Rebecca "Newt" Jorden, played by Carrie Henn, is a character from the film Aliens.
Newt is the only surviving colonist of LV-426. She is living in the air ducts of the Hadley's Hope compound when she is discovered by the Colonial Marines' party. Although she is in a state of shock, Newt bonds with the party—particularly with Ellen Ripley, whom she sees as a mother figure.
During the survivors' escape from LV-426, Newt is abducted by the Aliens, but Ripley infiltrates the hive and rescues her from the Alien Queen. Soon afterwards, the Alien Queen confronts the survivors on the Sulaco; Newt is her primary target, but Ripley intervenes and defeats her.
Newt is then put into cryosleep, only to drown in the crash of the Sulaco when her chamber floods. Out of fear of an Alien infestation, her body is autopsied but drowning is the only finding.