Performing Women

Evolution of Alien's Ellen Ripley, on the page and in performance

Title

Evolution of Alien's Ellen Ripley, on the page and in performance

Description

A chronological tracking of the evolution of the Alien franchise’s original protagonist, Ellen Ripley, specifically through how she first appears or is first described in each film’s screenplay. When applicable, every text excerpt is accompanied by a promotional still of Ripley from the corresponding film.

Date

2025 (Photos/Texts from 1976, 1979, 1986, 1992, 1997, 2020)

Type

Collage

Rights

Fair use for educational and scholastic purposes.

All promotional photos belong to 20th Century Studios.

Text/Script credits:
ALIEN (project formerly titled STARBEAST): Story by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett; Screenplay by Dan O'Bannon, 1976.

ALIEN: by Walter Hill and David Giler; Based on screenplay by Dan O'Bannon; Story by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett; Revised final, June 1978.

ALIENS: By James Cameron; First draft, May 28 1985.

ALIEN 3: By Walter Hill and David Giler; October 10, 1990.

ALIEN RESURRECTION: By Joss Whedon.

ALIEN: THE ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Story by Cristiano Seixas after a story by Dan O'Bannon; illustrated by Guilherme Balbi; coloring by Candice Han and David Stewart; 2020.

Source

https://www.alienmovies.ca/html/scripts/scripts.html

Item sets

Performing Women Student Collection

Media

FINAL Ripley Evolution Performing Women.jpg

This item was submitted on November 14, 2025 by Melañia Horowitz using the form “Students” on the site “Performing Women”: https://omeka.dhcbarnard.org/s/performing-women