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 Invas...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Ruse
2025
as Olivia
An in-home caregiver fears for her life after being assigned to a mysterious elderly patient in a remote seaside home.
Alien, Terror in Space
2025
as Self - Interviewee
In space, no one can hear you scream! the catchy slogan that accompanies Alien sums up the unprecedented stakes of this film that will mark the histor...
A Kill for a Kill
2025
as Janice
A deceptive motivational speaker becomes entangled in a deadly game with a fan who suggests they kill each other's spouses.
Life After The Navigator
2020
as Herself
A feature that not only celebrates the 1986 classic "Flight of the Navigator", but also looks at the life of its child star, Joey Cramer, and his roll...
Breaking Fast
2020
as Judy
Mo, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by off...
The Field
2019
as Edith
A long-empty farmstead holds secret worlds, accidentally unlocked by an amateur photographer and his wife.
Limbo
2019
as Louise
A murderer finds himself on trial in Hell, caught between a bitter prosecutor and an inexperienced defence attorney. The trial spins out of control wh...
Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019
as Self
The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the ...
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
2017
as Self
Documentary about the life and career of Australian actor Rod Taylor.
Mommy I Didn't Do It
2017
as Judge Tannin
After finishing law school, Ellen Plainview is looking forward to spending some much needed time with her seventeen-year-old daughter, Julie. But when...
The Dark Below
2016
The Dark Below is an experimental thriller set on Michigan's Great Lakes.
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
as Lillian
A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.
Non-Stop
2013
as Rose
Mysterious emotional thriller about a woman who, after being left at the altar, has a brief liaison with a handsome stranger on a plane which ultimate...
The Odd Way Home
2013
as Francine
Two strangers, each living at the edges of society, are fatefully united for a harrowing and inspirational journey through the enchanting vistas of Ne...
Montana Amazon
2013
as Margaret
The Dunderheads are an eccentric Montana family who've been in the mountains for far too long. Now one step ahead of the law, matriarch Grandma Ira fl...
The Yellow Wallpaper
2011
as Catherine Sayer
The Yellow Wallpaper (Motion Picture) is an "Origins Myth"... rather than a direct adaptation of the famous Charlotte Perkins Gilman story. Drawing fr...
InSight
2011
as Patricia
While tending to a stabbing victim, Kaitlyn is electrocuted and awakens to find that she is experiencing the memories of the now-deceased woman.
Neowolf
2010
as Mrs. Belakov
When an aspiring rock musician Tony returns to his college town to make up with his estranged girlfriend Rosemary, he finds his life taking an unexpec...
Call of the Wild
2009
as Sheriff Taylor
Self-centered and status-conscious, ten year old Ryann Hale journeys to Montana to visit her down-to-earth grandpa, Bill Hale. Ryann bonds with a wolf...
The Face is Familiar
2009
Get to know some of Hollywood's most talented character actors, who have supported leading roles in films for decades. Some have even gone on to beco...
The Invasion
2007
as Wendy Lenk
Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running r...
Mommy's House
2007
as Mommy
When Richard and Carl's car breaks down in the mountains, they find themselves stranded at the opulent mansion of "Mommy", who is convinced that Richa...
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
as Self
A documentary looking at the various conventions and scare techniques of the horror genre.
Barry Dingle
2005
as Eleanor Dingle
A conniving mother tries desperately to marry off her son Barry to a senator's daughter.
Kinsey
2004
as Sara Kinsey
Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endea...
Twisted
2004
as Landlady
Recently promoted and transferred to the homicide division, Inspector Jessica Shepard feels pressure to prove herself -- and what better way than by s...
Straight-Jacket
2004
as Jerry Albrecht
In 1950's Hollywood, movie star Guy Stone must marry a studio secretary in order to conceal his homosexuality. Sally has no idea her marriage is a sha...
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003
as Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's hunting them on...
Just Married
2003
as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
Although Tom Leezak and Sarah McNerney come from different worlds, they are both unexpectedly swept off their feet after their first meeting. They qui...
The Alien Saga
2002
as Self
In 1979, Alien burst onto the scene with a strong female lead in the form of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) battling the ultimate biomechanical creature. T...
In the Bedroom
2001
as Minister on Television
Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his ...
Alien Evolution
2001
as Self / 'Lambert'
Mark Kermode brings a tribute to the successful Alien series, featuring interviews with the cast members and directors, including Sigourney Weaver and...
Scary Movie 2
2001
as Mother
While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group...
Inside The Osmonds
2001
as Olive Osmond
The story of the personal lives and professional careers of the show-business family The Osmonds, and how the stresses and strains of their careers an...
Critic's Choice
2001
as Watkins
All About 'The Birds'
2000
as Self
A wonderfully informative 80-minute documentary combining current interviews with archival materials and scenes from the film. Hitchcock's daughter Pa...
Trash
1999
as Principal Evans
Trash is a coming of age drama set amongst the poverty stricken trailer parks of the deep South. In a spiraling tale of hatred, love and loyalty, two ...
The Last Man on Planet Earth
1999
as Director Elizabeth Riggs
During a war with Afghanistan, a weapon called the "Y-bomb" was used, which resulted in the deaths of 97% of the world's men. Feeling that they were b...
A Slipping Down Life
1999
as Mrs. Casey
A young woman becomes obsessed with a small-time North Carolina rock singer.
The Rat Pack
1998
as Rocky Cooper
After a brief flash-forward to Frank Sinatra as an old man, saying "I miss my guys," the movie's main narrative begins during high points in the solo ...
