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Veronica Cartwright

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Veronica Cartwright

Born April 20, 1949 in Bristol, England, UK75 films

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.

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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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Alien posterFirst watchAlien19798.2as LambertDuring its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Birds poster7.5The Birds1963Invasion of the Body Snatchers poster7.2Invasion of the Body Snatchers1978The Right Stuff poster7.4The Right Stuff1983Scary Movie 2 poster5.9Scary Movie 22001The Witches of Eastwick poster6.5The Witches of Eastwick1987Flight of the Navigator poster7.0Flight of the Navigator1986The Children's Hour poster7.7The Children's Hour1961The Invasion poster6.1The Invasion2007

Filmography

75 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Vicar's WifeMrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
  2. 2025The RuseOlivia
  3. 2025A Kill for a KillJanice
  4. 2020Breaking FastJudy
  5. 2019The FieldEdith
  6. 2019LimboLouise
  7. 2017Mommy I Didn't Do ItJudge Tannin
  8. 2016The Dark Below
  9. 2014The Town that Dreaded SundownLillian
  10. 2013Non-StopRose
  11. 2013The Odd Way HomeFrancine
  12. 2013Montana AmazonMargaret
  13. 2011The Yellow WallpaperCatherine Sayer
  14. 2011InSightPatricia
  15. 2010NeowolfMrs. Belakov
  16. 2009EastwickBun Waverly
  17. 2009Call of the WildSheriff Taylor
  18. 2007The InvasionWendy Lenk
  19. 2007Mommy's HouseMommy
  20. 2005Barry DingleEleanor Dingle
  21. 2004KinseySara Kinsey
  22. 2004TwistedLandlady
  23. 2004Straight-JacketJerry Albrecht
  24. 2003Just MarriedMrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
  25. 2001In the BedroomMinister on Television
  26. 2001Scary Movie 2Mother
  27. 2001Inside The OsmondsOlive Osmond
  28. 2001Critic's ChoiceWatkins
  29. 1999TrashPrincipal Evans
  30. 1999The Last Man on Planet EarthDirector Elizabeth Riggs
  31. 1999A Slipping Down LifeMrs. Casey
  32. 1998The Rat PackRocky Cooper
  33. 1997SparklerDottie Delgato
  34. 1997Money TalksConnie Cipriani
  35. 1997Quicksilver HighwayMyra
  36. 1996The LotteryMaggie Dunbar
  37. 1995My Brother's KeeperPat
  38. 1995Candyman: Farewell to the FleshOctavia Tarrant
  39. 1994Dead AirThe Caller
  40. 1994On Hope
  41. 1994Mirror Mirror 2: Raven DanceSister Aja
  42. 1993Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew StoryCarla Hulin
  43. 1993It's Nothing PersonalBarbara
  44. 1992Lincoln and the War Within
  45. 1992Man TroubleHelen Dextra
  46. 1992Walking the Dog
  47. 1991Dead in the WaterVictoria Haines
  48. 1990Hitler's DaughterPatricia Benedict
  49. 1990False IdentityVera Errickson
  50. 1990A Son's PromiseDorothy Donaldson
  51. 1989Valentino ReturnsPatricia "Pat" Gibbs
  52. 1989Baywatch: Panic at Malibu PierMrs. Harris (uncredited)
  53. 1989Desperate for LoveBetty Petrie
  54. 1987The Witches of EastwickFelicia Alden
  55. 1986WisdomSamantha Wisdom
  56. 1986Intimate EncountersEmily
  57. 1986Flight of the NavigatorHelen Freeman
  58. 1985My Man AdamElaine Swit
  59. 1983The Right StuffBetty Grissom
  60. 1983NightmaresClaire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
  61. 1982Prime SuspectJanice Staplin
  62. 1981Joe Dancer: The Big Black PillSister Theresa
  63. 1979AlienLambert
  64. 1978Invasion of the Body SnatchersNancy Bellicec
  65. 1978Goin' SouthHermine
  66. 1978The Kid from Not-So-BigCorrine
  67. 1976Bernice Bobs Her HairMarjorie
  68. 1975InsertsHarlene
  69. 1970Flip Side
  70. 1964One Man's WayMary
  71. 1963Tell Me Not In Mournful Numbers
  72. 1963Spencer's MountainBecky Spencer (uncredited)
  73. 1963The BirdsCathy Brenner
  74. 1961The Children's HourRosalie Wells
  75. 1958In Love and WarAllie O'Neill