Colette Hiller is an American

United States

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 actress who starred on film

Film

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, theatre

Theatre

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 and television

Television

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, best known for her role as Corporal Ferro  in Aliens

Aliens (film)

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. She attended the Performing Arts Academy in New York as a teenager. She was also in the original musical play of Annie

Annie (musical)

Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...

, and in other films and plays such as The Lonely Lady

The Lonely Lady

The Lonely Lady is a 1983 American film directed by Peter Sasdy and adapted to screen by Ellen Shepard from the novel written by Harold Robbins. The original music score was composed by Charlie Calello. The cast includes Pia Zadora, Lloyd Bochner, Bibi Besch, Jared Martin, and in an early film...

, Ragtime

Ragtime (film)

Ragtime is a 1981 American film based on the historical novel Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow. The action takes place in and around New York City, New Rochelle, and Atlantic City in the first decade of the 1900s, and includes fictionalized references to actual people and events of the time. The film was...

, Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict. The television series aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series was created and produced in part by comedienne and...

, and Birth of the Beatles

Birth of the Beatles

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She has recently completed a project in London called SingLondon which ran from the June 29, 2007 until July 8, 2007, proving to be a great success. Prior to this she also worked for the BBC, creating documentaries such as Too Clever by Half.