Veronica Cartwright
Known for: Acting
Born: April 20, 1949
Place of birth: 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
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Filmography
87 movies · 54 TV shows, newest first
5.0
The Ruse
2025
7.0
Alien: Terror in Space
2025
3.0
A Kill for a Kill
2025
7.4
A Man on the Inside
2024
6.7
Gotham Knights
2023
7.9
Life After The Navigator
2020
6.6
Breaking Fast
2020
5.0
The Field
2019
5.3
Limbo
2019
6.4
Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019
8.2
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018
8.5
The Rookie
2018
8.4
The Resident
2018
8.5
The Good Doctor
2017
NR
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
2017
5.7
Mommy I Didn't Do It
2017
10.0
Creature Features
2016
4.8
The Dark Below
2016
6.1
CSI: Cyber
2015
7.9
Bosch
2015
5.9
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
7.3
Resurrection
2014
7.0
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
5.8
Non-Stop
2013
6.1
The Odd Way Home
2013
6.8
Montana Amazon
2013
4.5
The Yellow Wallpaper
2011
7.5
Revenge
2011
4.6
InSight
2011
2.5
Neowolf
2010NR
Eastwick
2009
5.9
Eastwick
2009
7.7
Drop Dead Diva
2009
5.9
Call of the Wild
2009
2.0
The Face is Familiar
2009
6.1
The Invasion
2007
4.5
Mommy's House
2007
7.7
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
7.1
Invasion
2005
8.3
Supernatural
2005
7.8
The Closer
2005
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
20053.3
Barry Dingle
2005
7.9
Boston Legal
2004
6.6
Kinsey
2004
5.6
Twisted
2004
5.7
Straight-Jacket
2004
8.2
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003
7.2
Nip/Tuck
2003
9.0
Realizing The Right Stuff
2003
5.8
Just Married
2003
6.3
The Alien Saga
2002
7.2
Without a Trace
2002
6.9
In the Bedroom
2001
5.9
Alien Evolution
2001
5.8
Scary Movie 2
20018.0
Inside The Osmonds
2001NR
Critic's Choice
2001
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
7.2
All About 'The Birds'
2000
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
8.1
Family Law
1999
4.9
Trash
1999
3.7
The Last Man on Planet Earth
1999
4.4
A Slipping Down Life
1999
6.9
Will & Grace
1998
5.9
The Rat Pack
1998
4.3
Sparkler
1997
10.0
George & Leo
1997
6.0
Money Talks
1997
5.0
Quicksilver Highway
1997
6.0
The Lottery
1996
6.4
7th Heaven
1996
7.0
Boston Common
1996
7.4
American Gothic
1995
7.6
Sliders
19951.0
My Brother's Keeper
1995
5.5
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
1995
5.8
Dead Air
1994
6.5
On Hope
1994
7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
7.8
ER
1994
7.2
Chicago Hope
1994
4.0
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994
8.4
The X-Files
1993
6.5
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
1993
7.0
It's Nothing Personal
1993
8.0
Lincoln and the War Within
1992
4.9
Man Trouble
1992
NR
Walking the Dog
1992
5.4
Dead in the Water
19912.0
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
6.0
Hitler's Daughter
1990
5.7
False Identity
1990
6.4
A Son's Promise
1990
2.1
Valentino Returns
1989
7.6
Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
1989
6.0
Baywatch
1989
5.6
Desperate for Love
1989
6.9
Tanner '88
1988
6.5
The Witches of Eastwick
1987
6.1
Wisdom
1986
3.8
Intimate Encounters
1986
7.1
L.A. Law
1986
7.0
Flight of the Navigator
1986
6.8
My Man Adam
1985
7.8
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
7.4
Miami Vice
1984
7.4
The Right Stuff
1983
5.7
Nightmares
1983
6.7
Prime Suspect
1982
6.8
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
7.3
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
8.2
Alien
1979
7.2
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
5.8
Goin' South
1978
8.0
The Kid from Not-So-Big
1978
5.3
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1976
5.7
Inserts
1975
6.0
Here We Go Again
1973NR
Flip Side
1970
5.2
Then Came Bronson
1969
7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
6.8
Mannix
1967
7.0
Dragnet
1967
7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
4.3
One Man's Way
196410.0
Tell Me Not In Mournful Numbers
1963
6.8
Spencer's Mountain
1963
7.5
The Birds
1963
7.7
The Children's Hour
1961
6.7
Route 66
1960
6.6
My Three Sons
1960
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
5.7
One Step Beyond
1959
6.7
In Love and War
1958
6.9
Leave It to Beaver
1957
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
NR
The Vicar's Wife
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