Portrait of Veronica Cartwright

Acting

Veronica Cartwright

Career

Active from 1961 to 2025, with a break from 1965 to 1974, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Alien
Alien
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 95 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Veronica Cartwright Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Warfare
    0.2, average 1.2
  • Violence
    3.5, average 4.1
  • Physical Comedy
    1.8, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.5, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Claustrophobic Atmosphere 4
  • Mystery 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Dark Fantasy 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Family-Friendly Adventure 2
  • Found Family 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

120
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Vicar's Wife
The Vicar's Wife

as Mrs. Hope Saville-Smythe

2020s

5 titles ยท average score 58
The Ruse
The Ruse (2025)
GoodWatch score 33

as Olivia

A Kill for a Kill
A Kill for a Kill (2025)

as Janice

A Man on the Inside
A Man on the Inside (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Beverly Banki

Gotham Knights
Gotham Knights (2023)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show ยท as Eunice Harmon

Breaking Fast
Breaking Fast (2020)
GoodWatch score 77

as Judy

2010s

18 titles ยท average score 53
The Field
The Field (2019)
GoodWatch score 37

as Edith

Limbo
Limbo (2019)
GoodWatch score 53

as Louise

The Rookie
The Rookie (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Beatrice O'Malley

The Resident
The Resident (2018)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Celeste Crisforth

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Fortune Teller

The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Maxine Stanley

Bosch
Bosch (2015)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Irene Saxon

The Town that Dreaded Sundown
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lillian

Montana Amazon
Montana Amazon (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

as Margaret

InSight
InSight (2011)
GoodWatch score 21

as Patricia

Revenge
Revenge (2011)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Judge Elizabeth Blackwell

Neowolf
Neowolf (2010)
GoodWatch score 17

as Mrs. Belakov

2000s

23 titles ยท average score 63
Eastwick
Eastwick (2009)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Bun Waverly

Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild (2009)
GoodWatch score 42

as Sheriff Taylor

The Invasion
The Invasion (2007)
GoodWatch score 43

as Wendy Lenk

Mommy's House
Mommy's House (2007)

as Mommy

Supernatural
Supernatural (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Lily Sunder

Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Flora Martin

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Lydia Ashford

The Closer
The Closer (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Vera Mathers

Barry Dingle
Barry Dingle (2005)

as Eleanor Dingle

Boston Legal
Boston Legal (2004)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Judge Peggy Zeder

Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Mother Mary Claire

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Diane Chase

1990s

31 titles ยท average score 55
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Virginia Kennison

Trash
Trash (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

as Principal Evans

Will & Grace
Will & Grace (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Judith McFarland

Sparkler
Sparkler (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dottie Delgato

Quicksilver Highway
Quicksilver Highway (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

as Myra

The Lottery
The Lottery (1996)
GoodWatch score 60

as Maggie Dunbar

My Brother's Keeper
My Brother's Keeper (1995)

as Pat

Sliders
Sliders (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as The Flame (voice)

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Norma Houston

Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Karen Flanders

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Cassandra Spender

Hitler's Daughter
Hitler's Daughter (1990)

as Patricia Benedict

1980s

18 titles ยท average score 62
Baywatch
Baywatch (1989)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)

Valentino Returns
Valentino Returns (1989)

as Patricia "Pat" Gibbs

The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

as Felicia Alden

Flight of the Navigator
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
GoodWatch score 73

as Helen Freeman

Wisdom
Wisdom (1986)
GoodWatch score 39

as Samantha Wisdom

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as A.D.A. Margaret Flanagan

My Man Adam
My Man Adam (1985)
GoodWatch score 36

as Elaine Swit

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Society Dame

Nightmares
Nightmares (1983)
GoodWatch score 37

as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")

Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

as Janice Staplin

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981)

as Sister Theresa

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Marceline "Marcy" Jones

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 71
Alien
Alien (1979)
GoodWatch score 88

as Lambert

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
GoodWatch score 80

as Nancy Bellicec

Goin' South
Goin' South (1978)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hermine

The Kid from Not-So-Big
The Kid from Not-So-Big (1978)

as Corrine

Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976)
GoodWatch score 61

as Marjorie

Inserts
Inserts (1975)
GoodWatch score 64

as Harlene

Here We Go Again
Here We Go Again (1973)

TV show ยท as Nancy

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 66
Then Came Bronson
Then Came Bronson (1969)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Petey Traine

The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Nancy Robins

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Mrs. Goldberg (uncredited)

Dragnet
Dragnet (1967)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Melissa Stevens

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Jemima Boone

One Man's Way
One Man's Way (1964)

as Mary

The Birds
The Birds (1963)
GoodWatch score 85

as Cathy Brenner

Spencer's Mountain
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

as Becky Spencer (uncredited)

The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour (1961)
GoodWatch score 72

as Rosalie Wells

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Miriam Moore (Age 9)

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 76
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Anne Rogers

One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Gillian

In Love and War
In Love and War (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

as Allie O'Neill

Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Violet Rutherford

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Sarah Butler

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Judy Davidson / Viola Wellington (uncredited)