Sparkler
1997
as Dottie Delgato
Melba is a Californian trailer-park girl who is told to look for three kings by a phone psychic, and when she meets three guys - Trent, Brad and Joel ...
Money Talks
1997
as Connie Cipriani
Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.
Quicksilver Highway
1997
as Myra
Aaron Quicksilver is a mysterious storyteller whose listeners invariably end up as the subjects of his gruesome, grisly tales. He tells a new bride st...
The Lottery
1996
as Maggie Dunbar
Returning to his small hometown of Icara, Maine, a man discovers its horrible secret -- a bizarre, clandestine ritual that led to his mother's early d...
My Brother's Keeper
1995
as Pat
A man and his HIV-positive twin take an insurance company to court over a possibly life-saving bone marrow transplant.
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
1995
as Octavia Tarrant
Annie, a young schoolteacher struggling to solve the brutal murder of her father, unwittingly summons the "Candyman" to New Orleans, where she learns ...
Dead Air
1994
as The Caller
A distraught disc jockey seeks out a mystery caller who may be the killer of his girlfriend.
On Hope
1994
On Hope is a 1994 short film directed by JoBeth Williams, with Annette O'Toole, Mercedes Ruehl, Ray Baker, and Veronica Cartwright. The film was nomin...
Speed
1994
as Bag Lady (uncredited)
Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionist-bomber's scheme for a $3 million ransom. As they...
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994
as Sister Aja
A mysterious mirror is found hidden in a church orphanage, yet few realize its legacy of evil. When an innocent teen discovers that she is being stalk...
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
1993
as Carla Hulin
Relationship problems between a father and son are intensified by Hurricane Andrew.
It's Nothing Personal
1993
as Barbara
An embittered ex-cop, on a quest for justice, teams up with a hard-boiled bounty hunter to go after the suspected killer of her brother in a robbery.
Lincoln and the War Within
1992
First few weeks of Lincoln's presidency where crucial for the direction the country would take. He had to bridge the gap between the victorious North ...
Man Trouble
1992
as Helen Dextra
A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from one of his clients.
Dead in the Water
1991
as Victoria Haines
Charlie Deegan has almost everything he has ever wanted. He has an important law practice, a beautiful secretary as his lover, and the chance to be ap...
Hitler's Daughter
1990
as Patricia Benedict
Hitler's Daughter wants to occupy the White House. She might just do it, unless the ineffectual Nazi hunters and their latest recruit can figure out w...
False Identity
1990
as Vera Errickson
When Rachel, a radio personality, discovers a Purple Heart at a garage sale she decides to find out its history. She finds that the medal belonged to ...
A Son's Promise
1990
as Dorothy Donaldson
An iron-willed Georgia boy accepts the burden of a man on his young shoulders. Fifteen-year-old Terry O'Kelly is fatherless and his remaining parent, ...
Valentino Returns
1989
as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
On a Saturday night, in a small 1950s Californian town, a young man, whose parents are an inch from a divorce, takes his brand new pink Cadillac for a...
Desperate for Love
1989
as Betty Petrie
The story of murder among a trio of teenagers after a boy breaks up with a girl and she runs into the arms of his vulnerable best friend.
The Witches of Eastwick
1987
as Felicia Alden
Three single women in a picturesque Rhode Island village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their...
Wisdom
1986
as Samantha Wisdom
Unable to find work after a past felony, graduate John Wisdom and his girlfriend embark on a cross-country bank-robbing spree in order to aid American...
Intimate Encounters
1986
as Emily
It started as fantasy...and ended as intimate encounters.
Flight of the Navigator
1986
as Helen Freeman
12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to hav...
My Man Adam
1985
as Elaine Swit
A young man meets the girl of his dreams, whereupon he finds himself involved in a murder mystery.
The Right Stuff
1983
as Betty Grissom
As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history b...
Nightmares
1983
as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problem...
Prime Suspect
1982
as Janice Staplin
A respectable businessman becomes the prime suspect in the abduction and murder of several young girls. He is hounded by the media and disowned by his...
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
as Sister Theresa
The first of three private-eye movies created by Robert Blake about rugged Joe Dancer as the forerunner to a prospective but unrealized series after t...
Alien
1979
as Lambert
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew...
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
as Nancy Bellicec
The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers...
Goin' South
1978
as Hermine
Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War...
The Kid from Not-So-Big
1978
as Corrine
A young girl is left to run her grandfather's frontier newspaper. She finds out about a group of conmen and a devious swindle and tries to expose the...
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1976
as Marjorie
Bernice, a shy young woman, leaves her safe home to go visit her flapper cousin. When her cousin tries to teach Bernice how to be much more modern, Be...
Inserts
1975
as Harlene
A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to m...
One Man's Way
1964
as Mary
Reverend Norman Vincent Peale fights to bring his message to the nation.
Spencer's Mountain
1963
as Becky Spencer (uncredited)
Clay Spencer and his wife, Olivia, live in a small town deep in the mountains. When Clay isn't busy drinking with his buddies or railing against the t...
The Birds
1963
as Cathy Brenner
Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.
The Children's Hour
1961
as Rosalie Wells
An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.
In Love and War
1958
as Allie O'Neill
Three Marines take shore leave in San Francisco during World War II. Frankie O'Neill visits his lower-class dysfunctional family; Nico Kantaylis visit...
The Vicar's Wife
N/A
as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
In a small parish village in England, a handsome yet socially challenged Anglican Vicar starts getting hit on by a young woman who believes he's the l...