
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 · Alien, Terror in Space as Self - Interviewee
- 2020 · Breaking Fast as Judy
- 2019 · Limbo as Louise
- 2019 · Memory: The Origins of Alien as Self
- 2017 · Mommy I Didn't Do It as
- 2016 · The Dark Below as
- 2013 · Non-Stop as Rose
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as
- 2005 · The Perfect Scary Movie as Self
- 2004 · Straight-Jacket as Jerry Albrecht
- 2003 · The Beast Within: Making Alien as Self
- 2002 · The Alien Saga as Self
- 2001 · In the Bedroom as Minister on Television
- 2001 · Alien Evolution as Self / 'Lambert'
- 1999 · Trash as Principal Evans
- 1999 · The Last Man on Planet Earth as Director Elizabeth Riggs
- 1998 · The Rat Pack as Rocky Cooper
- 1996 · The Lottery as Maggie Dunbar
- 1995 · My Brother's Keeper as Pat
- 1994 · Dead Air as The Caller
- 1994 · Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance as Sister Aja
- 1992 · Lincoln and the War Within as
- 1992 · Man Trouble as Helen Dextra
- 1990 · A Son's Promise as Dorothy Donaldson
- 1989 · Desperate for Love as Betty Petrie
- 1986 · Wisdom as Samantha Wisdom
- 1986 · Intimate Encounters as Emily
- 1983 · Nightmares as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
- 1982 · Prime Suspect as Janice Staplin
- 1975 · Inserts as Harlene
- 1973 · Here We Go Again as Nancy
- 1963 · Spencer's Mountain as Becky Spencer (uncredited)
- Future · The Vicar's Wife as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
- 2025 · The Ruse as Olivia
- 2025 · A Kill for a Kill as Janice
- 2024 · A Man on the Inside as Beverly Banki
- 2020 · Life After The Navigator as Herself
- 2019 · The Field as Edith
- 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
- 2016 · Creature Features as Self
- 2015 · Bosch as Irene Saxon
- 2014 · The Town that Dreaded Sundown as Lillian
- 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 · The Yellow Wallpaper as Catherine Sayer
- 2011 · Revenge as Judge Elizabeth Blackwell
- 2011 · InSight as Patricia
- 2010 · Neowolf as Mrs. Belakov
- 2009 · Eastwick as Bun Waverly
- 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 · 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
- 2005 · Barry Dingle as Eleanor Dingle
- 2004 · Kinsey as Sara Kinsey
- 2004 · Twisted as Landlady
- 2003 · Just Married as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Mrs. Beckworth
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Susan
- 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 · A Slipping Down Life as Mrs. Casey
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Judith McFarland
- 1997 · Sparkler as Dottie Delgato
- 1997 · George & Leo as Anna
- 1997 · Money Talks as Connie Cipriani
- 1997 · Quicksilver Highway as Myra
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Ms. Fitzhenry
- 1996 · Boston Common as Betty
- 1995 · Sliders as The Flame (voice)
- 1995 · Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh as Octavia Tarrant
- 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
- 1991 · Dead in the Water as Victoria Haines
- 1990 · Hitler's Daughter as Patricia Benedict
- 1990 · False Identity as Vera Errickson
- 1989 · Valentino Returns as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
- 1989 · Baywatch as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
- 1988 · Tanner '88 as Molly Hark
- 1987 · The Witches of Eastwick as Felicia Alden
- 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
- 1981 · Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill as Sister Theresa
- 1980 · Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones as Marceline "Marcy" Jones
- 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
- 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
- 1961 · The Children's Hour as Rosalie Wells
- 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)