Veronica Cartwright
Actor
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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Filmography
Scary Movie 2
as Mother 2001
The Birds
as Cathy Brenner 1963
The Invasion
as Wendy Lenk 2007
The Witches of Eastwick
as Felicia Alden 1987
Just Married
as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited) 2003
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Nancy Bellicec 1978
The Right Stuff
as Betty Grissom 1983
Flight of the Navigator
as Helen Freeman 1986
Twisted
as Landlady 2004
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Lillian 2014
Kinsey
as Sara Kinsey 2004
Money Talks
as Connie Cipriani 1997
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
as Octavia Tarrant 1995
The Children's Hour
as Rosalie Wells 1961
In the Bedroom
as Minister on Television 2001
Goin' South
as Hermine 1978