Carrie Henn

Child actress who played Newt in Aliens.

Carrie Henn played Rebecca 'Newt' Jorden, a young girl in the colony on LV-426, in the 1986 science fiction-action film Aliens, directed by James Cameron. Agents scouted Henn while she was at school in Lakenheath, England; she had no acting experience. She received a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor but did not pursue an acting career and became a teacher. Her brother Christopher plays Newt's brother Timmy in the film.

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Known for: Portraying Rebecca 'Newt' Jorden in Aliens (1986)

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