Rachel True

True is known for playing characters with a dark side, such as the one she played in Embrace of the Vampire, the witch in The Craft, and Julianne in New Best Friend. She is married to theater director Jim Simpson (of The Flea Theater), and has one child, Charlotte. True has also appeared in Nowhere, Groove, and New Best Friend. She is the daughter of NBC television executive Pat Weaver and niece of comedian and actor Doodles Weaver. True played the girlfriend of a pothead who hid his habit from her in Half Baked. Many of her roles since have been in knowing reference to the tough character of Ripley. True and Campbell became best friends during the filming, a friendship they maintain. Her part in Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien as the sole survivor, Lieutenant Ripley, ensured her role in the sequels Aliens, Alien³ and Alien: Resurrection.

True's next movie was The Craft, where she played a member of a gothic teenage coven along with Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell and Fairuza Balk. During the 1970s Weaver studied theater at Yale University, where she appeared in original plays by friend and classmate Christopher Durang. After CB4, she was cast alongside Alyssa Milano for the movie Embrace of the Vampire. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. By 1993, she had moved to Los Angeles, and appeared opposite Chris Rock in his movie spoof CB4. She began using the name Sigourney in 1963, after a character in F. In 1991, True had an appearance on The Cosby Show beginning a string of TV jobs, including turns on Beverly Hills 90210, The Drew Carey Show, Once and Again, and HBO's Dream On. Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an American actress perhaps best remembered for her portrayal of Ripley in Alien (1979) and its sequels.

True is the step-daughter of actress Verona Barnes, and developed a love for acting as a child, watching her step-mother participate in different plays. 2003: Holes. Rachel True (born November 15, 1966) is an African-American actress from New York. 2002: Tadpole. The Cosby Show. 2001: Heartbreakers. Cooper. 1999: Galaxy Quest.

Hangin' with Mr. 1997: The Ice Storm. Renegade. 1997: Alien: Resurrection. Beverly Hills, 90210. 1995: Jeffrey. Thea. 1995: Copycat.