Veronica Cartwright
Born
April 20, 1949 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
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The Ruse
Olivia
2025
The Field
Edith
2019
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
Self
2017
Mommy I Didn't Do It
Judge Tannin
2017
The Dark Below
2016
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Lillian
2014
Non-Stop
Rose
2013
The Odd Way Home
Francine
2013
Montana Amazon
Margaret
2013
The Yellow Wallpaper
Catherine Sayer
2011
InSight
Patricia
2011
Neowolf
Mrs. Belakov
2010
Call of the Wild
Sheriff Taylor
2009
The Face is Familiar
2009
The Invasion
Wendy Lenk
2007
Barry Dingle
Eleanor Dingle
2005
Kinsey
Sara Kinsey
2004
Straight-Jacket
Jerry Albrecht
2004
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
2003
The Alien Saga
Self
2002
Alien Evolution
Self / 'Lambert'
2001
Scary Movie 2
Mother
2001
Inside The Osmonds
Olive Osmond
2001
Critic's Choice
Watkins
2001
All About 'The Birds'
Self
2000
A Slipping Down Life
Mrs. Casey
1999
Sparkler
Dottie Delgato
1997
Money Talks
Connie Cipriani
1997
Quicksilver Highway
Myra
1997
The Lottery
Maggie Dunbar
1996
My Brother's Keeper
Pat
1995
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Octavia Tarrant
1995
Dead Air
The Caller
1994
On Hope
1994
Speed
Bag Lady (uncredited)
1994
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
Sister Aja
1994
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
Carla Hulin
1993
It's Nothing Personal
Barbara
1993
Lincoln and the War Within
1992
Man Trouble
Helen Dextra
1992
Dead in the Water
Victoria Haines
1991
Hitler's Daughter
Patricia Benedict
1990
False Identity
Vera Errickson
1990
Valentino Returns
Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
1989
Desperate for Love
Betty Petrie
1989
The Witches of Eastwick
Felicia Alden
1987
Wisdom
Samantha Wisdom
1986
Intimate Encounters
Emily
1986
Flight of the Navigator
Helen Freeman
1986
My Man Adam
Elaine Swit
1985
The Right Stuff
Betty Grissom
1983
Nightmares
Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
1983
Prime Suspect
Janice Staplin
1982
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Sister Theresa
1981
Alien
Lambert
1979
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Nancy Bellicec
1978
Goin' South
Hermine
1978
The Kid from Not-So-Big
Corrine
1978
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Marjorie
1976
Inserts
Harlene
1975
One Man's Way
Mary
1964
Spencer's Mountain
Becky Spencer (uncredited)
1963
The Birds
Cathy Brenner
1963
The Children's Hour
Rosalie Wells
1961
The Vicar's Wife
Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
Alien, Terror in Space
Self - Interviewee
2025
A Kill for a Kill
Janice
2025
A Man on the Inside
Beverly Banki · (5 episodes)
2024
Life After The Navigator
Herself
2020
Breaking Fast
Judy
2020
Limbo
Louise
2019
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Self
2019
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Fortune Teller · (1 episode)
2018
The Rookie
Beatrice O'Malley · (1 episode)
2018
The Resident
Celeste Crisforth · (1 episode)
2018
The Good Doctor
Maxine Stanley · (1 episode)
2017
Creature Features
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Bosch
Irene Saxon · (4 episodes)
2015
Resurrection
Helen Edgerton · (5 episodes)
2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Revenge
Judge Elizabeth Blackwell · (2 episodes)
2011
Eastwick
Bun Waverly · (11 episodes)
2009
Drop Dead Diva
Marian Porter · (1 episode)
2009
Mommy's House
Mommy
2007
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
2005
Criminal Minds
Flora Martin · (1 episode)
2005
Invasion
Valerie Shenkman · (1 episode)
2005
Supernatural
Lily Sunder · (1 episode)
2005
The Closer
Vera Mathers · (1 episode)
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Lydia Ashford · (2 episodes)
2005
Twisted
Landlady
2004
Just Married
Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
2003
Without a Trace
Mrs. Beckworth · (1 episode)
2002
Without a Trace
Susan · (1 episode)
2002
In the Bedroom
Minister on Television
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Diane Chase · (1 episode)
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Virginia Kennison · (1 episode)
1999
Family Law
Norma Benson · (1 episode)
1999
Trash
Principal Evans
1999
The Last Man on Planet Earth
Director Elizabeth Riggs
1999
Will & Grace
Judith McFarland · (1 episode)
1998
The Rat Pack
Rocky Cooper
1998
George & Leo
Anna · (2 episodes)
1997
7th Heaven
Ms. Fitzhenry · (1 episode)
1996
Boston Common
Betty · (1 episode)
1996
Sliders
The Flame (voice) · (1 episode)
1995
Touched by an Angel
Shirlee Gibbons · (1 episode)
1994
ER
Norma Houston · (2 episodes)
1994
Chicago Hope
(1 episode)
1994
The X-Files
Cassandra Spender · (4 episodes)
1993
A Son's Promise
Dorothy Donaldson
1990
Baywatch
Mrs. Harris (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1989
Tanner '88
Molly Hark · (12 episodes)
1988
L.A. Law
A.D.A. Margaret Flanagan · (4 episodes)
1986
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Ethel Skakel Kennedy · (3 episodes)
1985
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Marceline "Marcy" Jones · (2 episodes)
1980
Here We Go Again
Nancy · (1 episode)
1973
The Name of the Game
Nancy Robins · (1 episode)
1968
Mannix
Mrs. Goldberg (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1967
Dragnet
Melissa Stevens · (1 episode)
1967
Daniel Boone
Jemima Boone · (59 episodes)
1964
Route 66
Miriam Moore (Age 9) · (1 episode)
1960
My Three Sons
(1 episode)
1960
The Twilight Zone
(1 episode)
1959
One Step Beyond
Gillian · (1 episode)
1959
In Love and War
Allie O'Neill
1958
Leave It to Beaver
Violet Rutherford · (1 episode)
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sarah Butler · (1 episode)
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Judy Davidson · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Viola Wellington (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1955