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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1949-04-20 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Bristol, England, UK

Veronica Cartwright

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

Acting

2025

The Ruse as Olivia
Alien, Terror in Space as Self - Interviewee

2024

A Man on the Inside as Beverly Banki

2020

2019

2018

The Resident as Celeste Crisforth
The Rookie as Beatrice O'Malley

2017

2016

2015

Bosch as Irene Saxon

2014

2013

Montana Amazon as Margaret
The Odd Way Home as Francine
Non-Stop as Rose

2011

InSight as Patricia
The Yellow Wallpaper as Catherine Sayer
Revenge as Judge Elizabeth Blackwell

2010

Neowolf as Mrs. Belakov

2009

Call of the Wild as Sheriff Taylor
Eastwick as Bun Waverly
Drop Dead Diva as Marian Porter

2007

The Invasion as Wendy Lenk
Mommy's House as Mommy

2005

Barry Dingle as Eleanor Dingle
Supernatural as Lily Sunder
Grey's Anatomy as Lydia Ashford
Invasion as Valerie Shenkman
The Closer as Vera Mathers
Criminal Minds as Flora Martin

2004

Kinsey as Sara Kinsey
Straight-Jacket as Jerry Albrecht
Twisted as Landlady

2003

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

2002

Without a Trace as Mrs. Beckworth

2001

Critic's Choice as Watkins
Alien Evolution as Self / 'Lambert'
Inside The Osmonds as Olive Osmond
Scary Movie 2 as Mother
In the Bedroom as Minister on Television

2000

1999

A Slipping Down Life as Mrs. Casey
Trash as Principal Evans
The Last Man on Planet Earth as Director Elizabeth Riggs
Family Law as Norma Benson

1998

The Rat Pack as Rocky Cooper
Will & Grace as Judith McFarland

1997

Sparkler as Dottie Delgato
Money Talks as Connie Cipriani
George & Leo as Anna

1996

The Lottery as Maggie Dunbar
7th Heaven as Ms. Fitzhenry
Boston Common as Betty

1995

Sliders as The Flame (voice)

1994

Dead Air as The Caller
Speed as Bag Lady (uncredited)
ER as Norma Houston
Touched by an Angel as Shirlee Gibbons

1993

1992

1991

Dead in the Water as Victoria Haines

1990

Hitler's Daughter as Patricia Benedict
False Identity as Vera Errickson
A Son's Promise as Dorothy Donaldson

1989

Valentino Returns as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
Desperate for Love as Betty Petrie
Baywatch as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)

1988

Tanner '88 as Molly Hark

1987

The Witches of Eastwick as Felicia Alden

1986

Flight of the Navigator as Helen Freeman
Wisdom as Samantha Wisdom
L.A. Law as A.D.A. Margaret Flanagan

1985

My Man Adam as Elaine Swit
Robert Kennedy & His Times as Ethel Skakel Kennedy

1983

The Right Stuff as Betty Grissom
Nightmares as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")

1982

Prime Suspect as Janice Staplin

1981

1980

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

1979

Alien as Lambert

1978

1976

1975

Inserts as Harlene

1973

1968

The Name of the Game as Nancy Robins

1967

Mannix as Mrs. Goldberg (uncredited)
Dragnet as Melissa Stevens

1964

Daniel Boone as Jemima Boone

1963

The Birds as Cathy Brenner
Spencer's Mountain as Becky Spencer (uncredited)

1961

The Children's Hour as Rosalie Wells

1960

Route 66 as Miriam Moore (Age 9)

1959

1958

In Love and War as Allie O'Neill

1957

Leave It to Beaver as Violet Rutherford

1956

1955

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

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