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Ellen Louise Ripley is a fictional character and the original protagonist of the Alien film series, played by American actress Sigourney Weaver.Considered one of the greatest characters in science fiction film history, the character earned Weaver worldwide recognition, and remains her most famous role to date.
Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (/ s ɪ ˈ ɡ ɔːr n i / si-GOR-nee; born October 8, 1949) is an American actress.Prolific in film since the late 1970s, she is known for her pioneering portrayals of action heroines.
The Alien series began in 1979 with the Ridley Scott classic starring Sigourney Weaver as the best sci-fi final girl Ellen Ripley, and the franchise has chronicled how in space, no one can hear ...
Alien is a science fiction horror and action media franchise centered on the original film series which depicts warrant officer Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as the Alien ("Xenomorph"), and the prequel series following the exploits of the David 8 android (Michael Fassbender) and the aliens referred to as the "Engineers".
With the 'Alien,' 'Ghostbusters' and 'Avatar' series, you might think Sigourney Weaver has eyes for genre stories. Not so, the actor says. How Sigourney Weaver brings out her inner teen in the new ...
Weaver was paid $1m (£780,000) – 30 times her Alien fee. By the time Weaver joined production, her marine co-stars – including Cameron regulars Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton and Jenette ...
[108] Siskel gave the film three stars out of four in his original print review, calling it "an accomplished piece of scary entertainment" and praising Sigourney Weaver as "an actress who should become a major star," but listed among the film's disappointments that "[f]or me, the final shape of the alien was the least scary of its forms." [109]
Sigourney Weaver delivered a career-spanning masterclass at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, and of course touched on her time leading the “Alien” franchise as Ellen Ripley. Ridley Scott ...