One of the American actresses, Carrie Henn ("Aliens" - the film that made her famous), became famous thanks to the only role played. At that time she was only nine years old.
Childhood
Carrie Henn was born May 7, 1976 in the United States, in the state of Florida, in the city of Panama City. Her father served in the US Air Force. Because of the service of the head of the family, they had to move. Thus, in the mid-eighties, Carrie was taken to England. There she studied at Lakenhiaf. And in her free time she starred in “Aliens”.
Henn has a sibling older brother Christopher. He is 2 years older than her. Brother Carrie also starred in the movie Aliens and played her brother in it. Christopher was very attached to his sister, accompanied her everywhere and even on trials. The directors noticed this and offered him a role in the film. In ordinary life, he later worked as an executive officer.
Education
Carrie Henn graduated from a regular high school in California at Atwater. Then she entered Stanlaus University of Turlok. She graduated with a high degree (in the field of free sciences) in the summer of 2000.
Movie career
The girl got to the movie when she was only 9 years old. On that day, which became fateful for her, she, as usual, dined in the school cafeteria. Suddenly a woman came into the room and gathered the children for a picture. It was Sarah Jackson from Pinewood Studios, a casting agent. The woman was looking for the role of R. Jordan suitable girl.
Sarah already went around all the local district schools, but did not find the right candidate. One of the main requirements was a good speech with a clear American accent. The selection committee immediately drew attention to Carrie, although the girl had no acting experience at all. Carrie Henn has never even played in school plays.
But the commission has already been burned by students with acting experience. Their smiles during listening did not fit in any way with the upcoming role and script, since the heroine had to experience great stress. Carrie was the only one who behaved naturally and exactly as the selection committee needed. Henn was able to convey the heroine’s state of mind excellently.
Carrie was also rated by casting directors: Hurd and James Cameron. Henn's first meeting with Sigourney Weaver was easy, and close contact was established between them. As a result, Carrie got the role of Newt (the film "Aliens").
Filming
Before the shooting, the girl’s parents were very worried about her psyche, worried that she would take over the impartial behind-the-scenes obscene jargon of the actors who played the roles of paratroopers. She later remembered that at school she often came across such vocabulary. Her parents, agreeing to the shooting of her daughter, demanded that the girl not be entrusted with very complex scenes. Therefore, two understudies were taken for Henn. They replaced it in dangerous or very difficult cases. But such shots were very rare, and almost all the tricks Carrie performed on her own.
For greater realism, the adult cast went through military training before filming. And the young actress Carrie Henn, with a props doll in her hands, voluntarily ran with them, trying to repeat not only gymnastics, but also movements. So she felt like a part of the team.
Before filming began, Cameron showed the girl the Alien dummy. But Carrie, he seemed even funny. And subsequently, everyone on the set tried unsuccessfully to scare Henn with this creature. But she perceived the Aliens as ordinary large plastic dolls.
Carrie's favorite scene is the one where she rolled down the air intake, as it was like a water slide, and she landed on soft mats. And since the young actress could not roll in any way, this scene was shot six times. But the moment when Carrie stood up to her chest in the water was unpleasant. Sometimes it warmed up so much that Henn had to crawl out for a while.
Another favorite scene of the girl is when Ripley wipes her face with a rag. Henn was having a hard time shooting when Newt was freed from the cocoon. To do this, Carrie was first coated with mucus, so as not to be injured with fiber, resembling a frozen resin. The scene was shot right away, there were no takes, and Sigourney Weaver severely wounded her hands, freeing the girl. But there wasn’t a scratch on Carrie Henn.
In the last weeks of filming, the main characters were the heroines Sigourney Weaver and Hell. Therefore, the days were very stressful. But Carrie was supported by her parents and brother, who were always present on the set. And a husband with flowers came to Sigourney. But the scenes required a complete sense of loneliness, and the constant presence of relatives did not contribute to this in any way. But Carrie was able to reflect the necessary emotions, and even feel abandoned.
When the shooting was finished, Sigourney gave the girl a silver frame with a photo in which they were depicted only together. And since then she has been standing in Carrie’s room.
Labor activity
Carrie Henn worked in Merced at Costco Corporation in her youth. After she changed her job, and now she is a school teacher. The world of cinema is no longer relevant, with the exception of attending various events that are dedicated to “Aliens”. But we continue to correspond with Sigourney Weaver Carrie.
Personal life
The girl in 2005 married Nathan Kutcher, her classmate. He, like Henn, had a high degree, but only in the field of judicial justice. Today, Carrie still continues to live in Atvotor.
Awards: Saturn Award
She got into the world of cinema by accident. But, having played its only role, it has become famous throughout the world. However, after "Aliens" she no longer played even in theatrical performances and stated that she was not going to return to the cinema. Nevertheless, for the role in the film "Aliens" she was awarded the Saturn Award, in the nomination "Best Young Actor (Actress)". Later that year, Henn was nominated for the Young Artist Awards. But on this on a career in the movie Carrie put an end to.