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  2. Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron. It is the sequel to the 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, and the second film in the Alien franchise. Set in the far future, it stars Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of an alien attack on her ship.

  3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0090605Aliens (1986) - IMDb

    Jul 18, 1986 · Aliens: Directed by James Cameron. With Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser. Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.

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    • James Cameron
    • 1986-07-18
  4. For Aliens, she won the Saturn Award for Best Actress and earned her first nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. In 1988, Weaver starred as primatologist Dian Fossey in the biographical drama Gorillas in the Mist.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ellen_RipleyEllen Ripley - Wikipedia

    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.

  6. After a walk-on in Woody Allen's Annie Hall, Weaver made her motion picture debut in Ridley Scott's 1979 blockbuster Alien. She later reprised the role of Warrant Officer Ripley in James Cameron's 1986 Aliens; her performance earned her Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress.

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  7. Mar 22, 2021 · Sigourney Weaver showed up to the audition that changed her life a little late, wearing boots with heels so high she estimates she must have been a “foot taller” than director Ridley Scott.

  8. Apr 2, 2014 · Actress Sigourney Weaver is best known for her roles in films since the 1980s, including 'Ghostbusters,' 'Working Girl' and the 'Alien' franchise.