Biography
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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Filmography
all 126
Movies 85
TV Shows 41
self 15
Director 1
Voice 1
The Phantoms (2022)
Life After The Navigator (2020)
Breaking Fast (2020)
The Field (2019)
Limbo (2019)
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
The Rookie (2018)
The Resident (2018)
The Good Doctor (2017)
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches (2017)
Mommy I Didn't Do It (2017)
Creature Features (2016)
The Dark Below (2016)
Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pod (2016)
Bosch (2015)
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)
The Real History of Science Fiction (2014)
Non-Stop (2013)
The Odd Way Home (2013)
Montana Amazon (2013)
The Yellow Wallpaper (2011)
Revenge (2011)
InSight (2011)
Neowolf (2010)
Eastwick (2009)
Drop Dead Diva (2009)
Call of the Wild (2009)
The Face Is Familiar (2009)
The Invasion (2007)
Mommy's House (2007)
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005)
Criminal Minds (2005)
Supernatural (2005)
The Closer (2005)
Barry Dingle (2005)
Kinsey (2004)
Twisted (2004)
Straight Jacket (2004)
The Beast Within: Making Alien (2003)
Just Married (2003)
Without a Trace (2002)
In the Bedroom (2001)
Alien Evolution (2001)
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
Inside The Osmonds (2001)
Critic's Choice (2001)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
All About 'The Birds' (2000)
Family Law (1999)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Trash (1999)
The Alien Legacy (1999)
The Last Man on Planet Earth (1999)
A Slipping Down Life (1999)
Will & Grace (1998)
The Rat Pack (1998)
Sparkler (1997)
Money Talks (1997)
Quicksilver Highway (1997)
The Lottery (1996)
7th Heaven (1996)
Boston Common (1996)
Sliders (1995)
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
My Brother's Keeper (1995)
Dead Air (1994)
On Hope (1994)
A Son's Promise (1994)
ER (1994)
Chicago Hope (1994)
Speed (1994)
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance (1994)
Two Over Easy (1994)
The X-Files (1993)
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993)
It's Nothing Personal (1993)
Lincoln and the War Within (1992)
Man Trouble (1992)
The Making of 'Alien³' (1992)
Dead in the Water (1991)
The Horror Hall of Fame (1990)
Hitler's Daughter (1990)
False Identity (1990)
Valentino Returns (1989)
Baywatch (1989)
Desperate for Love (1989)
Tanner '88 (1988)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Wisdom (1986)
Intimate Encounters (1986)
L.A. Law (1986)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
My Man Adam (1985)
Robert Kennedy & His Times (1985)
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Nightmares (1983)
Prime Suspect (1982)
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
Alien (1979)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Goin' South (1978)
The Kid from Not-So-Big (1978)
Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976)
Inserts (1975)
Here We Go Again (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968)
Mannix (1967)
Daniel Boone (1964)
One Man's Way (1964)
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
The Birds (1963)
The Children's Hour (1961)
Route 66 (1960)
My Three Sons (1960)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
One Step Beyond (1959)
In Love and War (1958)
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
The Ruse
The Vicar's Wife
Realizing The Right Stuff
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1949-04-20 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceBristol, United Kingdom
RelationshipsRichard Compton (1982-01-01 - 2007-01-01)
SiblingsAngela Cartwright
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, United States of America
AwardsSaturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
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