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Veronica Cartwright Biography
Birth Place:
Bristol, England
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Began her career as a child model
- Appeared in cereal commercials for Kellogg's
- Played Violet Rutherford in Leave It to Beaver and gave Beaver his first kiss
- Worked with Alfred Hitchcock in The Birds and brought him tea each afternoon on the set at 4:30pm
- Won a regional Emmy (L
- A
- ) at age 15 for Tell Me Not in Mournful Numbers
- Operates an interior-design business when not acting
- Sister is Angela Cartwright of Lost in Space fame
Relationships
- Clive Christie -- Brother
- Frank St. John Christie -- Father
- Rosemary Christie -- Mother
- Dakota Compton -- Son