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Veronica Cartwright
Known for: ActingVeronica 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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The Birds
as Cathy Brenner 
Alien
as Lambert 
Scary Movie 2
as Mother 
The Invasion
as Wendy Lenk 
Eastwick
as Bun Waverly 
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Nancy Bellicec 
The Witches of Eastwick
as Felicia Alden 
The Right Stuff
as Betty Grissom 
Money Talks
as Connie Cipriani 
Flight of the Navigator
as Helen Freeman 
Tanner '88
as Molly Hark 
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Marceline "Marcy" Jones 
The Children's Hour
as Rosalie Wells 
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Lillian 
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
as Octavia Tarrant 
Kinsey
as Sara Kinsey 
Goin' South
as Hermine 
Breaking Fast
as Judy 
Man Trouble
as Helen Dextra 
Inserts
as Harlene 
Call of the Wild
as Sheriff Taylor 
Memory: The Origins of Alien
as Self 
A Kill for a Kill
as Janice 
A Slipping Down Life
as Mrs. Casey 
InSight
as Patricia 
Non-Stop
as Rose 
The Field
as Edith 
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
as Sister Aja 
Mommy I Didn't Do It
as Judge Tannin 
The Ruse
as Olivia 
Montana Amazon
as Margaret 
Straight-Jacket
as Jerry Albrecht 
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
as Marjorie 
The Odd Way Home
as Francine 
Life After The Navigator
as Herself 
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
as Sister Theresa 
A Son's Promise
as Dorothy Donaldson 
One Man's Way
as Mary 
Limbo
as Louise 
Desperate for Love
as Betty Petrie 
The Yellow Wallpaper
as Catherine Sayer 
Prime Suspect
as Janice Staplin