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