Veronica Cartwright Add to My Celebs Age 63 Birthday Apr. 20th, 1949 Born in Bristol, England, UK Height 5' 6"

Veronica Cartwright's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Eastwick Bun Daniel Boone Jemima Boone Then Came Bronson Petey Traine Here We Go Again Nancy Robert Kennedy & His Times Ethel Skake… Serpico Lucy Tanner '88 Molly Hark

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Call of the Wild 2007 - The Invasion 2004 - Kinsey 2003 - Just Married 2001 - In the Bedroom 2001 - Scary Movie 2 1998 - Clay Pigeons 1997 - Money Talks 1995 - Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh 1992 - Man Trouble 1987 - The Witches of Eastwick 1986 - Flight of the Navigator 1984 - Terror in the Aisles 1983 - The Right Stuff 1983 - Nightmares 1979 - Alien 1978 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978 - Goin' South 1974 - Inserts 1963 - The Birds 1961 - The Children's Hour

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

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 Alfred Hitchcock (I)'s The Birds (1963). As such, she was cast as "Jemima Boone" in the popular television series "Daniel Boone" (1964), 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 appeared twice as Lumpy's younger sister, "Violet Rutherford" and once as "Peggy MacIntosh" on "Leave It to Beaver" (1957) and had a small role in the television movie Still the Beaver (1983) (TV).

She also appeared in "Robert Kennedy & His Times" (1985), "Tanner '88" (1988) and had a recurring role on "L.A. Law" (1986). Her big screen features included The Right Stuff (1983), Flight of the Navigator (1986) and The Witches of Eastwick (1987). Veronica worked 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 90s, she appeared in such films as Hitler's Daughter (1990) (TV) and Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995).


TRIVIA:

• Starred in two remakes of the 50's horror film _Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)_ (qv). The first _Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)_ (qv) and most recently in _The Invasion (2007)_ (qv).
• Aunt of actors 'Jesse Gullion' (qv) and 'Rebecca Gullion' (qv).
• Played in _Hitler's Daughter (1990) (TV)_ (qv) and was born on Hitler's birthday (April 20).
• She and sister Angela were born in England but grew up in America.
• Has a son, Dakota
• Her character on _"Leave It to Beaver" (1957)_ (qv) gave Beaver Cleaver his first kiss.
• Sister of 'Angela Cartwright' (qv)
• Sister-in-law of 'Steve Gullion' (qv).

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