Veronica Cartwright
Acting
- Born:
- 1949-04-20
- Place of birth:
- 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 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
Known For
Filmography
The Ruse
Alien: Terror in Space
A Kill for a Kill
A Man on the Inside
Gotham Knights
Life After The Navigator
Breaking Fast
The Field
Limbo
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
The Rookie
The Resident
The Good Doctor
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
Mommy I Didn't Do It
Creature Features
Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pod
The Dark Below
CSI: Cyber
Bosch
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Resurrection
The Real History of Science Fiction
Non-Stop
The Odd Way Home
Montana Amazon
The Yellow Wallpaper
Revenge
InSight
Neowolf
Eastwick
Eastwick
Drop Dead Diva
Call of the Wild
The Face is Familiar
The Invasion
Mommy's House
The Perfect Scary Movie
Criminal Minds
Invasion
Supernatural
The Closer
Grey's Anatomy
Barry Dingle
Boston Legal
Kinsey
Twisted
Straight-Jacket
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Nip/Tuck
Realizing The Right Stuff
Just Married
The Alien Saga
Without a Trace
In the Bedroom
Alien Evolution
Scary Movie 2
Inside The Osmonds
Critic's Choice
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
All About 'The Birds'
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Family Law
Trash
The Last Man on Planet Earth
A Slipping Down Life
Will & Grace
The Rat Pack
Sparkler
George & Leo
Money Talks
Quicksilver Highway
The Lottery
7th Heaven
Boston Common
American Gothic
Sliders
My Brother's Keeper
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Dead Air
On Hope
Touched by an Angel
ER
Chicago Hope
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
The X-Files
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
It's Nothing Personal
Lincoln and the War Within
Man Trouble
Walking the Dog
The Making of 'Alien³'
Dead in the Water
The Horror Hall of Fame II
Hitler's Daughter
False Identity
A Son's Promise
Valentino Returns
Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
Baywatch
Desperate for Love
Tanner '88
The Witches of Eastwick
Wisdom
Intimate Encounters
L.A. Law
Flight of the Navigator
My Man Adam
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Miami Vice
The Right Stuff
Nightmares
Prime Suspect
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Alien
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Goin' South
The Kid from Not-So-Big
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Inserts
Here We Go Again
Flip Side
Then Came Bronson
The Name of the Game
Mannix
Dragnet
Daniel Boone
One Man's Way
Tell Me Not In Mournful Numbers
Spencer's Mountain
The Birds
The Children's Hour
Route 66
My Three Sons
The Twilight Zone
One Step Beyond
In Love and War
Leave It to Beaver
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Vicar's Wife