Veronica Cartwright
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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
Known for
Credits
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
as Mother
Alien (1979)
as Lambert
Eastwick (2009)
as Bun Waverly
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
as Nancy Bellicec
The Invasion (2007)
as Wendy Lenk
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
as Felicia Alden
The Birds (1963)
as Cathy Brenner
The Right Stuff (1983)
as Betty Grissom
In the Bedroom (2001)
as Minister on Television
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
as Helen Freeman
Just Married (2003)
as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
Twisted (2004)
as Landlady
Money Talks (1997)
as Connie Cipriani
The Children's Hour (1961)
as Rosalie Wells
Goin' South (1978)
as Hermine
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)
as Lillian
Kinsey (2004)
as Sara Kinsey
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
as Octavia Tarrant
Non-Stop (2013)
as Rose
Man Trouble (1992)
as Helen Dextra
A Son's Promise (1990)
as Dorothy Donaldson
The Rat Pack (1998)
as Rocky Cooper
My Man Adam (1985)
as Elaine Swit
Nightmares (1983)
as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
as Becky Spencer (uncredited)
The Lottery (1996)
as Maggie Dunbar
InSight (2011)
as Patricia
Call of the Wild (2009)
as Sheriff Taylor
Montana Amazon (2013)
as Margaret
Wisdom (1986)
as Samantha Wisdom
The Alien Saga (2002)
as Self
The Ruse (2025)
as Olivia
Straight-Jacket (2004)
as Jerry Albrecht
The Field (2019)
as Edith
Inserts (1975)
as Harlene
Prime Suspect (1982)
as Janice Staplin
Mommy I Didn't Do It (2017)
as Judge Tannin
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
as Self
Trash (1999)
as Principal Evans
The Last Man on Planet Earth (1999)
as Director Elizabeth Riggs
Dead Air (1994)
as The Caller
Breaking Fast (2020)
as Judy
Quicksilver Highway (1997)
as Myra
False Identity (1990)
as Vera Errickson
Barry Dingle (2005)
as Eleanor Dingle
A Slipping Down Life (1999)
as Mrs. Casey
Sparkler (1997)
as Dottie Delgato
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005)
as Self
One Man's Way (1964)
as Mary
It's Nothing Personal (1993)
as Barbara
Tell Me Not In Mournful Numbers (1963)
Actor
Life After The Navigator (2020)
as Herself
Desperate for Love (1989)
as Betty Petrie
Alien Evolution (2001)
as Self / 'Lambert'
Lincoln and the War Within (1992)
Actor
All About 'The Birds' (2000)
as Self
On Hope (1994)
Actor
Dead in the Water (1991)
as Victoria Haines
Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976)
as Marjorie
In Love and War (1958)
as Allie O'Neill
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance (1994)
as Sister Aja
The Face is Familiar (2009)
Actor
Hitler's Daughter (1990)
as Patricia Benedict
Neowolf (2010)
as Mrs. Belakov
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981)
as Sister Theresa
The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991)
as Self
Intimate Encounters (1986)
as Emily
Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989)
as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
My Brother's Keeper (1995)
as Pat
Alien: Terror in Space (2025)
as Self - Actress
Realizing The Right Stuff (2003)
as Self
Limbo (2019)
as Louise
The Dark Below (2016)
Actor
Valentino Returns (1989)
as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
Inside The Osmonds (2001)
as Olive Osmond
A Kill for a Kill (2025)
as Janice
The Beast Within: Making Alien (2003)
as Self
The Yellow Wallpaper (2011)
as Catherine Sayer
The Odd Way Home (2013)
as Francine
The Vicar's Wife (—)
as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches (2017)
as Self
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993)
as Carla Hulin
Mommy's House (2007)
as Mommy
Walking the Dog (1992)
Actor
The Kid from Not-So-Big (1978)
as Corrine
Critic's Choice (2001)
as Watkins