
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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Biography from TMDB.
- April 20, 1949 (77)
- Bristol, England, UK
- Actor
- 89 on MovieCove · 129 credits in all
What are Veronica Cartwright's films like?
Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 4 · Wry 5 · Earnest 37
Light 17 · Serious 18 · Dark 11
A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 4
Gentle 13 · Charged 20 · Intense 13
Steady 16 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 5
Straight-faced 30 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 6
Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 25 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 5
A split, not a type: Easy watch 20 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 11
Resolved 32 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 3
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 3 of 16 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Cathy Brenner in The Birds (1963)
- Mentoras Harlene in Inserts (1975)
- Shapeshifteras Marjorie in Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976)
- Tricksteras Marjorie in Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976)
- Threshold guardianas Felicia Alden in The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
- Allyas Dorothy Donaldson in A Son's Promise (1990)
- Threshold guardianas Victoria Haines in Dead in the Water (1991)
- Mentoras Sister Aja in Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance (1994)
- Shadowas Candyman in Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
- Shapeshifteras Dottie Delgato in Sparkler (1997)
- Allyas Jerry in Straight-Jacket (2004)
- Heraldas Wendy Lenk in The Invasion (2007)
- Mentoras Francine in The Odd Way Home (2013)
- Shadowas Edith in The Field (2019)
- Heraldas Miss Sayer in The Phantoms (2022)
- Shadowas Olivia in The Ruse (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy17
- Bittersweet18
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous7
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Veronica Cartwright's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 66 of their 89 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Bosch (2014) · actor
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · actor
- Supernatural (2005) · actor
- Criminal Minds (2005) · actor
- Drop Dead Diva (2009) · actor
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) · actor · free
- Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976) · actor
- Route 66 (1960) · actor
- Leave It to Beaver (1957) · actor
- Mannix (1967) · actor
- Breaking Fast (2020) · actor
- One Man's Way (1964) · actor
- +10 more
- The Children's Hour (1961) · actor · free
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · actor · free
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) · actor · free
- Miami Vice (1984) · actor · free
- Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976) · actor · free
- Sliders (1995) · actor · free
- Route 66 (1960) · actor · free
- One Step Beyond (1959) · actor · free
- The Witches of Eastwick (1987) · actor · free
- Straight-Jacket (2004) · actor · free
- Breaking Fast (2020) · actor · free
- The Odd Way Home (2013) · actor · free
- +10 more
- The X-Files (1993) · actor
- Boston Legal (2004) · actor
- The Good Doctor (2017) · actor
- The Resident (2018) · actor
- The Rookie (2018) · actor
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) · actor
- ER (1994) · actor
- Criminal Minds (2005) · actor
- Revenge (2011) · actor
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) · actor
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) · actor
- Nip/Tuck (2003) · actor
- +2 more
- The X-Files (1993) · actor · free
- The Twilight Zone (1959) · actor · free
- Criminal Minds (2005) · actor · free
- The Closer (2005) · actor · free
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) · actor · free
- Route 66 (1960) · actor · free
- Mannix (1967) · actor · free
- Goin' South (1978) · actor · free
- Mommy, I Didn't Do It (2017) · actor · free
- Touched by an Angel (1994) · actor · free
- Scary Movie 2 (2001) · actor · free
- Non-Stop (2013) · actor · free
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Subscription and free streaming for Veronica Cartwright's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
129 credits, 89 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Ruse(2024)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
A Kill for a Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

A Man on the Inside(2024)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Gotham Knights(2023)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
The Phantoms(2022)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Breaking Fast(2020)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Field(2019)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Limbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
The Rookie(2018)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
The Resident(2018)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
The Good Doctor(2017)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Mommy, I Didn't Do It(2017)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Dark Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

CSI: Cyber(2015)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
Bosch(2014)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Resurrection(2013)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Non-Stop(2013)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Odd Way Home(2013)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Yellow Wallpaper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Revenge(2011)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
InSight(2011)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Neowolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Eastwick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Eastwick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Drop Dead Diva(2009)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Call of the Wild(2009)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Invasion(2007)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Mommy's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Criminal Minds(2005)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Invasion(2005)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Supernatural(2005)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Closer(2005)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Grey's Anatomy(2005)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all showsBarry Dingle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Boston Legal(2004)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Kinsey(2004)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Twisted(2004)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Straight-Jacket(2004)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Nip/Tuck(2003)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Just Married(2003)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Without a Trace(2002)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
In the Bedroom(2001)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Scary Movie 2(2001)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all filmsInside The Osmonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Critic's Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Trash(1999)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
A Slipping-Down Life(1999)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Will & Grace(1998)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
The Rat Pack(1998)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Sparkler(1997)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
George & Leo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Money Talks(1997)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Quicksilver Highway(1997)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Lottery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

