Veronica Cartwright as Lambert
When commercial towing vehicle Nostromo, heading back to Earth, intercepts an SoS signal from a nearby planet, the crew are under obligation to investigate. After a bad landing on the planet, some crew members leave the ship to explore the area. At the same time as they discover a hive colony of some unknown creature, the ship's computer deciphers the message to be a warning, not a call for help. When one of the eggs is disturbed, the crew do not know the danger they are in until it is too late.
Biography for Veronica Cartwright
Date of birth
20 April 1950
Bristol, England, UK
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Born in England, Veronica is the older sister of popular Television child actress Angela Cartwright. In her early career, she was cast in a number of popular films such as 'The Children's Hour (1961)', 'Spencer's Mountain (1963)' and Hitchcock's 'The Birds (1963)'. As such, she was cast as Jemima Boone in the popular Television series "Daniel Boone" which ran from 1964-66. Her career after "Boone" may have been influenced by Hitchcock as she appeared in both the remake of 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)' and the horror classic 'Alien (1979)'. On Television, she would appear sporadically as the Lumpy's younger sister, Violet Rutherford on "Leave It to Beaver (1960)" and have a small role in the Television movie "Still the Beaver (1983)". She would also appear in "Robert Kennedy & His Times (1985)", "Tanner '88' (1988)" and have a recurring role on "L.A. Law (1986)". Her big screen features would include 'The Right Stuff (1983)', 'Flight of the Navigator (1986)' and 'The Witches of Eastwick (1987)'. Veronica would work 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 90's, she appears in such films as "Hitler's Daughter (1990) (TV)" and 'Candyman 2 (1995)'.
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Trivia
Sister of Angela Cartwright
Played in "Hitler's Daughter" and was born on Hitler's birthday (April 20).
Biography from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia: Talented character actress who began her career as a child, playing Robert Wagner's younger sister in the film In Love and War (1958). She had parts in The Children's Hour (1962) and Hitchcock's The Birds (1963), and recurring roles on TV shows like "Leave It to Beaver" and "Daniel Boone" (as Fess Parker's daughter). As Cartwright reached adolescence, parts became scarce and she moved to England, returning to films (and to Hollywood) with an acclaimed performance as the stage actress Harlene in Inserts (1976). She followed with a series of terrific performances in Goin' South the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (both 1978), Alien (1979, as the navigator, Lambert), and The Right Stuff (1983, as Gus Grissom's distraught wife). She has since appeared in My Man Adam (1985), Flight of the Navigator (1986), Valentino Returns (1989), and Man Trouble (1992), and was amusingly hysterical as Felicia, the suspicious wife in The Witches of Eastwick (1987).
Mackenheim (2002) .... Eleanor
Alien Evolution (2001) (TV) .... Herself/Lambert
Scary Movie 2 (2001) .... Mrs. Voorhees (Megan's Mother)
... aka Scarier Movie (2001) (UK)
Inside the Osmonds (2001) (TV) .... Olive Osmond
... aka Osmonds, The (2001) (TV)
In the Bedroom (2001) .... Minister on Television
Trash (1999) .... Principal Evans
... aka No Fear (2000) (UK)
... aka Nobody's Children (1999) (Europe: English title)
Last Man On Planet Earth, The (1999) (TV) .... Director Elizabeth Riggs
Slipping Down Life, A (1999) .... Mrs. Casey
My Engagement Party (1998) .... Sarah Salsburg
Rat Pack, The (1998) (TV) .... Rocky Cooper
Sparkler (1998) .... Dottie Delgato
Money Talks (1997) .... Connie Cipriani
Quicksilver Highway (1997) (TV) .... Myra
Shoot the Moon (1996) .... Mrs. Thomas
Lottery, The (1996) (TV) .... Mrs. Dunbar
My Brother's Keeper (1995) (TV) .... Pat
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) .... Octavia Tarrant
... aka Candyman II: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance (1994) .... Sister Aja
On Hope (1994) (TV) .... Woman in Grocery
Two Over Easy (1994) .... Molly
Dead Air (1994) (TV) .... The Caller
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993) (TV) .... Carla Hulin
It's Nothing Personal (1993) (TV) .... Barbara
Man Trouble (1992) .... Helen Dextra
Abby, My Love (1991) (TV)
Dead in the Water (1991) (TV) .... Victoria Haines
False Identity (1990) .... Vera Errickson
Horror Hall of Fame, The (1990) (TV) .... Interviewee
Hitler's Daughter (1990) (TV) .... Patricia Benedict
Son's Promise, A (1990) (TV) .... Dorothy Donaldson
Desperate for Love (1989) (TV) .... Betty Petrie
"L.A. Law" (1986) TV Series .... D.A. Margaret Flanagan (1989-1990, 1991-1992)
"Tanner '88" (1988) (mini) TV Series
... aka "Tanner: A Political Fable" (1988) (mini)
Valentino Returns (1987) .... Patricia 'Pat' Gibbs
Witches of Eastwick, The (1987) .... Felicia Alden
Intimate Encounters (1986) (TV) .... Emily
... aka Encounters in the Night (1986) (TV)
Wisdom (1986) .... Samantha Wisdom
Flight of the Navigator (1986) .... Helen Freeman
My Man Adam (1985) .... Elaine Swit
"Robert Kennedy & His Times" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Ethel Skakel Kennedy
Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Nancy Bellicoe/Lambert (segment "Invasion of the Body Snatchers' & 'Alien")
... aka Time for Terror (1984) (Europe: English title: video title)
Nightmares (1983) .... Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
Right Stuff, The (1983) .... Betty Grissom
Prime Suspect (1982) (TV) .... Janice Staplin
Big Black Pill, The (1981) (TV) .... Sister Theresa
... aka Joe Dancer (1981) (TV) (USA: reissue title)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV) .... Marceline 'Marcy' Jones
... aka Mad Messiah, The (1980) (TV)
Alien (1979) .... Lambert
Goin' South (1978) .... Hermine
Kid from Not-So-Big, The (1978)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) .... Nancy Bellicec
Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976) (TV) .... Marjorie
Inserts (1975) .... Harlene
Tell Me Not in Mournful Numbers (1964) (TV)
"Daniel Boone" (1964) TV Series .... Jemima Boone (1964-1966)
One Man's Way (1964)
Spencer's Mountain (1963) .... Becky Spencer
Birds, The (1963) .... Cathy Brenner
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963) (UK: complete title)
Children's Hour, The (1961) .... Rosalie Wells
... aka Loudest Whisper, The (1961) (UK)
In Love and War (1958) .... Allie O'Neill