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Sigourney Weaver reveals her breakout role in Alien became 'a big feminist step forward' as she reflects on her iconic part after being honoured at Red Sea International Film Festival


The actress, 76, became an overnight star when she starred as Ellen Ripley in the 1979 sci-fi, which focuses on a space crew who are hunted by a deadly extraterrestrial creature.

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