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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alien: Terror in Space (2025) | Self - Actress | 7 | |
| 2 | Breaking Fast (2020) | Judy | - | - |
| 3 | Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) | Self | 5.3 | |
| 4 | Limbo (2019) | Louise | - | - |
| 5 | Mommy I Didn't Do It (2017) | Judge Tannin | - | - |
| 6 | The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014) | Lillian | 5.8 | |
| 7 | Non-Stop (2013) | Rose | - | - |
| 8 | Montana Amazon (2013) | Margaret | 2 | |
| 9 | The Yellow Wallpaper (2011) | Catherine Sayer | - | - |
| 10 | InSight (2011) | Patricia | 3.5 | |
| 11 | Call of the Wild (2009) | Sheriff Taylor | - | - |
| 12 | The Face is Familiar (2009) | - | - | - |
| 13 | The Invasion (2007) | Wendy Lenk | 6.1 | |
| 14 | The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) | Self | - | - |
| 15 | Twisted (2004) | Landlady | 5.3 | |
| 16 | Kinsey (2004) Oscars 2005 | Sara Kinsey | 5.3 | |
| 17 | Just Married (2003) | Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited) | 5.4 | |
| 18 | In the Bedroom (2001) Oscars 2002 | Minister on Television | 7.8 | |
| 19 | Alien Evolution (2001) | Self / 'Lambert' | - | - |
| 20 | Scary Movie 2 (2001) | Mother | 5.7 | |
| 21 | A Slipping Down Life (1999) | Mrs. Casey | 1 | |
| 22 | Trash (1999) | Principal Evans | - | - |
| 23 | Quicksilver Highway (1997) | Myra | - | - |
| 24 | Sparkler (1997) | Dottie Delgato | - | - |
| 25 | Money Talks (1997) | Connie Cipriani | 6 | |
| 26 | The Lottery (1996) | Maggie Dunbar | - | - |
| 27 | Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) | Octavia Tarrant | 6.3 | |
| 28 | Dead in the Water (1991) | Victoria Haines | - | - |
| 29 | Valentino Returns (1989) | Patricia "Pat" Gibbs | - | - |
| 30 | Desperate for Love (1989) | Betty Petrie | - | - |
| 31 | The Witches of Eastwick (1987) | Felicia Alden | 6.5 | |
| 32 | Flight of the Navigator (1986) | Helen Freeman | 7.4 | |
| 33 | My Man Adam (1985) | Elaine Swit | - | - |
| 34 | The Right Stuff (1983) | Betty Grissom | 7.4 | |
| 35 | Nightmares (1983) | Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat") | 6 | |
| 36 | Prime Suspect (1982) | Janice Staplin | - | - |
| 37 | Alien (1979) | Lambert | 8.2 | |
| 38 | Goin' South (1978) | Hermine | 6.7 | |
| 39 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) | Nancy Bellicec | 7.4 | |
| 40 | Inserts (1975) | Harlene | 8 | |
| 41 | The Birds (1963) | Cathy Brenner | 7.4 | |
| 42 | The Children's Hour (1961) | Rosalie Wells | 8.8 |
