In 1979, Alien came out and Sigourney was in it with a bunch a guys. Nobody at that time expected the woman to be the hero, so that was a tradition that started.

In 2010 Sanaa Lathan starred in the all-black performance of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Novello Theatre in London. Sanaa McCoy Lathan (born September 19 1971) is an American actress and voice actress. She has starred in many films including the box-office hits Love & Basketball Alien vs.