Acting · Bristol, England, UK · Born April 20, 1949
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
MovieThe Ruse
2025
as Olivia
MovieAlien: Terror in Space
2025
as Self - Actress
MovieA Kill for a Kill
2025
as Janice
TVA Man on the Inside
2024
as Beverly Banki
TVGotham Knights
2023
as Eunice Harmon
MovieLife After The Navigator
2020
as Herself
MovieBreaking Fast
2020
as Judy
MovieThe Field
2019
as Edith
MovieLimbo
2019
as Louise
MovieMemory: The Origins of Alien
2019
as Self
TVChilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018
as Fortune Teller
TVThe Rookie
2018
as Beatrice O'Malley
TVThe Resident
2018
as Celeste Crisforth
TVThe Good Doctor
2017
as Maxine Stanley
MovieRod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
2017
as Self
MovieMommy I Didn't Do It
2017
as Judge Tannin
TVCreature Features
2016
as Self
MovieThe Dark Below
2016
TVCSI: Cyber
2015
as Renetta Wilkerson
TVBosch
2015
as Irene Saxon
MovieThe Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
as Lillian
TVResurrection
2014
as Helen Edgerton
TVThe Real History of Science Fiction
2014
as Self
MovieNon-Stop
2013
as Rose
MovieThe Odd Way Home
2013
as Francine
MovieMontana Amazon
2013
as Margaret
MovieThe Yellow Wallpaper
2011
as Catherine Sayer
TVRevenge
2011
as Judge Elizabeth Blackwell
MovieInSight
2011
as Patricia
MovieNeowolf
2010
as Mrs. Belakov
Eastwick
2009
as Bun Waverly
TVEastwick
2009
as Bun Waverly
TVDrop Dead Diva
2009
as Marian Porter
MovieCall of the Wild
2009
as Sheriff Taylor
MovieThe Face is Familiar
2009
MovieThe Invasion
2007
as Wendy Lenk
MovieMommy's House
2007
as Mommy
MovieThe Perfect Scary Movie
2005
as Self
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Flora Martin
TVInvasion
2005
as Valerie Shenkman
TVSupernatural
2005
as Lily Sunder
TVThe Closer
2005
as Vera Mathers
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Lydia Ashford
Barry Dingle
2005
as Eleanor Dingle
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Judge Peggy Zeder
MovieKinsey
2004
as Sara Kinsey
MovieTwisted
2004
as Landlady
MovieStraight-Jacket
2004
as Jerry Albrecht
MovieThe Beast Within: Making Alien
2003
as Self
TVNip/Tuck
2003
as Mother Mary Claire
MovieRealizing The Right Stuff
2003
as Self
MovieJust Married
2003
as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
MovieThe Alien Saga
2002
as Self
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Mrs. Beckworth
MovieIn the Bedroom
2001
as Minister on Television
MovieAlien Evolution
2001
as Self / 'Lambert'
MovieScary Movie 2
2001
as Mother
Inside The Osmonds
2001
as Olive Osmond
Critic's Choice
2001
as Watkins
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Diane Chase
MovieAll About 'The Birds'
2000
as Self
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Virginia Kennison
TVFamily Law
1999
as Norma Benson
MovieTrash
1999
as Principal Evans
MovieThe Last Man on Planet Earth
1999
as Director Elizabeth Riggs
MovieA Slipping Down Life
1999
as Mrs. Casey
TVWill & Grace
1998
as Judith McFarland
MovieThe Rat Pack
1998
as Rocky Cooper
MovieSparkler
1997
as Dottie Delgato
TVGeorge & Leo
1997
as Anna
MovieMoney Talks
1997
as Connie Cipriani
MovieQuicksilver Highway
1997
as Myra
MovieThe Lottery
1996
as Maggie Dunbar
TV7th Heaven
1996
as Ms. Fitzhenry
TVBoston Common
1996
as Betty
TVAmerican Gothic
1995
as Angela
TVSliders
1995
as The Flame (voice)
My Brother's Keeper
1995
as Pat
MovieCandyman: Farewell to the Flesh
1995
as Octavia Tarrant
MovieDead Air
1994
as The Caller
MovieOn Hope
1994
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Shirlee Gibbons
TVER
1994
as Norma Houston
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Karen Flanders
MovieMirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994
as Sister Aja
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Cassandra Spender
MovieTriumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
1993
as Carla Hulin
MovieIt's Nothing Personal
1993
as Barbara
MovieLincoln and the War Within
1992
MovieMan Trouble
1992
as Helen Dextra
Walking the Dog
1992
MovieDead in the Water
1991
as Victoria Haines
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
as Self
MovieHitler's Daughter
1990
as Patricia Benedict
MovieFalse Identity
1990
as Vera Errickson
MovieA Son's Promise
1990
as Dorothy Donaldson
MovieValentino Returns
1989
as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
MovieBaywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
1989
as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
TVBaywatch
1989
as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
MovieDesperate for Love
1989
as Betty Petrie
TVTanner '88
1988
as Molly Hark
MovieThe Witches of Eastwick
1987
as Felicia Alden
MovieWisdom
1986
as Samantha Wisdom
MovieIntimate Encounters
1986
as Emily
TVL.A. Law
1986
as A.D.A. Margaret Flanagan
MovieFlight of the Navigator
1986
as Helen Freeman
MovieMy Man Adam
1985
as Elaine Swit
TVRobert Kennedy & His Times
1985
as Ethel Skakel Kennedy
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Society Dame
MovieThe Right Stuff
1983
as Betty Grissom
MovieNightmares
1983
as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
MoviePrime Suspect
1982
as Janice Staplin
MovieJoe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
as Sister Theresa
TVGuyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Marceline "Marcy" Jones
MovieAlien
1979
as Lambert
MovieInvasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
as Nancy Bellicec
MovieGoin' South
1978
as Hermine
MovieThe Kid from Not-So-Big
1978
as Corrine
MovieBernice Bobs Her Hair
1976
as Marjorie
MovieInserts
1975
as Harlene
TVHere We Go Again
1973
as Nancy
TVThen Came Bronson
1969
as Petey Traine
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Nancy Robins
TVMannix
1967
as Mrs. Goldberg (uncredited)
TVDragnet
1967
as Melissa Stevens
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Jemima Boone
MovieOne Man's Way
1964
as Mary
Tell Me Not In Mournful Numbers
1963
MovieSpencer's Mountain
1963
as Becky Spencer (uncredited)
MovieThe Birds
1963
as Cathy Brenner
MovieThe Children's Hour
1961
as Rosalie Wells
TVRoute 66
1960
as Miriam Moore (Age 9)
TVMy Three Sons
1960
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Anne Rogers
TVOne Step Beyond
1959
as Gillian
MovieIn Love and War
1958
as Allie O'Neill
TVLeave It to Beaver
1957
as Violet Rutherford
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sarah Butler
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Judy Davidson
MovieThe Vicar's Wife
as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
