Veronica Cartwright — is born in Bristol, England in 1949. The Emmy-nominated actress’ long career began as a child in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, One Step Beyond and The Twilight Zone and later The X-Files, Resurrection, Supernatural and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and also includes the films The Birds, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Alien, The Witches of Eastwick, Scary Movie 2, The Invasion and The Town That Dreaded Sundown.
This Day in Halloween: Emmy-nominated actress Veronica Cartwright -- of "Alien" -- is born in Bristol, England in 1949. / Illustration by Cheyenne Knehans