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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Sigourney Weaver’s time in the Alien franchise made her a seminal sci-fi hero, having appeared in four different installments, though the actress confirms she thinks 1986’s Aliens is the best ...

The actress first played Ellen Ripley in Alien in 1979 Sigourney Weaver paid a special visit to the high school production team of Alien: The Play. Weaver, 69, stopped by North Bergen High School ...

If you plan on putting on a high school play based on 1979 sci-fi film Alien, don't be too surprised if actress Sigourney Weaver stops by to give you a high-five. That's exactly what happened at a ...