
Veronica Cartwright
Known for Acting · 140 credits
- Born
- 1949-04-20 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Bristol, England, UK
- Also known as
- ورونیکا کارت رایت · ورونیکا کارترایت
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (54)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Virginia Kennison

The Rookie
2018
as Beatrice O'Malley

Supernatural
2005
as Lily Sunder

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Lydia Ashford

Criminal Minds
2005
as Flora Martin

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Diane Chase

The Good Doctor
2017
as Maxine Stanley

The X-Files
1993
as Cassandra Spender

The Closer
2005
as Vera Mathers

Without a Trace
2002
as Mrs. Beckworth / Susan

ER
1994
as Norma Houston

Nip/Tuck
2003
as Mother Mary Claire

Bosch
2015
as Irene Saxon

Chicago Hope
1994
as Karen Flanders

Boston Legal
2004
as Judge Peggy Zeder

The Resident
2018
as Celeste Crisforth

Miami Vice
1984
as Society Dame

Will & Grace
1998
as Judith McFarland

Mannix
1967
as Mrs. Goldberg (uncredited)

My Three Sons
1960

L.A. Law
1986
as A.D.A. Margaret Flanagan

Baywatch
1989
as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Anne Rogers

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Shirlee Gibbons

Revenge
2011
as Judge Elizabeth Blackwell

Sliders
1995
as The Flame (voice)

Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Violet Rutherford

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sarah Butler

Daniel Boone
1964
as Jemima Boone

Route 66
1960
as Miriam Moore (Age 9)

Creature Features
2016
as Self

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018
as Fortune Teller

Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Marian Porter

The Name of the Game
1968
as Nancy Robins

7th Heaven
1996
as Ms. Fitzhenry

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Judy Davidson / Viola Wellington (uncredited)

A Man on the Inside
2024
as Beverly Banki

Family Law
1999
as Norma Benson

One Step Beyond
1959
as Gillian

Dragnet
1967
as Melissa Stevens

CSI: Cyber
2015
as Renetta Wilkerson

Resurrection
2014
as Helen Edgerton

Invasion
2005
as Valerie Shenkman

Gotham Knights
2023
as Eunice Harmon

American Gothic
1995
as Angela

Then Came Bronson
1969
as Petey Traine

Boston Common
1996
as Betty

Eastwick
2009
as Bun Waverly

George & Leo
1997
as Anna

Tanner '88
1988
as Molly Hark

The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
as Self

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Marceline "Marcy" Jones

Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
as Ethel Skakel Kennedy

Here We Go Again
1973
as Nancy
Movies (86)

Alien
1979
as Lambert

Scary Movie 2
2001
as Mother

The Invasion
2007
as Wendy Lenk

The Field
2019
as Edith

The Birds
1963
as Cathy Brenner

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
as Nancy Bellicec

The Witches of Eastwick
1987
as Felicia Alden

In the Bedroom
2001
as Minister on Television

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
as Sister Theresa

Flight of the Navigator
1986
as Helen Freeman

Just Married
2003
as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)

The Right Stuff
1983
as Betty Grissom

Twisted
2004
as Landlady

Money Talks
1997
as Connie Cipriani

The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
as Lillian

Kinsey
2004
as Sara Kinsey

Inserts
1975
as Harlene

Mommy I Didn't Do It
2017
as Judge Tannin

Montana Amazon
2013
as Margaret

InSight
2011
as Patricia

Call of the Wild
2009
as Sheriff Taylor

The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
as Self

Nightmares
1983
as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")

A Son's Promise
1990
as Dorothy Donaldson

It's Nothing Personal
1993
as Barbara

The Children's Hour
1961
as Rosalie Wells

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
2017
as Self

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
1995
as Octavia Tarrant
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
as Self

The Alien Saga
2002
as Self

Spencer's Mountain
1963
as Becky Spencer (uncredited)

A Slipping Down Life
1999
as Mrs. Casey

The Face is Familiar
2009

Goin' South
1978
as Hermine

Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019
as Self
My Brother's Keeper
1995
as Pat

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994
as Sister Aja

Non-Stop
2013
as Rose

The Rat Pack
1998
as Rocky Cooper
Walking the Dog
1992

Neowolf
2010
as Mrs. Belakov

Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1976
as Marjorie

The Odd Way Home
2013
as Francine

Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
1989
as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)

The Yellow Wallpaper
2011
as Catherine Sayer

Trash
1999
as Principal Evans

All About 'The Birds'
2000
as Self
Eastwick
2009
as Bun Waverly

Mommy's House
2007
as Mommy

Dead in the Water
1991
as Victoria Haines

Intimate Encounters
1986
as Emily

Breaking Fast
2020
as Judy

Quicksilver Highway
1997
as Myra

Desperate for Love
1989
as Betty Petrie

The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003
as Self

Alien Evolution
2001
as Self / 'Lambert'

The Kid from Not-So-Big
1978
as Corrine

The Ruse
2025
as Olivia

Wisdom
1986
as Samantha Wisdom

The Lottery
1996
as Maggie Dunbar

Prime Suspect
1982
as Janice Staplin
Inside The Osmonds
2001
as Olive Osmond

Straight-Jacket
2004
as Jerry Albrecht

Realizing The Right Stuff
2003
as Self

The Last Man on Planet Earth
1999
as Director Elizabeth Riggs

Life After The Navigator
2020
as Herself
Critic's Choice
2001
as Watkins

One Man's Way
1964
as Mary

Limbo
2019
as Louise
Barry Dingle
2005
as Eleanor Dingle

The Dark Below
2016

Alien: Terror in Space
2025
as Self - Actress

The Vicar's Wife
as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe

A Kill for a Kill
2025
as Janice

In Love and War
1958
as Allie O'Neill

My Man Adam
1985
as Elaine Swit

Sparkler
1997
as Dottie Delgato

Dead Air
1994
as The Caller

Hitler's Daughter
1990
as Patricia Benedict

Man Trouble
1992
as Helen Dextra
Tell Me Not In Mournful Numbers
1963

Lincoln and the War Within
1992

On Hope
1994

Valentino Returns
1989
as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs

False Identity
1990
as Vera Errickson

Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
1993
as Carla Hulin
About Veronica Cartwright
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… With 140 credits spanning from 1955 to 2025, Veronica Cartwright has appeared in 86 films and 54 TV shows.
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- Alien (1979) — as Lambert
- Scary Movie 2 (2001) — as Mother
- The Invasion (2007) — as Wendy Lenk
- The Field (2019) — as Edith
- The Birds (1963) — as Cathy Brenner
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