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
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The Birds (1963)
as Cathy Brenner
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Flight of the Navigator (1986)
as Helen Freeman
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Alien (1979)
as Lambert
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
as Mother
Money Talks (1997)
as Connie Cipriani
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
as Felicia Alden
Just Married (2003)
as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
In the Bedroom (2001)
as Minister on Television
The Invasion (2007)
as Wendy Lenk
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
as Nancy Bellicec
Twisted (2004)
as Landlady
Inserts (1975)
as Harlene
The Right Stuff (1983)
as Betty Grissom
Montana Amazon (2013)
as Margaret
Nightmares (1983)
as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
The Children's Hour (1961)
as Rosalie Wells
Trash (1999)
as Principal Evans
Kinsey (2004)
as Sara Kinsey
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
as Octavia Tarrant
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)
as Lillian
InSight (2011)
as Patricia
The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991)
as Self
The Alien Saga (2002)
as Self
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005)
as Self
Call of the Wild (2009)
as Sheriff Taylor
The Field (2019)
as Edith
Realizing The Right Stuff (2003)
as Self
It's Nothing Personal (1993)
as Barbara
Neowolf (2010)
as Mrs. Belakov
Walking the Dog (1992)
Actor
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches (2017)
as Self
Flip Side (1970)
Actor
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
as Self
Goin' South (1978)
as Hermine
Man Trouble (1992)
as Helen Dextra
Eastwick (2009)
as Bun Waverly
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981)
as Sister Theresa
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
as Becky Spencer (uncredited)
Mommy I Didn't Do It (2017)
as Judge Tannin
The Kid from Not-So-Big (1978)
as Corrine
Alien: Terror in Space (2025)
as Self - Actress
Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pod (2016)
as Self
Non-Stop (2013)
as Rose
Quicksilver Highway (1997)
as Myra
The Rat Pack (1998)
as Rocky Cooper
Wisdom (1986)
as Samantha Wisdom
Mommy's House (2007)
as Mommy
Alien Evolution (2001)
as Self / 'Lambert'
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance (1994)
as Sister Aja
In Love and War (1958)
as Allie O'Neill
All About 'The Birds' (2000)
as Self
The Face is Familiar (2009)
Actor
Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976)
as Marjorie
Breaking Fast (2020)
as Judy
Critic's Choice (2001)
as Watkins
A Son's Promise (1990)
as Dorothy Donaldson
A Kill for a Kill (2025)
as Janice
A Slipping Down Life (1999)
as Mrs. Casey
The Beast Within: Making Alien (2003)
as Self
The Lottery (1996)
as Maggie Dunbar
The Ruse (2025)
as Olivia
The Dark Below (2016)
Actor
Prime Suspect (1982)
as Janice Staplin
Life After The Navigator (2020)
as Herself
The Last Man on Planet Earth (1999)
as Director Elizabeth Riggs
False Identity (1990)
as Vera Errickson
Straight-Jacket (2004)
as Jerry Albrecht
My Brother's Keeper (1995)
as Pat
Dead in the Water (1991)
as Victoria Haines
Sparkler (1997)
as Dottie Delgato
The Odd Way Home (2013)
as Francine
One Man's Way (1964)
as Mary
The Making of 'Alien³' (1992)
as Self
Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989)
as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
Lincoln and the War Within (1992)
Actor
Dead Air (1994)
as The Caller
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993)
as Carla Hulin
The Vicar's Wife (—)
as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
Hitler's Daughter (1990)
as Patricia Benedict
Limbo (2019)
as Louise
The Yellow Wallpaper (2011)
as Catherine Sayer
Intimate Encounters (1986)
as Emily
Desperate for Love (1989)
as Betty Petrie
My Man Adam (1985)
as Elaine Swit
Barry Dingle (2005)
as Eleanor Dingle
Inside The Osmonds (2001)
as Olive Osmond
On Hope (1994)
Actor
Valentino Returns (1989)
as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
Tell Me Not In Mournful Numbers (1963)
Actor