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She attended the Performing Arts Academy in New York as a teenager, and appeared in the original musical play of Annie, and in other films and plays such as The Lonely Lady, Ragtime, Strong Medicine, and Birth of the Beatles. She played Corporal Colette Ferro in the 1986 film Aliens.
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Mission to LV-426
It was Ferro's job to deliver the Marines' APC to the surface of LV-426, as well as providing aerial reconnaissance and support during the mission. Once the colony had been secured, Ferro set down outside the complex to drop off additional supplies. Bug Stomper remained at the colony while the Marines went to the Atmosphere Processing Plantin search of surviving colonists.
Rescue attempt and death
After the ambush in the Hive, Corporal Hicks called Ferro in to pick up the survivors, intending to evacuate the planet immediately and destroy the entire site from orbit with nuclear weapons. Ferro responded, not knowing a Xenomorph Warriorhad stowed away aboard the dropship. Spunkmeyer tried to inform her about a suspicious slime he found in the cargo hold (evidence of a Xenomorph on board), but his attempts to warn Ferro fell on deaf ears. After Spunkmeyer closed the ramp, Ferro suddenly l...
In many ways, Ferro was the stereotypical military pilot — self-confident and ice cool under pressure. Even during combat drop operations, she remained totally calm and unfazed at the controls of her dropship, despite the huge physical stresses being placed upon her as she plummeted planetward. However, this attitude could be considered somewhat ju...
Foremost amongst Ferro's combat equipment were the UD-4L "Cheyenne" Dropships that she piloted, Bug Stomper and Smart Ass. When in action, she wore a standard-issue USCM flight suit and helmet, the latter of which she had customized with the words "'Fly the Friendly Skies'" written across the front above the visor. For personal defence she carried ...
In Cameron's original treatment for Aliens, Ferro is actually a Sergeant in rank (and therefore superior to everyone else in the unit except Gorman and Apone).Ferro bears several similarities to Lieutenant Carol "Foe Hammer" Rawley from the video game Halo: Combat Evolved, including the fact that both are dropship pilots and both are killed trying to res...Ferro is also the direct inspiration for many other female pilots in video games, including StarCraft, Gears of War and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.When Ferro is reaching down to grab her pistol, you can see briefly that she has a rabbit's foot attached to her uniform.Corporal Hicks : I say we take off, nuke the site from orbit. [looks to Ripley] Corporal Hicks : It's the only way to be sure. [Ripley smiles] Corporal Ferro : [as dropship enters atmosphere] We're in the pipe, five by five.
Colette Hiller (Ferro) was upset she had to cut her hair short for the role because she was getting married shortly afterward, and made the filmmakers buy her a long, blonde wig. [14] Trevor Steedman (Wierzbowski) was a stuntman rather than an actor, [11] and Aliens was Daniel Kash's (Spunkmeyer) debut film role.
Colette Hiller is known for Aliens (1986), Perfect Scoundrels (1990) and Ragtime (1981).
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Colette Ferro was a Corporal and dropship pilot in the United States Colonial Marine Corp. In 2179 she was the pilot assigned to the USS Sulaco when it was dispatched on a rescue mission to the Weyland-Yutani owned terraforming colony, " Hadley's Hope " on Acheron LV-426.
Colette Hiller is an American actress who starred on film, theatre and television, best known for her role as Corporal Ferro in Aliens.
