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Veronica Cartwright

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Veronica Cartwright
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Born in Bristol, England, Veronica is the older sister of the popular child actress Angela Cartwright. In her early career, Veronica was cast in a number of popular movies such as William Wyler's The Children's Hour (1961), Spencer's Mountain (1963) and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). As such, she was cast as "Jemima Boone" in the popular television series Daniel Boone (1964), which ran from 1964 to 66. Her career after "Daniel Boone" may have been influenced by Hitchcock, since she appeared in both the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and the horror classic Alien (1979). On television, she appeared twice as Lumpy's younger sister, "Violet Rutherford" and once as "Peggy MacIntosh" on Leave It to Beaver (1957) and had a small role in the television movie Still the Beaver (1983).

Cartwright also appeared in Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985), Tanner '88 (1988) and had a recurring role on L.A. Law (1986). Her big screen features included The Right Stuff (1983), Flight of the Navigator (1986) and The Witches of Eastwick (1987). Veronica worked on the stage in "Electra", "Talley's Folly", "Homesteaders", "Butterflies are Free" and "The Triplet Connection". Alternating between television and big screen movies in the 90s, Cartwright has appeared in such films as Hitler's Daughter (1990) and Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995).
BornApril 20, 1949
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BornApril 20, 1949
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

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Veronica Cartwright, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, and Rod Taylor in The Birds (1963)
Veronica Cartwright, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, and Rod Taylor in The Birds (1963)
Veronica Cartwright, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, and Rod Taylor in The Birds (1963)
Veronica Cartwright, Tippi Hedren, and Rod Taylor in The Birds (1963)
Veronica Cartwright and Tippi Hedren in The Birds (1963)
Veronica Cartwright in The Birds (1963)
Veronica Cartwright in The Birds (1963)
Veronica Cartwright and Tippi Hedren in The Birds (1963)
Veronica Cartwright and Gary Cole in American Gothic (1995)
Veronica Cartwright and Angela Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright and Robert Logan in Daniel Boone (1964)
Veronica Cartwright and Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)

Known for

Alien (1979)
Alien
8.5
  • Lambert
  • 1979
Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon, and Cher in The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
The Witches of Eastwick
6.5
  • Felicia Alden
  • 1987
Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren in The Birds (1963)
The Birds
7.6
  • Cathy Brenner
  • 1963
Donald Sutherland and Veronica Cartwright in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7.4
  • Nancy Bellicec
  • 1978

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  • The Horror Heathen YouTube Channel
    • Video
  • The Vicar's Wife
    • Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe
    • Pre-production
  • How to Talk with Spirits
    • June Ahern
    • Pre-production
  • The Ruse
    • Olivia
    • In Production
  • Olivia Rose Keegan, Fallon Smythe, Navia Ziraili Robinson, Oscar Morgan, and Tyler DiChiara in Gotham Knights (2023)
    Gotham Knights
    • Eunice Harmon
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Nathan Fillion, Richard T. Jones, Eric Winter, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, and Mekia Cox in The Rookie (2018)
    The Rookie
    • Beatrice O'Malley
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Aric Cushing in The Phantoms (2022)
    The Phantoms
    • Miss Sayer
    • 2022
  • Matt Czuchry, Bruce Greenwood, Emily VanCamp, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Manish Dayal, and Anuja Joshi in The Resident (2018)
    The Resident
    • Celeste Crisforth
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Freddie Highmore in The Good Doctor (2017)
    The Good Doctor
    • Maxine Stanley
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Michael Cassidy and Haaz Sleiman in Breaking Fast (2020)
    Breaking Fast
    • Judy
    • 2020
  • The Field (2019)
    The Field
    • Edith
    • 2019
  • Maurice Benard, Ingo Rademacher, Julie Berman, Steve Burton, Tyler Christopher, Nancy Lee Grahn, Rebecca Herbst, Kelly Monaco, Kirsten Storms, Laura Wright, Dominic Zamprogna, and Chad Duell in General Hospital (1963)
    General Hospital
    • Sibley Gamble
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Christopher Atkins, Veronica Cartwright, Bruce Davison, Carl Weathers, Harry Hamlin, Tanna Frederick, Kelly De Sarla, and Clinton Valencia in Defrost: The Virtual Series (2019)
    Defrost: The Virtual Series
    • Kelly
    • TV Short
    • 2019
  • Limbo (2019)
    Limbo
    • Louise
    • 2019
  • Miranda Otto, Richard Coyle, Lucy Davis, Michelle Gomez, Luke Cook, Kiernan Shipka, Ross Lynch, Jaz Sinclair, Skye P. Marshall, Lachlan Watson, Tati Gabrielle, Abigail Cowen, Jonathan Whitesell, Gavin Leatherwood, Sam Corlett, Chance Perdomo, and Adeline Rudolph in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
    Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
    • Fortune Teller
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Supernatural (2005)
    Supernatural
    • Lily Sunder
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Mommy, I Didn't Do It (2017)
    Mommy, I Didn't Do It
    • Judge Tannin
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • The Loud House (2014)
    The Loud House
    • Sue (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Criminal Minds (2005)
    Criminal Minds
    • Flora Martin
    • TV Series
    • 2016

Soundtrack

  • Kathleen Robertson, Marlon Wayans, Chris Elliott, Anna Faris, Andy Richter, and Shawn Wayans in Scary Movie 2 (2001)
    Scary Movie 2
    • performer: "Hello Dolly"
    • 2001
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
    • performer: "Listen To The Critters In The Wood" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1965

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Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Veronica-Cartwright.com
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • April 20, 1949
    • Bristol, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Richard ComptonOctober 16, 1982 - August 11, 2007 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Dakota Compton
  • Parents
      Rosemary Christie
  • Relatives
      Angela Cartwright(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Guested on the daytime program "Afternoon Exchange" promoting "Alien".
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Interviews
    • 2 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    She starred in two remakes of the 1950s horror film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956): Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and The Invasion (2007).
  • Quotes
    [speaking in 2011] I recently met Q [Quentin Tarantino] coming back from England and we had a long talk and I told him I'd love to work with him. I heard that he made it mandatory for the cast and crew on Grindhouse (2007) to watch Macon County Line (1974) and my husband [Richard Compton] directed that... I thought, 'This is my intro into Tarantino'. I mean, this guy knew every movie that Richard had done. We were on this flight and he was on his knees talking to me. It was so cool... I introduced myself and he said, 'Oh, I loved The Invasion of the Body Snatchers!' He didn't know that I had been married to Richard.
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      Often plays characters prone to frantic or hysterical fits.

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