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SIX FOOT tall in her stockinged soles, with a face more handsome than pretty and a razor-sharp wit that does not suffer fools gladly, Sigourney Weaver was never going to be your typical Hollywood air-head. Instead, now 60 years old, she is the ultimate tough cookie, a woman who single-handedly created the first female action hero with a flame ...

Before any gal raided any tomb. Before any gal cocked any shotgun with one arm. Before any gal killed Bill or Lycans or resident zombies, there was Ellen Ripley kicking serious alien ass in space.

More than 30 years since her big screen break, Sigourney Weaver talks to David Gritten about life at 60 and her upcoming role in James Cameron's highly anticipated sci-fi 3D blockbuster, Avatar .

IN a cramped studio with walls draped by cables, the words dribbled off the announcer's tongue in a serene classical music burble.

IT IS 30 years since she wowed us as stunning all-action heroine Ellen Ripley in Alien.

The James Cameron directed blockbuster reportedly cost close to $250 million dollars to make.

There was a list at the door, but the beautifully dressed guest in the chic, red-soled Christian Louboutin shoes wasn't on it.

Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin says he will retire in 2012. Actor Alec Baldwin might seem to be in the prime of his professional life right now -- he's currently starring on the hit sitcom 30 Rock , and is gearing up to co-host the Oscars with Steve Martin.

Social climbing is an ancient art, as old as society itself. The character of the high society impostera 'the fake aristocrat, the soi-disant marquis, the "professor" with no degreea 'has been known in every era.

Oh, hi. Hi there. Glad your home. Good day at work? Good. That's good. Gosh, you look pretty.

A veteran costume designer, Ann Roth had amassed more than twenty Broadway credits before entering films with George Roy Hill's "The World of Henry Orient" . Over the past four decades, she has developed a close.... A veteran costume designer, Ann Roth had amassed more than twenty Broadway credits before entering films with George Roy Hill's "The ...

Can you believe Sigourney Weaver is turning 60? On October 8, the star of "Alien," "Ghostbusters" and other classics, hits the big 6-0, looking as regal and gorgeous as ever.

Gash, S&M, Apocalypse, Smut and Roach..with product names that seem more like song titles by Sid Vicious or The Killers than highly-pigmented eye shadows and lipsticks - not to mention face saving must-haves like the iconic Eye Shadow Primer Potion - we've come to expect the unexpected from edgy cult makeup company Urban Decay.

An avuncular, often underused character player in films, Philip Bosco made his feature debut in "Requiem For a Heavyweight" but acted in only one other picture prior to 1983 when his thinning white hair, ready.... An avuncular, often underused character player in films, Philip Bosco made his feature debut in "Requiem For a Heavyweight" but acted in ...

WHO: Sigourney Weaver is an award-winning film and theater actress known for her Oscar-nominated performances in "Aliens" , "Gorillas in the Mist" and "Working Girl" and has starred in many Off Off Broadway productions.

The jacket -- be it long, loose and boyfriend-style by Stella McCartney; shrunken into a schoolboy silhouette at J. Crew; sequin-dusted at Zara; cropped and rendered in crisp white from 3.1 Phillip Lim; or studded and shoulder-padded at Balmain -- is the key to fall's strong mood.

Before you take on the expanses of New Zealand, you need to lose the jet lag. Lucy Gillmore finds two perfect islands - one chic, the other wild - just off the coast of Auckland enlarge Squeezing on to the packed commuter ferry, I had a flashback to Melanie Griffith, all shoulder pads and big hair, in the Eighties film Working Girl, heading home ...

Stephenson, Lorenz, Harlow and actress Michelle Monaghan at the opening. Getty Images The mood was extremely relaxed last night at the opening of the Fallon Fenton store, buried in the back of the pleasantly secluded Freeman Alley on The Lower East Side.

Like kids returning to school after summer break, fashion folks streamed into Tuesday night's party to celebrate the opening of the new Fenton Fallon jewelry store nestled on Freeman Alley.

Cartoonish Comedy: Live-action 'Extract' fails to deliver laughs of Mike Judge's 'Office Space' or animated productions CAROL CLING MORE COLUMNS Carol Cling's Movie Minute Review 92 minutes R; sexual references, drug use Grade: C at multiple locations Deja View "Extract's" main character may be a relatively amiable corporate leader.