Veronica Cartwright was born in Bristol, England, and is the older sister of the renowned child actress Angela Cartwright. In the early stages of her career, Veronica landed roles in several prominent films, including William Wyler's The Children's Hour (1961),Spencer's Mountain (1963),and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963).
This early success led to her being cast as "Jemima Boone" in the popular television series Daniel Boone (1964),where she appeared during the first two seasons from 1964 to 1966. Her career trajectory after Daniel 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).
Veronica Cartwright also had a notable presence on television, appearing 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).
In addition to her television work, Cartwright appeared in several films, including The Right Stuff (1983),Flight of the Navigator (1986),and The Witches of Eastwick (1987). On stage, she worked on productions such as "Electra", "Talley's Folly", "Homesteaders", "Butterflies are Free", and "The Triplet Connection".
Throughout the 1990s, Cartwright continued to alternate between television and film, appearing in movies such as Hitler's Daughter (1990) and Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995).
