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