Way Home as Francine
- 2013Montana Amazon as Margaret
- 2011The Yellow Wallpaper as Catherine Sayer
- 2011InSight as Patricia
- 2010Neowolf as Mrs. Belakov
- 2009Eastwick as Bun Waverly
- 2009Call of the Wild as Sheriff Taylor
- 2009The Face is Familiar
- 2007The Invasion as Wendy Lenk
- 2007Mommy's House as Mommy
- 2005The Perfect Scary Movie as Self
- 2005Barry Dingle as Eleanor Dingle
- 2005Grey's Anatomy as Lydia Ashford · 2 episodes
- 2004Kinsey as Sara Kinsey
- 2004Twisted as Landlady
- 2004Straight-Jacket as Jerry Albrecht
- 2003The Beast Within: Making Alien as Self
- 2003Realizing The Right Stuff as Self
- 2003Just Married as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
- 2002The Alien Saga as Self
- 2001In the Bedroom as Minister on Television
- 2001Alien Evolution as Self / 'Lambert'
- 2001Scary Movie 2 as Mother
- 2001Inside The Osmonds as Olive Osmond
- 2001Critic's Choice as Watkins
- 2000All About 'The Birds' as Self
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Diane Chase · 1 episode
- 1999Trash as Principal Evans
- 1999The Last Man on Planet Earth as Director Elizabeth Riggs
- 1999A Slipping Down Life as Mrs. Casey
- 1998The Rat Pack as Rocky Cooper
- 1997Sparkler as Dottie Delgato
- 1997Money Talks as Connie Cipriani
- 1997Quicksilver Highway as Myra
- 1996The Lottery as Maggie Dunbar
- 1995My Brother's Keeper as Pat
- 1995Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh as Octavia Tarrant
- 1994Dead Air as The Caller
- 1994On Hope
- 1994Speed as Bag Lady (uncredited)
- 1994Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance as Sister Aja
- 1993Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story as Carla Hulin
- 1993It's Nothing Personal as Barbara
- 1992Lincoln and the War Within
- 1992Man Trouble as Helen Dextra
- 1992Walking the Dog
- 1991Dead in the Water as Victoria Haines
- 1991The Horror Hall of Fame II as Self
- 1990Hitler's Daughter as Patricia Benedict
- 1990False Identity as Vera Errickson
- 1990A Son's Promise as Dorothy Donaldson
- 1989Valentino Returns as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
- 1989Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
- 1989Desperate for Love as Betty Petrie
- 1987The Witches of Eastwick as Felicia Alden
- 1986Wisdom as Samantha Wisdom
- 1986Intimate Encounters as Emily
- 1986Flight of the Navigator as Helen Freeman
- 1985My Man Adam as Elaine Swit
- 1983The Right Stuff as Betty Grissom
- 1983Nightmares as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
- 1982Prime Suspect as Janice Staplin
- 1981Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill as Sister Theresa
- 1979Alien as Lambert
- 1978Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Nancy Bellicec
- 1978Goin' South as Hermine
- 1978The Kid from Not-So-Big as Corrine
- 1976Bernice Bobs Her Hair as Marjorie
- 1975Inserts as Harlene
- 1970Flip Side
- 1964One Man's Way as Mary
- 1963Tell Me Not In Mournful Numbers
- 1963Spencer's Mountain as Becky Spencer (uncredited)
- 1963The Birds as Cathy Brenner
- 1961The Children's Hour as Rosalie Wells
- 1958In Love and War as Allie O'Neill