Caroline Marie Henn (born on May 7, 1976) is a
Saturn Award-winning former child
actress, who became famous as Newt, the little girl brought under the protection of
Sigourney Weaver's character
Ellen Ripley in the film
Aliens, the second installment of the
Alien series.
In 1987, Henn won the
Saturn Award for "Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress". She was also nominated for the
Young Artist Awards that same year. In 2003, Henn was co-nominated for a
DVD Exclusive Award for her commentary work on the
Alien Quadrilogy box set.