Veronica Cartwright
Born: 1949-04-20 in Bristol, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
2025
- The Ruse as Olivia
- Alien: Terror in Space as Self - Actress
- A Kill for a Kill as Janice
2024
- A Man on the Inside as Beverly Banki
2023
- Gotham Knights as Eunice Harmon
2020
- Breaking Fast as Judy
- Life After The Navigator as Herself
2019
- Memory: The Origins of Alien as Self
- Limbo as Louise
- The Field as Edith
2018
- The Rookie as Beatrice O'Malley
- The Resident as Celeste Crisforth
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as Fortune Teller
2017
- The Good Doctor as Maxine Stanley
- Mommy I Didn't Do It as Judge Tannin
- Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches as Self
2016
- Creature Features as Self
- The Dark Below
2015
- Bosch as Irene Saxon
- CSI: Cyber as Renetta Wilkerson
2014
- Resurrection as Helen Edgerton
- The Real History of Science Fiction as Self
- The Town that Dreaded Sundown as Lillian
2013
- Non-Stop as Rose
- The Odd Way Home as Francine
- Montana Amazon as Margaret
2011
- Revenge as Judge Elizabeth Blackwell
- InSight as Patricia
- The Yellow Wallpaper as Catherine Sayer
2010
- Neowolf as Mrs. Belakov
2009
- Drop Dead Diva as Marian Porter
- Eastwick as Bun Waverly
- Call of the Wild as Sheriff Taylor
- The Face is Familiar
2007
- The Invasion as Wendy Lenk
- Mommy's House as Mommy
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Lydia Ashford
- Supernatural as Lily Sunder
- Criminal Minds as Flora Martin
- The Closer as Vera Mathers
- Invasion as Valerie Shenkman
- The Perfect Scary Movie as Self
- Barry Dingle as Eleanor Dingle
2004
- Boston Legal as Judge Peggy Zeder
- Twisted as Landlady
- Kinsey as Sara Kinsey
- Straight-Jacket as Jerry Albrecht
2003
- Nip/Tuck as Mother Mary Claire
- Just Married as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
- The Beast Within: Making Alien as Self
- Realizing The Right Stuff as Self
2002
- Without a Trace as Mrs. Beckworth
- The Alien Saga as Self
2001
- Scary Movie 2 as Mother
- In the Bedroom as Minister on Television
- Alien Evolution as Self / 'Lambert'
- Inside The Osmonds as Olive Osmond
- Critic's Choice as Watkins
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Diane Chase
- All About 'The Birds' as Self
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Virginia Kennison
- Family Law as Norma Benson
- Trash as Principal Evans
- The Last Man on Planet Earth as Director Elizabeth Riggs
- A Slipping Down Life as Mrs. Casey
1998
- Will & Grace as Judith McFarland
- The Rat Pack as Rocky Cooper
1997
- George & Leo as Anna
- Money Talks as Connie Cipriani
- Quicksilver Highway as Myra
- Sparkler as Dottie Delgato
1996
- 7th Heaven as Ms. Fitzhenry
- Boston Common as Betty
- The Lottery as Maggie Dunbar
1995
- Sliders as The Flame (voice)
- American Gothic as Angela
- Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh as Octavia Tarrant
- My Brother's Keeper as Pat
1994
- ER as Norma Houston
- Chicago Hope as Karen Flanders
- Touched by an Angel as Shirlee Gibbons
- Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance as Sister Aja
- Dead Air as The Caller
- On Hope
1993
- The X-Files as Cassandra Spender
- Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story as Carla Hulin
- It's Nothing Personal as Barbara
1992
- Lincoln and the War Within
- Man Trouble as Helen Dextra
- Walking the Dog
1991
- Dead in the Water as Victoria Haines
- The Horror Hall of Fame II as Self
1990
- False Identity as Vera Errickson
- A Son's Promise as Dorothy Donaldson
- Hitler's Daughter as Patricia Benedict
1989
- Baywatch as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
- Valentino Returns as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
- Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
- Desperate for Love as Betty Petrie
1988
- Tanner '88 as Molly Hark
1987
- The Witches of Eastwick as Felicia Alden
1986
- L.A. Law as A.D.A. Margaret Flanagan
- Flight of the Navigator as Helen Freeman
- Wisdom as Samantha Wisdom
- Intimate Encounters as Emily
1985
- Robert Kennedy & His Times as Ethel Skakel Kennedy
- My Man Adam as Elaine Swit
1984
- Miami Vice as Society Dame
1983
- The Right Stuff as Betty Grissom
- Nightmares as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
1982
- Prime Suspect as Janice Staplin
1981
- Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill as Sister Theresa
1980
- Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones as Marceline "Marcy" Jones
1979
- Alien as Lambert
1978
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Nancy Bellicec
- Goin' South as Hermine
- The Kid from Not-So-Big as Corrine
1976
- Bernice Bobs Her Hair as Marjorie
1975
- Inserts as Harlene
1973
- Here We Go Again as Nancy
1969
- Then Came Bronson as Petey Traine
1968
- The Name of the Game as Nancy Robins
1964
- Daniel Boone as Jemima Boone
- One Man's Way as Mary
1963
- The Birds as Cathy Brenner
- Spencer's Mountain as Becky Spencer (uncredited)
- Tell Me Not In Mournful Numbers
1961
- The Children's Hour as Rosalie Wells
1960
- Route 66 as Miriam Moore (Age 9)
- My Three Sons
1959
- The Twilight Zone as Anne Rogers
- One Step Beyond as Gillian
1958
- In Love and War as Allie O'Neill
1957
- Leave It to Beaver as Violet Rutherford
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sarah Butler
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Judy Davidson