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Veronica Cartwright is a British actress who has worked as a film, television, and voice actor. Born in Bristol, England, on April 20, 1949, she began her professional career in 1958. She is the sister of Angela Cartwright and is married to Richard Compton. Cartwright speaks English and holds United Kingdom citizenship.
Her acting credits include roles in *Will and Grace* and *The Witches of Eastwick*. She has received the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Film & TV
Bristol, England, UK
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…
Known for
- The Ruse — Olivia2025
- A Kill for a Kill — Janice2025
- Alien: Terror in Space — Self - Actress2025
- A Man on the Inside — Beverly Banki2024
- Gotham Knights — Eunice Harmon2023
- Breaking Fast — Judy2020
- Life After The Navigator — Herself2020
- The Field — Edith2019
- Memory: The Origins of Alien — Self2019
- Limbo — Louise2019
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1949-04-20 ) 20 April 1949 (age 77) , Bristol , England
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1958–present
- Spouses
- Richard Gates ( divorced ) Stanley Goldstein ( divorced ) Richard Compton ( died 2007 )
- Relatives
- Angela Cartwright (sister)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Veronica
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Bristol
- Spouse
- Richard Compton
- Sibling
- Angela Cartwright
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- www.veronica-cartwright.com
- Image
- Alien C2E2 2024 4.jpg
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- Veronica Cartwright
- date of birth
- 1949-04-20
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Veronica Cartwright
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Encyclopedic overview
Veronica Cartwright (born 20 April 1949) is an English actress based in Los Angeles, California. She appeared in science fiction and horror films, and has 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. She played Lambert in the science-fiction horror film Alien, which earned her recognition and a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, and additionally appeared in the films The Right Stuff and The Witches of Eastwick which earned her praise. In the 1990s, she 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.
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