Veronica’s first television appearance was her role as Sarah Butler in “Zane Grey Theatre” in 1959, and then she mostly guest-starred in an episode or two of various series, before she was cast to play Violet Rutherford in “Leave It to Beaver” from 1959 until 1963. In the following years, Veronica starred in “The Town That Dreaded Sundown” (2014), “Limbo” and “The Field” (2019), while her most recent movie role was her portrayal of Judy in 2020’s “Breaking Fast”. In the early 2000s, Veronica portrayed Sara in “Kinsey” (2004) a biographical drama, which was nominated for the Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Laura Linney), and her other most notable roles were in movies such as “Barry Dingle” (2005) and “The Invasion” (2007), and then, she was seen in “Call of the Wild” in 2009 before her role in the 2011 movie “In Sight”. In the early ‘80s she was seen in “Wisdom”, “The Witches of Eastwick”, and “Valentino Returns”, then during the ‘90s, Veronica starred in “False Identity”, “Shoot the Moon”, and “Trash”, among many others. while her next big screen role came in 1974, when she was cast to play Harlene in “Inserts”.Īs mentioned, Veronica starred in numerous movies, and the list of her roles is too long to enumerate, so we will focus on some of her most notables, such as her portrayal of Nancy Bellicec in “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” in 1978, and she was then seen as Lambert in “Alien” (1979) and as Betty Grissom in “The Right Stuff” (1983) which, including “The Birds” makes her an actress who starred in three movies that have been selected for the National Film Registry as ‘culturally, historically or aesthetically’ significant. Veronica made her acting debut portraying Allie O’Neil in the 1958 movie “In Love and War”, and her next movie role came in “The Children’s Hour” in 1961, followed by “The Birds” in 1963, and “One Man’s Way” in 1964. Nothing is known about their parents except their names, Rosemary and Frank Cartwright, and as for Veronica’s educational background, she hasn’t shared any information, thus many people believe that she was homeschooled, and that she hasn’t attended college. Veronica’s family immigrated to the US shortly after her younger sister, Angela was born Angela Margaret Cartwright is also an actress, perhaps still known best for her role as Brigitta von Trapp in the 1965 movie “The Sound of Music”. Veronica Cartwright was born under the zodiac sign of Taurus on 20 April 1949, in Bristol, United Kingdom, but she grew up in Los Angeles, California USA, thus she holds both British and American nationality her ethnicity is White. ![]() ![]() Veronica has over 150 acting credits to her name, and it’s difficult to single out her most significant roles, however, the one which certainly marked her acting career is her portrayal of Lambert in the 1979 movie “Alien”, directed by Ridley Scott, which won the Oscar for Best Effects, Visual Effects, with Veronica nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Lauderdale International Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress. ![]() ![]() Speaking of awards, Veronica has earned numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy nominations, two Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Saturn Award nominations, winning the Glitter Award and Ft. 6 Where is she now? What happened to her?Īn actress who began her acting career as a child, Veronica Cartwright is perhaps known best for appearing in horror and science-fiction movies one of her notable roles was in Hitchcock’s mystery drama “The Birds”, which was nominated for the Oscar for Best Effects, Special Visual Effects in 1964.
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