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Veronica Cartwright
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Veronica Cartwright

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Born 1949 · Bristol, England, UK · Active 1955–2025

Veronica Cartwright, born in 1949 in London, made her mark in the world of cult cinema with her roles in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and Prime Suspect (1982). In Invasion of the Body Snatchers, she plays a pivotal role that highlights her ability to convey deep psychological tension, a hallmark of the genre. Transitioning from child actress to mature roles, her performances have contributed significantly to the horror and science fiction landscape, making her a notable figure in the cult film conversation.

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Prime Suspect

Prime Suspect

1982 ★ 6.5
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 friends and neighbours.

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978 · ★7.2
Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
Alien (1979)
Alien
1979
The Good Doctor (2017)
The Good Doctor
2017
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Supernatural (2005)
Supernatural
2005
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
Scary Movie 2
2001
The Birds (1963)
The Birds
1963

Filmography

141 credits
2020s 7 credits
2025
The Ruse as Olivia
Movie ★ 4.8
2025
A Kill for a Kill as Janice
Movie ★ 3.0
2025
Alien: Terror in Space as Self - Actress
Movie ★ 7.0
2024
A Man on the Inside as Beverly Banki
TV ★ 7.4
2023
Gotham Knights as Eunice Harmon
TV ★ 6.8
2020
Breaking Fast as Judy
Movie ★ 6.6
2020
Life After The Navigator as Herself
Movie ★ 7.9
2010s 23 credits
2019
The Field as Edith
Movie ★ 5.0
2019
Memory: The Origins of Alien as Self
Movie ★ 6.4
2019
Limbo as Louise
Movie ★ 5.3
2018
The Resident as Celeste Crisforth
TV ★ 8.4
2018
The Rookie as Beatrice O'Malley
TV ★ 8.5
2018
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as Fortune Teller
TV ★ 8.2
2017
Mommy I Didn't Do It as Judge Tannin
Movie ★ 5.7
2017
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches as Self
Movie
2017
The Good Doctor as Maxine Stanley
TV ★ 8.5
2016
The Dark Below
Movie ★ 4.8
2016
Creature Features as Self
TV ★ 10.0
2015
Bosch as Irene Saxon
TV ★ 7.9
2015
CSI: Cyber as Renetta Wilkerson
TV ★ 6.1
2014
The Town that Dreaded Sundown as Lillian
Movie ★ 5.8
2014
Resurrection as Helen Edgerton
TV ★ 7.3
2014
The Real History of Science Fiction as Self
TV ★ 7.0
2013
Montana Amazon as Margaret
Movie ★ 6.8
2013
The Odd Way Home as Francine
Movie ★ 6.1
2013
Non-Stop as Rose
Movie ★ 5.8
2011
InSight as Patricia
Movie ★ 4.7
2011
The Yellow Wallpaper as Catherine Sayer
Movie ★ 4.5
2011
Revenge as Judge Elizabeth Blackwell
TV ★ 7.6
2010
Neowolf as Mrs. Belakov
Movie ★ 2.5
2000s 31 credits
2009
Call of the Wild as Sheriff Taylor
Movie ★ 6.0
2009
The Face is Familiar
Movie ★ 2.0
2009
Eastwick as Bun Waverly
TV ★ 5.9
2009
Drop Dead Diva as Marian Porter
TV ★ 7.7
2007
The Invasion as Wendy Lenk
Movie ★ 6.0
2007
Mommy's House as Mommy
Movie ★ 4.5
2005
Barry Dingle as Eleanor Dingle
Movie ★ 3.3
2005
The Perfect Scary Movie as Self
Movie ★ 7.7
2005
Supernatural as Lily Sunder
TV ★ 8.3
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Lydia Ashford
TV ★ 8.2
2005
Invasion as Valerie Shenkman
TV ★ 7.1
2005
The Closer as Vera Mathers
TV ★ 7.9
2005
Criminal Minds as Flora Martin
TV ★ 8.3
2004
Kinsey as Sara Kinsey
Movie ★ 6.6
2004
Straight-Jacket as Jerry Albrecht
Movie ★ 5.7
2004
Twisted as Landlady
Movie ★ 5.6
2004
Boston Legal as Judge Peggy Zeder
TV ★ 7.9
2003
The Beast Within: Making Alien as Self
Movie ★ 8.2
2003
Just Married as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
2003
Realizing The Right Stuff as Self
Movie ★ 9.0
2003
Nip/Tuck as Mother Mary Claire
TV ★ 7.2
2002
The Alien Saga as Self
Movie ★ 6.3
2002
Without a Trace as Mrs. Beckworth
TV ★ 7.3
2002
Without a Trace as Susan
TV ★ 7.3
2001
Critic's Choice as Watkins
Movie
2001
Alien Evolution as Self / 'Lambert'
Movie ★ 5.9
2001
Inside The Osmonds as Olive Osmond
Movie ★ 8.0
2001
Scary Movie 2 as Mother
Movie ★ 5.8
2001
In the Bedroom as Minister on Television
Movie ★ 6.9
2000
All About 'The Birds' as Self
Movie ★ 7.2
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Diane Chase
TV ★ 7.6
1990s 35 credits
1999
A Slipping Down Life as Mrs. Casey
Movie ★ 4.2
1999
