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Veronica Cartwright
Born · April 20, 1949 (75 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Bristol, England, UK
Bio
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
The Ruse
Olivia
0.0
2025
The Field
Edith
5.2
2019
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
Self
0.0
2017
Mommy I Didn't Do It
5.9
2017
The Dark Below
4.6
2016
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Lillian
5.7
2014
Non-Stop
Rose
5.8
2013
The Odd Way Home
Francine
6.1
2013
Montana Amazon
Margaret
6.8
2013
The Yellow Wallpaper
Catherine Sayer
4.5
2011
InSight
Patricia
4.9
2011
Neowolf
Mrs. Belakov
2.7
2010
Call of the Wild
Sheriff Taylor
6.3
2009
The Face is Familiar
0.0
2009
The Invasion
Wendy Lenk
6.0
2007
Barry Dingle
Eleanor Dingle
2.5
2005
Kinsey
Sara Kinsey
6.6
2004
Straight-Jacket
Jerry Albrecht
5.7
2004
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
8.2
2003
The Alien Saga
Self
6.6
2002
Alien Evolution
Self / 'Lambert'
5.9
2001
Scary Movie 2
Mother
5.8
2001
Inside The Osmonds
Olive Osmond
8.0
2001
Critic's Choice
Watkins
0.0
2001
All About 'The Birds'
Self
7.2
2000
A Slipping Down Life
Mrs. Casey
4.3
1999
Sparkler
Dottie Delgato
2.5
1997
Money Talks
Connie Cipriani
6.0
1997
Quicksilver Highway
Myra
5.1
1997
The Lottery
Maggie Dunbar
5.4
1996
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Octavia Tarrant
5.5
1995
My Brother's Keeper
Pat
1.0
1995
Dead Air
The Caller
5.2
1994
On Hope
0.0
1994
Speed
Bag Lady (uncredited)
7.1
1994
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
Sister Aja
3.6
1994
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
Carla Hulin
0.0
1993
It's Nothing Personal
Barbara
0.0
1993
Lincoln and the War Within
0.0
1992
Man Trouble
Helen Dextra
4.9
1992
Dead in the Water
Victoria Haines
5.4
1991
Hitler's Daughter
Patricia Benedict
5.7
1990
False Identity
Vera Errickson
5.0
1990
Valentino Returns
Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
0.8
1989
Desperate for Love
Betty Petrie
5.4
1989
The Witches of Eastwick
Felicia Alden
6.5
1987
Wisdom
Samantha Wisdom
5.8
1986
Intimate Encounters
Emily
3.5
1986
Flight of the Navigator
Helen Freeman
6.9
1986
My Man Adam
Elaine Swit
6.5
1985
The Right Stuff
Betty Grissom
7.4
1983
Nightmares
Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
5.7
1983
Prime Suspect
Janice Staplin
6.6
1982
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Sister Theresa
5.8
1981
Alien
Lambert
8.2
1979
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Nancy Bellicec
7.2
1978
Goin' South
Hermine
5.8
1978
The Kid from Not-So-Big
Corrine
0.0
1978
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Marjorie
5.6
1976
Inserts
Harlene
6.0
1975
One Man's Way
Mary
4.0
1964
Spencer's Mountain
Becky Spencer (uncredited)
6.6
1963
The Birds
Cathy Brenner
7.5
1963
The Children's Hour
Rosalie Wells
7.7
1961
The Vicar's Wife
Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
0.0
Alien, Terror in Space
Self - Interviewee
8.0
2025
A Kill for a Kill
Janice
3.0
2025
A Man on the Inside
Beverly Banki · (5 episodes)
7.6
2024
Life After The Navigator
Herself
8.1
2020
Breaking Fast
Judy
6.4
2020
Limbo
Louise
5.5
2019
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Self
6.3
2019
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Fortune Teller · (1 episode)
8.2
2018
The Rookie
Beatrice O'Malley · (1 episode)
8.5
2018
The Resident
Celeste Crisforth · (1 episode)
8.4
2018
The Good Doctor
Maxine Stanley · (1 episode)
8.5
2017
Creature Features
Self · (1 episode)
10.0
2016
Bosch
Irene Saxon · (4 episodes)
7.9
2015
Resurrection
Helen Edgerton · (5 episodes)
7.3
2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
2014
Revenge
Judge Elizabeth Blackwell · (2 episodes)
7.6
2011
Eastwick
Bun Waverly · (11 episodes)
5.9
2009
Drop Dead Diva
Marian Porter · (1 episode)
7.7
2009
Mommy's House
Mommy
5.7
2007
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
7.5
2005
Criminal Minds
Flora Martin · (1 episode)
8.3
2005
Invasion
Valerie Shenkman · (1 episode)
7.1
2005
Supernatural
Lily Sunder · (1 episode)
8.3
2005
The Closer
Vera Mathers · (1 episode)
7.9
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Lydia Ashford · (2 episodes)
8.2
2005
Twisted
Landlady
5.6
2004
Just Married
Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
5.8
2003
Without a Trace
Mrs. Beckworth · (1 episode)
7.3
2002
Without a Trace
Susan · (1 episode)
7.3
2002
In the Bedroom
Minister on Television
6.9
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Diane Chase · (1 episode)
7.6
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Virginia Kennison · (1 episode)
7.9
1999
Family Law
Norma Benson · (1 episode)
8.2
1999
Trash
Principal Evans
4.8
1999
The Last Man on Planet Earth
Director Elizabeth Riggs
3.8
1999
Will & Grace
Judith McFarland · (1 episode)
6.8
1998
The Rat Pack
Rocky Cooper
5.9
1998
George & Leo
Anna · (2 episodes)
0.0
1997
7th Heaven
Ms. Fitzhenry · (1 episode)
6.4
1996
Boston Common
Betty · (1 episode)
6.9
1996
Sliders
The Flame (voice) · (1 episode)
7.6
1995
Touched by an Angel
Shirlee Gibbons · (1 episode)
7.2
1994
ER
Norma Houston · (2 episodes)
7.8
1994
Chicago Hope
(1 episode)
7.2
1994
The X-Files
Cassandra Spender · (4 episodes)
8.4
1993
A Son's Promise
Dorothy Donaldson
6.0
1990
Baywatch
Mrs. Harris (uncredited) · (1 episode)
5.9
1989
Tanner '88
Molly Hark · (12 episodes)
6.7
1988
L.A. Law
A.D.A. Margaret Flanagan · (4 episodes)
7.1
1986
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Ethel Skakel Kennedy · (3 episodes)
7.0
1985
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Marceline "Marcy" Jones · (2 episodes)
7.2
1980
Here We Go Again
Nancy · (1 episode)
5.0
1973
The Name of the Game
Nancy Robins · (1 episode)
6.8
1968
Mannix
Mrs. Goldberg (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.7
1967
Dragnet
Melissa Stevens · (1 episode)
6.9
1967
Daniel Boone
Jemima Boone · (59 episodes)
6.9
1964
Route 66
Miriam Moore (Age 9) · (1 episode)
6.3
1960
My Three Sons
(1 episode)
6.5
1960
The Twilight Zone
(1 episode)
8.4
1959
One Step Beyond
Gillian · (1 episode)
5.6
1959
In Love and War
Allie O'Neill
5.5
1958
Leave It to Beaver
Violet Rutherford · (1 episode)
6.9
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sarah Butler · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Judy Davidson · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Viola Wellington (uncredited) · (1 episode)
7.7
1955