With Women Of Action, Caroline Siede digs into the history of women-driven action movies to explore what these stories say about gender and how depictions of female action heroes have evolved over ...

Ellen Ripley was born on January 7th, 2092, at the Olympia colony on Luna. She was recruited to the Weyland-Yutani Horizon Beyond officer training program in 2115. She went on to complete her officer ...

Ellen Ripley is the warrant officer assigned to the USCSS Nostromo who encounters a hostile alien, the Xenomorph, when its embryo is brought back onto the ship. She's the protagonist of four Alien ...

Ripley's origins on Luna add depth to her character, highlighting her resilience and adaptability in tough situations. Ripley's lengthy time in hypersleep sets a galactic record, showcasing her ...

After Ripley escapes with her cat, Jonesy, on the Nostromo’s escape ship just before the interstellar cargo freighter explodes, she at first breathes a sigh of relief that the monstrous alien creature ...