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
1963
asCathy Brenner
1986
asHelen Freeman
1995
asOctavia Tarrant
1961
asRosalie Wells
2007
asWendy Lenk
2010
asMrs. Belakov
2004
asSara Kinsey
1989
asPatricia "Pat" Gibbs
1987
asFelicia Alden
1978
asNancy Bellicec
1975
asHarlene
1997
asMyra
2025
asOlivia
1983
asBetty Grissom
2009
asSheriff Taylor
1986
asSamantha Wisdom
1983
asClaire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
2005
asEleanor Dingle
1999
asMrs. Casey
2003
asSelf
2011
asPatricia
2011
asCatherine Sayer
1996
asMaggie Dunbar
2001
asWatkins
1992
as
2000
asSelf
1989
asBetty Petrie
2009
as
2001
asSelf / 'Lambert'
1976
asMarjorie
1994
asThe Caller
1993
asBarbara
1997
asDottie Delgato
1994
as1995
asPat
1978
asHermine
1964
asMary
2004
asJerry Albrecht
1963
asBecky Spencer (uncredited)
2014
asLillian
1985
asElaine Swit
1993
asCarla Hulin
asMrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
2016
as
1981
asSister Theresa
1991
asVictoria Haines
1979
asLambert
1992
asHelen Dextra
2002
asSelf
1994
asSister Aja
2017
asJudge Tannin
2001
asOlive Osmond
2013
asMargaret
2013
asFrancine
2019
asEdith
1986
asEmily
2013
asRose
1978
asCorrine
2001
asMother
2017
asSelf
1990
asPatricia Benedict
1982
asJanice Staplin
1994
asBag Lady (uncredited)
1997
asConnie Cipriani
2001
asMinister on Television
1958
asAllie O'Neill
1990
asVera Errickson
1999
asDirector Elizabeth Riggs
2004
asLandlady
1999
asPrincipal Evans
2003
asMrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
1998
asRocky Cooper
2019
asSelf
2019
asLouise
1990
asDorothy Donaldson
2020
asJudy
2005
asSelf
2020
asHerself
2007
asMommy
2025
asJanice
2025
asSelf - Interviewee
asDiane Chase
as
asMolly Hark
asVirginia Kennison
asCassandra Spender
as
as
asJemima Boone
asNorma Benson
asMaxine Stanley
asBun Waverly
asGillian
asSarah Butler
asJudith McFarland
asEthel Skakel Kennedy
asMrs. Harris (uncredited)
asJudy Davidson
asJudge Elizabeth Blackwell
asMarian Porter
asNancy Robins
asMarceline "Marcy" Jones
asNancy
asMrs. Goldberg (uncredited)
asViolet Rutherford
asThe Flame (voice)
asLily Sunder
asMiriam Moore (Age 9)
asCeleste Crisforth
asLydia Ashford
asA.D.A. Margaret Flanagan
asHelen Edgerton
asValerie Shenkman
asSelf
asIrene Saxon
asMs. Fitzhenry
asBeatrice O'Malley
asMrs. Beckworth
asViola Wellington (uncredited)
asSusan
asFortune Teller
asSelf
asAnna
asNorma Houston
asShirlee Gibbons
asBetty
asVera Mathers
asFlora Martin
asBeverly Banki
asMelissa Stevens
Production
Crew
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