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{{Short description|British-American actress (born 1949)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Veronica Cartwright
| image              = Veronica_Cartwright_2022.jpg
| caption            = Cartwright in 2022
| birth_name         =
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1949|4|20}}
| birth_place        = [[Bristol]], England
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| occupation         = Actress
| children = 
| years_active       = 1958–present
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Richard Gates|||reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Stanley Goldstein|||reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Richard Compton]]||2007|reason=died}}
}}
| relatives          = [[Angela Cartwright]] (sister)
}}

'''Veronica Cartwright''' (born April 20, 1949) is a British-born American actress. She is known for appearing in [[Sci-fi|science fiction]] and [[horror film]]s, and has earned numerous accolades, including three [[Primetime Emmy Awards|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 (film)|The Children's Hour]]'' and ''[[The Birds (film)|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 (1978 film)|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]''. She played [[Lambert (Alien)|Lambert]] in the science-fiction horror film ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'', which earned her recognition and a [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress]], and additionally appeared in the films ''[[The Right Stuff (film)|The Right Stuff]]'' and ''[[The Witches of Eastwick (film)|The Witches of Eastwick]]'' which earned her praise. In the 1990s, she received three nominations for the [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]], one of which was for her role on ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' and two of which were for her role in ''[[The X-Files]]''.