7th Heaven(1996)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Boston Common (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

American Gothic(1995)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Sliders(1995)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
My Brother's Keeper(1995)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Dead Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

On Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Touched by an Angel(1994)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
ER(1994)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The X-Files(1993)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
It's Nothing Personal(1993)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Man Trouble(1992)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Walking the Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Dead in the Water(1991)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Hitler's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

False Identity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

A Son's Promise(1990)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Valentino Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Baywatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Desperate for Love(1989)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Tanner '88 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

The Witches of Eastwick(1987)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Wisdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Intimate Encounters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

L.A. Law(1986)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Flight of the Navigator(1986)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
My Man Adam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Robert Kennedy & His Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Miami Vice(1984)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
The Right Stuff(1983)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Nightmares(1983)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Prime Suspect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

The Big Black Pill(1981)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Alien(1979)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Goin' South(1978)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Kid from Not-So-Big (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Bernice Bobs Her Hair(1976)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Inserts(1975)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Here We Go Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Flip Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Then Came Bronson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Mannix(1967)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Dragnet 1967(1967)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

One Man's Way(1964)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all filmsTell Me Not In Mournful Numbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Spencer's Mountain(1963)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Birds(1963)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Children's Hour(1961)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Route 66(1960)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
My Three Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

The Twilight Zone(1959)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
One Step Beyond(1959)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
In Love and War(1958)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Leave It to Beaver(1957)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Vicar's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 128 titles, 127 of them dated from 1955 to 2025; peak year 1986.
Film career
Peak 1986 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1961Screen debut· The Children's Hour
- 1979Breakout· Alien
- 1979Career best· Alien
- 1993Primetime Emmy nomination· The X-Files
- 2019First top-billed film· Limbo
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
3 major nominations and no wins, 1997–1999.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Veronica Cartwright's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 52; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up32
- 50th to 74th22
- 25th to 49th16
- Below 25th19
Shape of the crowd
39 of their 89 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved14
- Universally Panned2
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic4
- Crowd Pleaser39
- Broadly Agreed6
- Mixed22
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Veronica Cartwright's work okay for kids?
Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Veronica Cartwright work with?
People who share at least 2 of Veronica Cartwright's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Lloyd shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Richard GabaiShared titles: Non-Stop (2013), InSight (2011), Call of the Wild (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Gabai

- Bill CondonShared titles: Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), Dead in the Water (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Condon

- Philip KaufmanShared titles: The Right Stuff (1983), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Philip Kaufman

Writers
- Leland DouglasShared titles: Non-Stop (2013), Call of the Wild (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Leland Douglas

- Jack FinneyShared titles: The Invasion (2007), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Finney

- Clive BarkerShared titles: Quicksilver Highway (1997), Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Clive Barker

Actors
- Christopher LloydShared titles: InSight (2011), Call of the Wild (2009), Quicksilver Highway (1997), Goin' South (1978)See all 4 shared titles with Christopher Lloyd

- Tom SkerrittShared titles: Alien, terreur sur grand écran (2025), The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003), Alien (1979)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Skerritt

- Harry Dean StantonShared titles: The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003), Man Trouble (1992), Alien (1979)See all 3 shared titles with Harry Dean Stanton

- Jack NicholsonShared titles: Man Trouble (1992), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Goin' South (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Jack Nicholson

Cinematographers and editors
- Scott PeckShared titles: Non-Stop (2013), InSight (2011), Call of the Wild (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Scott Peck

- Jeff MurphyShared titles: Non-Stop (2013), InSight (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Murphy

- Sean AlbertsonShared titles: The Last Man on Planet Earth (1999), Trash (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Sean Albertson

- Virginia KatzShared titles: Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), Dead in the Water (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Virginia Katz
Producers
- Richard IottShared titles: Non-Stop (2013), InSight (2011), Call of the Wild (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Iott

- John ConstantineShared titles: Non-Stop (2013), InSight (2011)See all 2 shared titles with John Constantine
- Larissa MichelShared titles: InSight (2011), Call of the Wild (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Larissa Michel
- Calvin SkaggsShared titles: Lincoln and the War Within (1992), Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Calvin Skaggs
Mixed roles
- Randal KleiserShared titles: Life After the Navigator (2020), Flight of the Navigator (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Randal Kleiser

- Devon IottShared titles: InSight (2011), Call of the Wild (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Devon Iott
- David GilerShared titles: The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003), Alien (1979)See all 2 shared titles with David Giler

- Ridley ScottShared titles: The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003), Alien (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Ridley Scott