The Last Man on Planet Earth as Director Elizabeth Riggs
Movie ★ 3.7
1999
Trash as Principal Evans
Movie ★ 4.9
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Virginia Kennison
TV ★ 7.9
1999
Family Law as Norma Benson
TV ★ 8.1
1998
The Rat Pack as Rocky Cooper
Movie ★ 5.9
1998
Will & Grace as Judith McFarland
TV ★ 6.9
1997
Quicksilver Highway as Myra
Movie ★ 5.1
1997
Sparkler as Dottie Delgato
Movie ★ 4.3
1997
Money Talks as Connie Cipriani
Movie ★ 6.0
1997
George & Leo as Anna
TV ★ 10.0
1996
The Lottery as Maggie Dunbar
Movie ★ 6.0
1996
7th Heaven as Ms. Fitzhenry
TV ★ 6.4
1996
Boston Common as Betty
TV ★ 7.0
1995
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh as Octavia Tarrant
Movie ★ 5.5
1995
My Brother's Keeper as Pat
Movie ★ 1.0
1995
Sliders as The Flame (voice)
TV ★ 7.6
1995
American Gothic as Angela
TV ★ 7.4
1994
Dead Air as The Caller
Movie ★ 5.8
1994
On Hope
Movie ★ 6.5
1994
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance as Sister Aja
Movie ★ 4.0
1994
Chicago Hope as Karen Flanders
TV ★ 7.3
1994
ER as Norma Houston
TV ★ 7.8
1994
Touched by an Angel as Shirlee Gibbons
TV ★ 7.2
1993
It's Nothing Personal as Barbara
Movie ★ 7.0
1993
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story as Carla Hulin
Movie ★ 6.5
1993
The X-Files as Cassandra Spender
TV ★ 8.4
1992
Lincoln and the War Within
Movie ★ 8.0
1992
Man Trouble as Helen Dextra
Movie ★ 4.9
1992
Walking the Dog
Movie
1991
Dead in the Water as Victoria Haines
Movie ★ 5.4
1991
The Horror Hall of Fame II as Self
Movie
1990
Hitler's Daughter as Patricia Benedict
Movie ★ 6.0
1990
False Identity as Vera Errickson
Movie ★ 5.7
1990
A Son's Promise as Dorothy Donaldson
Movie ★ 6.4
1980s 18 credits
1989
Valentino Returns as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs
Movie ★ 2.1
1989
Desperate for Love as Betty Petrie
Movie ★ 5.6
1989
Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.6
1989
Baywatch as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.0
1988
Tanner '88 as Molly Hark
TV ★ 6.9
1987
The Witches of Eastwick as Felicia Alden
Movie ★ 6.5
1986
Flight of the Navigator as Helen Freeman
Movie ★ 7.0
1986
Wisdom as Samantha Wisdom
Movie ★ 6.1
1986
Intimate Encounters as Emily
Movie ★ 3.8
1986
L.A. Law as A.D.A. Margaret Flanagan
TV ★ 7.1
1985
My Man Adam as Elaine Swit
Movie ★ 6.8
1985
Robert Kennedy & His Times as Ethel Skakel Kennedy
TV ★ 7.8
1984
Miami Vice as Society Dame
TV ★ 7.5
1983
The Right Stuff as Betty Grissom
Movie ★ 7.4
1983
Nightmares as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
Movie ★ 5.7
1982
Prime Suspect● as Janice Staplin
Movie ★ 6.7
1981
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill as Sister Theresa
Movie ★ 6.8
1980
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones as Marceline "Marcy" Jones
TV ★ 7.3
1970s 7 credits
1979
Alien as Lambert
Movie ★ 8.2
1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers● as Nancy Bellicec
Movie ★ 7.2
1978
Goin' South as Hermine
Movie ★ 5.8
1978
The Kid from Not-So-Big as Corrine
Movie ★ 8.0
1976
Bernice Bobs Her Hair as Marjorie
Movie ★ 5.3
1975
Inserts as Harlene
Movie ★ 5.7
1973
Here We Go Again as Nancy
TV ★ 6.0
1960s 12 credits
1969
Then Came Bronson as Petey Traine
TV ★ 5.2
1968
The Name of the Game as Nancy Robins
TV ★ 7.0
1967
Mannix as Mrs. Goldberg (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.8
1967
Dragnet as Melissa Stevens
TV ★ 7.0
1964
One Man's Way as Mary
Movie ★ 4.3
1964
Daniel Boone as Jemima Boone
TV ★ 7.0
1963
The Birds as Cathy Brenner
Movie ★ 7.5
1963
Spencer's Mountain as Becky Spencer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1963
Tell Me Not In Mournful Numbers
Movie ★ 10.0
1961
The Children's Hour as Rosalie Wells
Movie ★ 7.6
1960
My Three Sons
TV ★ 6.6
1960
Route 66 as Miriam Moore (Age 9)
TV ★ 6.7
1950s 7 credits
1959
The Twilight Zone as Anne Rogers
TV ★ 8.5
1959
One Step Beyond as Gillian
TV ★ 5.7
1958
In Love and War as Allie O'Neill
Movie ★ 6.7
1957
Leave It to Beaver as Violet Rutherford
TV ★ 7.0
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sarah Butler
TV ★ 6.2
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Judy Davidson
TV ★ 7.8
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Viola Wellington (uncredited)
TV ★ 7.8
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The Vicar's Wife as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
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