Sigourney Weaver
Biography
Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. Weaver is considered to be a pioneer of action heroines in science fiction films. She is known for her role as Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise, which earned her an Academy Award nomination in 1986 and is often regarded as one of the most significant female protagonists in cinema history. A seven-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Weaver won both Best Actress in Drama and Best Supporting Actress in 1988 for her work in the films Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl, becoming the first person to win two acting Golden Globes in the same year. She also received Academy Award nominations for both films. For her role in the film The Ice Storm (1997), she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress ina Supporting Role. She also received a Tony Award nomination for her work in the 1984 Broadway play Hurlyburly. Weaver's other film roles include Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), Dave (1993), Galaxy Quest (1999), Holes (2003), WALL-E (2008), Avatar (2009), Prayers for Bobby (2009), Paul (2011), The Cabin in the Woods (2012), and A Monster Calls (2016); and the television miniseries Political Animals (2012) and The Defenders (2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sigourney Weaver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Linda
Snow Cake
Ripley
Alien
Gwen DeMarco
Galaxy Quest
Dian Fossey
Gorillas in the Mist
Dana Barrett
Ghostbusters
Queen Isabella
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Ripley
Aliens
Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
Annie Hall
The Narrator (voice)
The Tale of Despereaux
Paulina Escobar
Death and the Maiden
Helen Hudson
Copycat
Katharine Parker
Working Girl
Dana Barrett
Ghostbusters II
Max Conners
Heartbreakers
Frieda (voice)
Happily N'Ever After
Ms. Lawson
Be Kind Rewind
Mrs. DeVoto
Deal of the Century
Self
Bonnie
Jill Bryant
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Director
The Cabin in the Woods
Ellen Mitchell
Dave
Mary Griffith
Prayers for Bobby
Rex Brooks
Vantage Point
Alice Hunt
The Village
Ripley
Alien³
Ripley
Alien Resurrection
Tony Sokolow
Eyewitness
Louise Walker the Warden
Holes
Chaffee Bicknell
Baby Mama
Sandy Travis
Imaginary Heroes
Bartholomew
The Gorge
Lady Claudia Hoffman
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Babe Paley
Infamous
Viki
Crazy on the Outside
Dr. Lauren Slaughter
Half Moon Street
Self
Inside Pandora's Box
Daisy Quimp
Company Man
Self
50 Films to See Before You Die
Julia Sandburg
The Girl in the Park
Ramona
You Again
The Big Guy
Paul
Debra Moorhouse
Jeffrey
Eve Grubman
Tadpole
Joan
The Guys
Lenny
The TV Set
Self
Get Bruce!
Janey Carver
The Ice Storm
Dr. Grace Augustine
Avatar
Self
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Self
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
Macy Vanderhei
Cedar Rapids
Cisserus
Vamps
Alice Goodwin
A Map of the World
Wilderness: A Country in the Mind
Joan Confrey
Rampart
Margaret Matheson
Red Lights
Kiri
Avatar: The Way of Water
(archive footage)
Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim
Narrator (voice)
The Snow Queen
Dust Bunny
Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
Abduction
Jean Carrack
The Cold Light of Day
Tuja
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Narrator
The Wild Swans
Gale
Madman
Jessica Fitzgerald
Une femme ou deux
Self
Capturing Avatar
Self
Alien Evolution
Michelle Bradley
Chappie
Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Betti DeLoreo (voice)
Big Bad Love
Self
Ghostbusters 1999
Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Grandma
A Monster Calls
Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Peachboy
Self
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
Narrator
Through These Eyes
Elizabeth Swados (voice)
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
Self
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
Jag är Ingrid
Self
His Highness Hollywood
Self
Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone
Self
Ghostheads
Narrator (voice)
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
Dr. Rachel Kay
The Assignment
Rebecca Gorin
Ghostbusters
Self
Aliens Expanded
Self
Helmut by June
Marcia Lawton
The Sorrows of Gin
Marcia Lawton
O Youth and Beauty!
Self
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Self
The Alien Saga
Kiri
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Kiri
Avatar 4
The Mandalorian & Grogu
Narrator
The Roman Empire in the First Century
Kiri
Avatar 5
Jasper
Rakka
Sigourney Weaver
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Sigourney Weaver (voice)
Finding Dory
Ship's Computer (voice)
WALL·E
Self
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
Jasper
Oats Studios: Volume 1
Narrator
Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification
Dana Barrett
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Margaret
My Salinger Year
Hildy Good
The Good House
Georgia O’Keeffe
Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii
Self
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
Narrator (voice)
Tipping Point: The End of Oil
Self
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Self
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Self (archive footage)
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Narrator
National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl
Narrator
Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry
Narrator
Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change
Self
Annul Victory
Narrator
All You Need Is Love
Narrator
Fragile Planet
Self
Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver
Virginia
Call Jane
Masha
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Norma Haverhill
Master Gardener
Self (archive footage)
"Alien", terreur sur grand écran
Narrator
DNA: Secret of Photo 51
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
128
Gender
Female
Birthday
1949-10-08
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Susan Alexandra Weaver