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
- 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 · Mommy I Didn't Do It as Judge Tannin
- 2016 · Creature Features as Self
- 2015 · Bosch as Irene Saxon
- 2014 · The Town that Dreaded Sundown as Lillian
- 2014 · Resurrection as Helen Edgerton
- 2013 · Non-Stop as Rose
- 2011 · Revenge as Judge Elizabeth Blackwell
- 2011 · InSight as Patricia
- 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
- 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
- 2004 · Twisted as Landlady
- 2004 · Straight-Jacket as Jerry Albrecht
- 2003 · The Beast Within: Making Alien as Self
- 2003 · Nip/Tuck as Mother Mary Claire
- 2003 · Just Married as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
- 2002 · The Alien Saga as Self
- 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
- 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 · The Last Man on Planet Earth as Director Elizabeth Riggs
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Judith McFarland
- 1998 · The Rat Pack as Rocky Cooper
- 1997 · Sparkler as Dottie Delgato
- 1997 · George & Leo as Anna
- 1997 · Quicksilver Highway as Myra
- 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 · Touched by an Angel as Shirlee Gibbons
- 1994 · ER as Norma Houston
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1994 · Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance as Sister Aja
- 1993 · The X-Files as Cassandra Spender
- 1992 · Man Trouble as Helen Dextra
- 1990 · Hitler's Daughter as Patricia Benedict
- 1990 · False Identity as Vera Errickson
- 1989 · Baywatch as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
- 1989 · Desperate for Love as Betty Petrie
- 1987 · The Witches of Eastwick as Felicia Alden
- 1986 · Wisdom as Samantha Wisdom
- 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
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Society Dame
- 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
- 1976 · Bernice Bobs Her Hair as Marjorie
- 1975 · Inserts as Harlene
- 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 · Spencer's Mountain as Becky Spencer (uncredited)
- 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 Anne (age 13)
- 1959 · One Step Beyond as Gillian
- 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
- Future · The Vicar's Wife as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
- 2020 · Life After The Navigator as Herself
- 2017 · Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches as Self
- 2016 · The Dark Below as
- 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
- 2009 · Eastwick as Bun Waverly
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as
- 2007 · Mommy's House as Mommy
- 2005 · The Perfect Scary Movie as Self
- 2005 · Barry Dingle as Eleanor Dingle
- 2001 · Alien Evolution as Self / 'Lambert'
- 2001 · Critic's Choice as Watkins
- 1999 · Trash as Principal Evans
- 1999 · A Slipping Down Life as Mrs. Casey
- 1997 · Money Talks as Connie Cipriani
- 1996 · The Lottery as Maggie Dunbar
- 1995 · My Brother's Keeper as Pat
- 1994 · On Hope as
- 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
- 1991 · Dead in the Water as Victoria Haines
- 1990 · A Son's Promise as Dorothy Donaldson
- 1989 · Valentino Returns as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
- 1988 · Tanner '88 as Molly Hark
- 1986 · Intimate Encounters as Emily
- 1985 · Robert Kennedy & His Times as Ethel Skakel Kennedy
- 1980 · Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones as Marceline "Marcy" Jones
- 1978 · The Kid from Not-So-Big as Corrine
- 1973 · Here We Go Again as Nancy
- 1963 · Tell Me Not In Mournful Numbers as
- 1958 · In Love and War as Allie O'Neill
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Viola Wellington (uncredited)