Washington, Dec. 29 -- Hollywood icon Sigourney Weaver revealed that her own child encouraged her to take on the role of the villainous Warden in the 2003 film 'Holes,' according to People.

The 76-year-old actress recalled that her child, Shar Simpson, who was around eight years old at the time, first suggested the role after reading the novel at school. "One day, she came up to me and said, 'Mom, there's this really awful woman in my book, and you should play her,'" Weaver said.

Reflecting on the moment, Weaver said she felt proud that her child could separate fiction from reality. "I remember being very proud of her that she was able to say, 'There's a really awful person, and you should play her, Mom,' because I think she knew I woul...