Veronica Cartwright
Known for Acting · 139 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
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Lydia Ashford
Supernatural
2005
as Lily Sunder
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
ER
1994
as Norma Houston
Bosch
2015
as Irene Saxon
Without a Trace
2002
as Mrs. Beckworth / Susan
The Closer
2005
as Vera Mathers
Mannix
1967
as Mrs. Goldberg (uncredited)
The Resident
2018
as Celeste Crisforth
Will & Grace
1998
as Judith McFarland
Boston Legal
2004
as Judge Peggy Zeder
Miami Vice
1984
as Society Dame
Chicago Hope
1994
as Karen Flanders
Baywatch
1989
as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
L.A. Law
1986
as A.D.A. Margaret Flanagan
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Shirlee Gibbons
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Anne Rogers
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Mother Mary Claire
Revenge
2011
as Judge Elizabeth Blackwell
My Three Sons
1960
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sarah Butler
Sliders
1995
as The Flame (voice)
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Violet Rutherford
Daniel Boone
1964
as Jemima Boone
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Marian Porter
Route 66
1960
as Miriam Moore (Age 9)
7th Heaven
1996
as Ms. Fitzhenry
Creature Features
2016
as Self
The Name of the Game
1968
as Nancy Robins
Family Law
1999
as Norma Benson
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018
as Fortune Teller
One Step Beyond
1959
as Gillian
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Judy Davidson / Viola Wellington (uncredited)
Dragnet
1967
as Melissa Stevens
CSI: Cyber
2015
as Renetta Wilkerson
Resurrection
2014
as Helen Edgerton
Invasion
2005
as Valerie Shenkman
A Man on the Inside
2024
as Beverly Banki
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Petey Traine
Gotham Knights
2023
as Eunice Harmon
Boston Common
1996
as Betty
American Gothic
1995
as Angela
Eastwick
2009
as Bun Waverly
George & Leo
1997
as Anna
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
as Self
Tanner '88
1988
as Molly Hark
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Marceline "Marcy" Jones
Here We Go Again
1973
as Nancy
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
as Ethel Skakel Kennedy
Movies (85)
Alien
1979
as Lambert
Scary Movie 2
2001
as Mother
The Invasion
2007
as Wendy Lenk
The Birds
1963
as Cathy Brenner
The Right Stuff
1983
as Betty Grissom
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
as Nancy Bellicec
In the Bedroom
2001
as Minister on Television
Just Married
2003
as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
The Witches of Eastwick
1987
as Felicia Alden
Twisted
2004
as Landlady
Flight of the Navigator
1986
as Helen Freeman
Money Talks
1997
as Connie Cipriani
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
as Lillian
Kinsey
2004
as Sara Kinsey
Non-Stop
2013
as Rose
Spencer's Mountain
1963
as Becky Spencer (uncredited)
Goin' South
1978
as Hermine
The Children's Hour
1961
as Rosalie Wells
Straight-Jacket
2004
as Jerry Albrecht
Wisdom
1986
as Samantha Wisdom
InSight
2011
as Patricia
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
1995
as Octavia Tarrant
Quicksilver Highway
1997
as Myra
Alien: Terror in Space
2025
as Self - Actress
My Brother's Keeper
1995
as Pat
Nightmares
1983
as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
The Rat Pack
1998
as Rocky Cooper
Intimate Encounters
1986
as Emily
Prime Suspect
1982
as Janice Staplin
Trash
1999
as Principal Evans
Mommy I Didn't Do It
2017
as Judge Tannin
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003
as Self
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
as Sister Theresa
Limbo
2019
as Louise
The Ruse
2025
as Olivia
The Lottery
1996
as Maggie Dunbar
A Slipping Down Life
1999
as Mrs. Casey
The Alien Saga
2002
as Self
Dead Air
1994
as The Caller
Call of the Wild
2009
as Sheriff Taylor
Sparkler
1997
as Dottie Delgato
Montana Amazon
2013
as Margaret
A Son's Promise
1990
as Dorothy Donaldson
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
1993
as Carla Hulin
Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
1989
as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
Man Trouble
1992
as Helen Dextra
Dead in the Water
1991
as Victoria Haines
Inserts
1975
as Harlene
Valentino Returns
1989
as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994
as Sister Aja
My Man Adam
1985
as Elaine Swit
The Vicar's Wife
as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
Breaking Fast
2020
as Judy
Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019
as Self
Lincoln and the War Within
1992
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
as Self
The Face is Familiar
2009
In Love and War
1958
as Allie O'Neill
False Identity
1990
as Vera Errickson
Alien Evolution
2001
as Self / 'Lambert'
Hitler's Daughter
1990
as Patricia Benedict
The Last Man on Planet Earth
1999
as Director Elizabeth Riggs
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1976
as Marjorie
One Man's Way
1964
as Mary
Barry Dingle
2005
as Eleanor Dingle
The Yellow Wallpaper
2011
as Catherine Sayer
Neowolf
2010
as Mrs. Belakov
It's Nothing Personal
1993
as Barbara
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
as Self
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
2017
as Self
On Hope
1994
All About 'The Birds'
2000
as Self
Realizing The Right Stuff
2003
as Self
Inside The Osmonds
2001
as Olive Osmond
The Odd Way Home
2013
as Francine
Life After The Navigator
2020
as Herself
The Field
2019
as Edith
A Kill for a Kill
2025
as Janice
Mommy's House
2007
as Mommy
Desperate for Love
1989
as Betty Petrie
Walking the Dog
1992
The Kid from Not-So-Big
1978
as Corrine
The Dark Below
2016
Critic's Choice
2001
as Watkins
Tell Me Not In Mournful Numbers
1963
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 139 credits spanning from 1955 to 2025, Veronica Cartwright has appeared in 85 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 Birds (1963) — as Cathy Brenner
- The Right Stuff (1983) — as Betty Grissom
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