Sigourney Weaver who played Ellen Ripley in the Alien film series

Born Susan Weaver in October 1949, New York City.  She was born into a showbiz family, her mother being English actress Elizabeth Inglis and her father a TV executive at NBC.  She changed her first name to Sigourney based on a character in "The Great Gatsby".  Sigourney is best known for her role as Ellen Ripley in the "Alien" movie franchise.  She is also well known as Dana Barrett from the "