
Veronica Cartwright
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
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- 2025 · The Ruse as Olivia
- 2025 · Alien: Terror in Space as Self - Actress
- 2025 · A Kill for a Kill as Janice
- 2024 · A Man on the Inside as Beverly Banki
- 2023 · Gotham Knights as Eunice Harmon
- 2020 · Breaking Fast as Judy
- 2019 · The Field as Edith
- 2019 · Limbo as Louise
- 2014 · The Town that Dreaded Sundown as Lillian
- 2013 · Non-Stop as Rose
- 2011 · The Yellow Wallpaper as Catherine Sayer
- 2011 · InSight as Patricia
- 2009 · Eastwick as Bun Waverly
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as
- 2005 · Barry Dingle as Eleanor Dingle
- 2004 · Twisted as Landlady
- 2004 · Straight-Jacket as Jerry Albrecht
- 2002 · The Alien Saga as Self
- 2001 · Alien Evolution as Self / 'Lambert'
- 1999 · The Last Man on Planet Earth as Director Elizabeth Riggs
- 1998 · The Rat Pack as Rocky Cooper
- 1997 · Sparkler as Dottie Delgato
- 1997 · George & Leo as Anna
- 1997 · Money Talks as Connie Cipriani
- 1995 · My Brother's Keeper as Pat
- 1994 · Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance as Sister Aja
- 1990 · Hitler's Daughter as Patricia Benedict
- 1990 · False Identity as Vera Errickson
- 1988 · Tanner '88 as Molly Hark
- 1986 · Wisdom as Samantha Wisdom
- 1982 · Prime Suspect as Janice Staplin
- 1980 · Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones as Marceline "Marcy" Jones
- 1978 · Goin' South as Hermine
- 1963 · Spencer's Mountain as Becky Spencer (uncredited)
- 1961 · The Children's Hour as Rosalie Wells
- Future · The Vicar's Wife as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
- 2020 · Life After The Navigator as Herself
- 2019 · Memory: The Origins of Alien as Self
- 2018 · Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as Fortune Teller
- 2018 · The Rookie as Beatrice O'Malley
- 2018 · The Resident as Celeste Crisforth
- 2017 · The Good Doctor as Maxine Stanley
- 2017 · Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches as Self
- 2017 · Mommy I Didn't Do It as Judge Tannin
- 2016 · Creature Features as Self
- 2016 · The Dark Below as
- 2015 · Bosch as Irene Saxon
- 2014 · Resurrection as Helen Edgerton
- 2014 · The Real History of Science Fiction as Self
- 2013 · The Odd Way Home as Francine
- 2013 · Montana Amazon as Margaret
- 2011 · Revenge as Judge Elizabeth Blackwell
- 2010 · Neowolf as Mrs. Belakov
- 2009 · Drop Dead Diva as Marian Porter
- 2009 · Call of the Wild as Sheriff Taylor
- 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
- 2005 · Invasion as Valerie Shenkman
- 2005 · Supernatural as Lily Sunder
- 2005 · The Closer as Vera Mathers
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Lydia Ashford
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Judge Peggy Zeder
- 2004 · Kinsey as Sara Kinsey
- 2003 · The Beast Within: Making Alien as Self
- 2003 · Nip/Tuck as Mother Mary Claire
- 2003 · Just Married as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Mrs. Beckworth
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Susan
- 2001 · In the Bedroom as Minister on Television
- 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
- 2000 · All About 'The Birds' as Self
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Virginia Kennison
- 1999 · Family Law as Norma Benson
- 1999 · Trash as Principal Evans
- 1999 · A Slipping Down Life as Mrs. Casey
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Judith McFarland
- 1997 · Quicksilver Highway as Myra
- 1996 · The Lottery as Maggie Dunbar
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Ms. Fitzhenry
- 1996 · Boston Common as Betty
- 1995 · American Gothic as Angela
- 1995 · Sliders as The Flame (voice)
- 1995 · Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh as Octavia Tarrant
- 1994 · Dead Air as The Caller
- 1994 · On Hope as
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Shirlee Gibbons
- 1994 · ER as Norma Houston
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1994 · Speed as Bag Lady (uncredited)
- 1993 · The X-Files as Cassandra Spender
- 1993 · Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story as Carla Hulin
- 1993 · It's Nothing Personal as Barbara
- 1992 · Lincoln and the War Within as
- 1992 · Man Trouble as Helen Dextra
- 1991 · Dead in the Water as Victoria Haines
- 1990 · A Son's Promise as Dorothy Donaldson
- 1989 · Valentino Returns as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
- 1989 · Baywatch as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
- 1989 · Desperate for Love as Betty Petrie
- 1987 · The Witches of Eastwick as Felicia Alden
- 1986 · Intimate Encounters as Emily
- 1986 · L.A. Law as A.D.A. Margaret Flanagan
- 1986 · Flight of the Navigator as Helen Freeman
- 1985 · My Man Adam as Elaine Swit
- 1985 · Robert Kennedy & His Times as Ethel Skakel Kennedy
- 1983 · The Right Stuff as Betty Grissom
- 1983 · Nightmares as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
- 1981 · Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill as Sister Theresa
- 1979 · Alien as Lambert
- 1978 · Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Nancy Bellicec
- 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
- 1969 · Then Came Bronson as Petey Traine
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Nancy Robins
- 1967 · Mannix as Mrs. Goldberg (uncredited)
- 1967 · Dragnet as Melissa Stevens
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Jemima Boone
- 1964 · One Man's Way as Mary
- 1963 · The Birds as Cathy Brenner
- 1960 · Route 66 as Miriam Moore (Age 9)
- 1960 · My Three Sons as
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as
- 1959 · One Step Beyond as Gillian
- 1958 · In Love and War as Allie O'Neill
- 1957 · Leave It to Beaver as Violet Rutherford
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sarah Butler
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Judy Davidson
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Viola Wellington (uncredited)