Actress Sigourney Weaver turned 75 years old. It is hard to believe this, despite the fact that the star is not a supporter of beauty procedures. Weaver participated in many films with memorable roles, but the most famous character of the star birthday girl is the fearless Lieutenant Ripley from “The Alien”, writes 2b-consult.com.
Sigourney Weaver's birth name is Susan Alexandra, but she changed it in honor of the heroine from the novel “The Great Gatsby” of Francis Scott Fitzgerald. She grew up in the wealthy family of the president of NBC and a former actress, so she attended an elite private school and lived in opulence. At university she studied drama and was soon appearing in small roles in Broadway shows.
Sigourney Weaver is making her own way in cinema. After a small role in Woody Allen's film “Annie Hall”, the actress was lucky enough to hit, as they say, the “jackpot” – gets the main role in “The Alien”. The end of the 70s is – the heyday of space themes and fantasy in American cinema.
The success of “Star Wars” inspires director Ridley Scott to make a film about a creepy alien. The role of Officer Ellen Ripley, who is most often referred to simply by her last name, was originally offered to Meryl Streep. But since the actress at that time was very upset by the death of her husband, they announced casting. Interestingly, Weaver is one of the last to take part in it. The director chooses her – and he is not wrong. The film was a stunning success at the box office and won an Oscar for visual effects. Sigourney herself became a BAFTA Award winner for promising actress and rose to fame.
In 1992, the director asked Sigourney Weaver to shave her head for the filming of Alien 3. She did so to portray the inscrutable female officer as more vulnerable. Weaver told "Cosmopolitan" that she was forced to wear a wig at home so as not to scare her two-year-old daughter, Charlotte. During editing, it turns out that some scenes need to be reshot, but Sigourney's hair has already grown back, and for a re-shave, she wants a $40,000 increase in her fee