In 1979, Sigourney Weaver, then a relative unknown, became a huge star thanks to her breakout performance as Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott's Alien. In a world dominated by male heroes, Ripley was a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With Women Of Action, Caroline Siede digs into the history of women-driven action movies to explore what these stories say about ...