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Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

34 movies on Netflix

Biography

Veronica Cartwright is an English actress known for science fiction and horror films. She began as a child actress in 1958 with In Love and War and soon appeared on television in Leave It to Beaver, One Step Beyond and The Twilight Zone. Her early films included The Children's Hour (1961) and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963); The Birds was her first commercial success. She took on mature roles in Inserts, Goin' South and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). Her breakout was Alien (1979), where she played Lambert and won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Later credits include The Right Stuff (1983), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Scary Movie 2 (2001) and Kinsey (2004). She was nominated for a Saturn Award for The Witches of Eastwick and received three Emmy nominations, one for ER and two for The X-Files. Her theater work includes Electra and The Master Builder.

77years old

Turns 78 on April 20in 188 days

  • Born Bristol
  • Star sign: TaurusFirst day of the sign, on the Aries cusp

Movie Career

Films
34
Career span
64 years1961 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Getting ready for a role

    Cartwright's genuine shock during Alien's chestburster scene was real: she had not been told blood would be involved, and co-star Tom Skerritt confirmed the on-camera response was authentic.

Veronica Cartwright movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Alien1979 Horror, Sci-Fias Lambert

    IMDb rating 8.41.1M votes

  2. The Birds1963 Horror, Thrilleras Cathy Brenner

    IMDb rating 7.6222K votes

  3. Scary Movie 22001as Mother

    IMDb rating 5.4201K votes

  4. Flight of the Navigator1986as Helen Freeman

    IMDb rating 6.956K votes

  5. The Witches of Eastwick1987as Felicia Alden

    IMDb rating 6.685K votes

  6. Invasion of the Body Snatchers1978as Nancy Bellicec

    IMDb rating 7.483K votes

  7. The Invasion2007as Wendy Lenk

    IMDb rating 5.989K votes

  8. The Town that Dreaded Sundown2014as Lillian

    IMDb rating 5.619K votes

Most often with

Richard Gabai directed four of these films, Philip Kaufman two and Bill Condon two. Three actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Lance Henriksen, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Lance HenriksenChristopher Lloyd, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Christopher LloydTom Skerritt, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Tom SkerrittJohn Hurt, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with John HurtJack Nicholson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jack NicholsonCliff De Young, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Cliff De YoungRichard GabaiDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Richard GabaiPhilip KaufmanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Philip KaufmanBill CondonDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Bill Condon

Films together

Box office

What Veronica Cartwright's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$528 million

18 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 34 films: 18 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 8 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.

  • 18Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 8Never in cinemas
  • 7Figure not found

Top grosser

Scary Movie 22001as Mother$141 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 88% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Scary Movie 22001as Mother
    $141M26.8% of the total
  2. 2
    Alien1979as Lambert
    $105M19.9% of the total
  3. 3
    The Witches of Eastwick1987as Felicia Alden
    $64M12.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Money Talks1997as Connie Cipriani
    $48M9.2% of the total
  5. 5
    The Invasion2007as Wendy Lenk
    $40M7.6% of the total
  6. 6
    Invasion of the Body Snatchers1978as Nancy Bellicec
    $25M4.7% of the total
  7. 7
    The Right Stuff1983as Betty Grissom
    $22M4.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Flight of the Navigator1986as Helen Freeman
    $19M3.5% of the total
Kinsey (2004), $17.1 millionCandyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), $13.9 millionThe Birds (1963), $11.5 millionGoin' South (1978), $7.4 millionNightmares (1983), $6.7 millionMan Trouble (1992), $4.1 millionThe Children's Hour (1961), $3.0 millionCall of the Wild (2009), $270,210Straight-Jacket (2004), $45,126InSight (2011), $17,011

$64.0 millionfrom the other 10 films with a worldwide figure, 12% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Veronica Cartwright's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
1979Saturn Award for Best Supporting ActressWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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