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Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright’s screen credits include Lambert in Alien and Cathy Brenner in The Birds.
Born April 20, 1949 Bristol, England, UK2 movies on MoviHero
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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
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- 2025The RuseOlivia
- 2025Alien: Terror in SpaceSelf - Actress
- 2025A Kill for a KillJanice
- 2020Life After The NavigatorHerself
- 2020Breaking FastJudy
- 2019The FieldEdith
- 2019LimboLouise
- 2019Memory: The Origins of AlienSelf
- 2017Rod Taylor: Pulling No PunchesSelf
- 2017Mommy I Didn't Do ItJudge Tannin
- 2016Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the PodSelf
- 2016The Dark BelowActor
- 2014The Town that Dreaded SundownLillian
- 2013Non-StopRose
- 2013The Odd Way HomeFrancine
- 2013Montana AmazonMargaret
- 2011The Yellow WallpaperCatherine Sayer
- 2011InSightPatricia
- 2010NeowolfMrs. Belakov
- 2009EastwickBun Waverly
- 2009Call of the WildSheriff Taylor
- 2009The Face is FamiliarActor
- 2007The InvasionWendy Lenk
- 2007Mommy's HouseMommy
- 2005The Perfect Scary MovieSelf
- 2005Barry DingleEleanor Dingle
- 2004KinseySara Kinsey
- 2004TwistedLandlady
- 2004Straight-JacketJerry Albrecht
- 2003The Beast Within: Making AlienSelf
- 2003Realizing The Right StuffSelf
- 2003Just MarriedMrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
- 2002The Alien SagaSelf
- 2001In the BedroomMinister on Television
- 2001Alien EvolutionSelf / 'Lambert'
- 2001Scary Movie 2Mother
- 2001Inside The OsmondsOlive Osmond
- 2001Critic's ChoiceWatkins
- 2000All About 'The Birds'Self
- 1999TrashPrincipal Evans
- 1999The Last Man on Planet EarthDirector Elizabeth Riggs
- 1999A Slipping Down LifeMrs. Casey
- 1998The Rat PackRocky Cooper
- 1997SparklerDottie Delgato
- 1997Money TalksConnie Cipriani
- 1997Quicksilver HighwayMyra
- 1996The LotteryMaggie Dunbar
- 1995My Brother's KeeperPat
- 1995Candyman: Farewell to the FleshOctavia Tarrant
- 1994Dead AirThe Caller
- 1994On HopeActor
- 1994Mirror Mirror 2: Raven DanceSister Aja
- 1993Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew StoryCarla Hulin
- 1993It's Nothing PersonalBarbara
- 1992Lincoln and the War WithinActor
- 1992Man TroubleHelen Dextra
- 1992Walking the DogActor
- 1992The Making of 'Alien³'Self
- 1991Dead in the WaterVictoria Haines
- 1991The Horror Hall of Fame IISelf
- 1990Hitler's DaughterPatricia Benedict
- 1990False IdentityVera Errickson
- 1990A Son's PromiseDorothy Donaldson
- 1989Valentino ReturnsPatricia "Pat" Gibbs
- 1989Baywatch: Panic at Malibu PierMrs. Harris (uncredited)
- 1989Desperate for LoveBetty Petrie
- 1987The Witches of EastwickFelicia Alden
- 1986WisdomSamantha Wisdom
- 1986Intimate EncountersEmily
- 1986Flight of the NavigatorHelen Freeman
- 1985My Man AdamElaine Swit
- 1983The Right StuffBetty Grissom
- 1983NightmaresClaire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
- 1982Prime SuspectJanice Staplin
- 1981Joe Dancer: The Big Black PillSister Theresa
- 1978Invasion of the Body SnatchersNancy Bellicec
- 1978Goin' SouthHermine
- 1978The Kid from Not-So-BigCorrine
- 1976Bernice Bobs Her HairMarjorie
- 1975InsertsHarlene
- 1970Flip SideActor
- The Vicar's WifeMrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
- 1964One Man's WayMary
- 1963Tell Me Not In Mournful NumbersActor
- 1963Spencer's MountainBecky Spencer (uncredited)
- 1961The Children's HourRosalie Wells
- 1958In Love and WarAllie O'Neill
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