Veronica Cartwright

Acting · Born 1949-04-20 in Bristol, England, UK

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…

Filmography

• The Birds as Cathy Brenner
• Flight of the Navigator as Helen Freeman
• The Children's Hour as Rosalie Wells
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Nancy Bellicec
• The Right Stuff as Betty Grissom
• Alien as Lambert
• In the Bedroom as Minister on Television
• Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh as Octavia Tarrant
• The Invasion as Wendy Lenk
• Neowolf as Mrs. Belakov

TV

• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Diane Chase
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Virginia Kennison
• The X-Files as Cassandra Spender
• The Twilight Zone as Anne (age 13)
• The Good Doctor as Maxine Stanley
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Judy Davidson
• Drop Dead Diva as Marian Porter
• Sliders as The Flame (voice)
• Supernatural as Lily Sunder
• The Resident as Celeste Crisforth