About Veronica Cartwright
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. == Early life == Veronica Cartwright was born on 20 April 1949 in Bristol, England. When she was a young child, she emigrated to the United States with her parents and younger sister, Angela, settling in Los Angeles, California. Cartwright is a Catholic and has attended Mass at St.
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