Veronica Cartwright
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 20, 1949
- Birthplace
- Bristol, England, UK
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
Filmography
The Vicar's Wife TBA
as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
The Ruse 2025
as Olivia
Alien: Terror in Space 2025
as Self - Actress
A Kill for a Kill 2025
as Janice
Life After The Navigator 2020
as Herself
Breaking Fast 2020
as Judy
The Field 2019
as Edith
Limbo 2019
as Louise
Memory: The Origins of Alien 2019
as Self
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches 2017
as Self
Mommy I Didn't Do It 2017
as Judge Tannin
Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pod 2016
as Self
The Dark Below 2016
Actor
The Town that Dreaded Sundown 2014
as Lillian
Non-Stop 2013
as Rose
The Odd Way Home 2013
as Francine
Montana Amazon 2013
as Margaret
The Yellow Wallpaper 2011
as Catherine Sayer
InSight 2011
as Patricia
Neowolf 2010
as Mrs. Belakov
Call of the Wild 2009
as Sheriff Taylor
The Face is Familiar 2009
Actor
The Invasion 2007
as Wendy Lenk
Mommy's House 2007
as Mommy
The Perfect Scary Movie 2005
as Self
- Barry Dingle
Barry Dingle 2005
as Eleanor Dingle
Kinsey 2004
as Sara Kinsey
Twisted 2004
as Landlady
Straight-Jacket 2004
as Jerry Albrecht
The Beast Within: Making Alien 2003
as Self
Realizing The Right Stuff 2003
as Self
Just Married 2003
as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
The Alien Saga 2002
as Self
In the Bedroom 2001
as Minister on Television
Alien Evolution 2001
as Self / 'Lambert'
Scary Movie 2 2001
as Mother
- Inside The Osmonds
Inside The Osmonds 2001
as Olive Osmond
- Critic's Choice
Critic's Choice 2001
as Watkins
All About 'The Birds' 2000
as Self
Trash 1999
as Principal Evans
The Last Man on Planet Earth 1999
as Director Elizabeth Riggs
A Slipping Down Life 1999
as Mrs. Casey
The Rat Pack 1998
as Rocky Cooper
Sparkler 1997
as Dottie Delgato
Money Talks 1997
as Connie Cipriani
Quicksilver Highway 1997
as Myra
The Lottery 1996
as Maggie Dunbar
- My Brother's Keeper
My Brother's Keeper 1995
as Pat
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh 1995
as Octavia Tarrant
Dead Air 1994
as The Caller
On Hope 1994
Actor
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance 1994
as Sister Aja
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story 1993
as Carla Hulin
It's Nothing Personal 1993
as Barbara
Lincoln and the War Within 1992
Actor
Man Trouble 1992
as Helen Dextra
Walking the Dog 1992
Actor
The Making of 'Alien³' 1992
as Self
Dead in the Water 1991
as Victoria Haines
- The Horror Hall of Fame II
The Horror Hall of Fame II 1991
as Self
Hitler's Daughter 1990
as Patricia Benedict
False Identity 1990
as Vera Errickson
A Son's Promise 1990
as Dorothy Donaldson
Valentino Returns 1989
as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier 1989
as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
Desperate for Love 1989
as Betty Petrie
The Witches of Eastwick 1987
as Felicia Alden
Wisdom 1986
as Samantha Wisdom
Intimate Encounters 1986
as Emily
Flight of the Navigator 1986
as Helen Freeman
My Man Adam 1985
as Elaine Swit
The Right Stuff 1983
as Betty Grissom
Nightmares 1983
as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
Prime Suspect 1982
as Janice Staplin
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill 1981
as Sister Theresa
Alien 1979
as Lambert
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978
as Nancy Bellicec
Goin' South 1978
as Hermine
The Kid from Not-So-Big 1978
as Corrine
Bernice Bobs Her Hair 1976
as Marjorie
Inserts 1975
as Harlene
- Flip Side
Flip Side 1970
Actor
One Man's Way 1964
as Mary
- Tell Me Not In Mournful Numbers
Tell Me Not In Mournful Numbers 1963
Actor
Spencer's Mountain 1963
as Becky Spencer (uncredited)
The Birds 1963
as Cathy Brenner
The Children's Hour 1961
as Rosalie Wells
In Love and War 1958
as Allie O'Neill
Credits from TMDB.