It was never "Game over, man!" for James Cameron, who pulled some unusual strings to get his leading lady. The groundbreaking ...

Sigourney Weaver, Alien, 1979 Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images. An origin story. Born Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949 in New York City, she began calling herself Sigourney at a ...

Thirty-five years ago, actress Sigourney Weaver assumed the role of warrant officer Ellen Ripley in Alien, one of the most important science-fiction movies ever made.. This fall, Ripley -- believe ...

Weaver's iconic performance as Ellen Ripley in Alien was a major turning point for women in sci-fi. Her character was one of ...

Sigourney Weaver discusses her full career and receiving the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Venice Film Festival.

Sigourney Weaver paid tribute to her Alien co-star Yaphet Kotto on Wednesday, recalling the late actor’s intensity when the two were making the iconic 1979 sci-fi thriller. “Every day Yaphet ...

Sigourney Weaver is laying Ripley to rest.. The “Alien” star confirmed that she is looking forward to another “younger” actor taking over the role of Ellen Ripley, which she originated in ...

Alien vs. Predator gets no love from Ripley.. The 2004 crossover movie is a particular sore point in Alien franchise history for Sigourney Weaver, who revealed that she felt depressed when she ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Sigourney Weaver and the cast of "Alien" are virtually returning to the starship Nostromo. The actress who portrayed unflappable officer Ellen Ripley in the "Alien ...

Sigourney Weaver has played Ellen Ripley in four movies in the “Alien” film franchise, starting with Ridley Scott‘s 1979 original “Alien” and continuing through James Cameron‘s 1986 ...