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