Verónica Cartwright

Birth Name:

Veronica A. Cartwright

Birth Place:

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Recipient of a Saturn Award for her role in 1979's "Alien"
Twice nominated for a Primetime Emmy for her work on "The X-Files" as Cassandra Spender
Older sister to actress Angela Cartwright, best known for her work as a child as well
Although born in the United Kingdom, she was raised in Toronto and later Los Angeles
Became well-known in the science fiction community after appearing in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", "Alien" and others
Her career as a child actress began at the age of nine and wouldn't slow for another 10 years, as she booked regular appearances on "Leave It to Beaver", "Daniel Boone", "The Eleventh Hour" and numerous others

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