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).
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Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1949-10-08
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Images
Cast
Snow Cake
2006
7.12
Alien
1979
8.17
Galaxy Quest
1999
7.08
Gorillas in the Mist
1988
7.00
Ghostbusters
1984
7.50
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
6.27
Aliens
1986
7.96
Annie Hall
1977
7.73
The Tale of Despereaux
2008
6.10
Death and the Maiden
1994
7.07
Copycat
1995
6.46
Working Girl
1988
6.59
Ghostbusters II
1989
6.59
Heartbreakers
2001
6.11
Happily N'Ever After
2007
5.10
Be Kind Rewind
2008
6.30
Deal of the Century
1983
4.65
Bonnie
2022
5.33
The Year of Living Dangerously
1982
6.65
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
6.64
Dave
1993
6.65
Prayers for Bobby
2009
8.10
Vantage Point
2008
6.40
The Village
2004
6.48
Alien³
1992
6.38
Alien Resurrection
1997
6.16
Eyewitness
1981
5.61
Holes
2003
6.90
Baby Mama
2008
6.00
Imaginary Heroes
2004
6.49
The Gorge
2025
7.63
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
1997
6.08
Infamous
2006
6.50
Crazy on the Outside
2010
5.22
Half Moon Street
1986
5.04
Inside Pandora's Box
2023
5.60
Company Man
2000
5.00
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006
8.50
The Girl in the Park
2007
6.03
You Again
2010
6.30
Paul
2011
6.73
Jeffrey
1995
6.21
Tadpole
2002
5.63
The Guys
2002
5.55
The TV Set
2007
5.98
Get Bruce!
1999
6.20
The Ice Storm
1997
6.87
Avatar
2009
7.60
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003
8.20
Cedar Rapids
2011
5.90
Vamps
2012
5.30
A Map of the World
1999
5.98
Rampart
2011
5.45
Red Lights
2012
6.17
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
7.60
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
7.53
The Snow Queen
1992
6.90
Dust Bunny
2025
6.59
Abduction
2011
5.84
The Cold Light of Day
2012
5.38
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
5.88
The Wild Swans
1994
6.00
Madman
1978
6.00
One Woman or Two
1985
5.18
Capturing Avatar
2010
6.89
Alien Evolution
2001
5.90
Chappie
2015
6.80
Big Bad Love
2001
5.20
Ghostbusters 1999
1999
6.00
A Monster Calls
2016
7.30
Rabbit Ears - Peachboy
1993
3.00
Through These Eyes
2001
0.00
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
2015
7.10
His Highness Hollywood
2008
7.00
Ghostheads
2016
5.90
The Assignment
2016
5.53
Ghostbusters
2016
5.34
Aliens Expanded
2024
8.80
Helmut by June
2007
6.30
The Sorrows of Gin
1979
10.00
O Youth and Beauty!
1979
10.00
The Alien Saga
2002
6.13
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
7.28
Avatar 4
2029
0.00
Avatar 5
2031
0.00
Rakka
2017
7.01
Finding Dory
2016
7.04
WALL·E
2008
8.11
Oats Studios: Volume 1
2021
6.24
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
7.33
My Salinger Year
2020
6.31
The Good House
2021
6.20
Tipping Point: The End of Oil
2011
8.00
Deconstructing 'The Village'
2005
4.70
Annul Victory
2009
0.00
All You Need Is Love
2014
0.00
Fragile Planet
2008
0.00
Call Jane
2022
6.50
Master Gardener
2023
6.00
DNA: Secret of Photo 51
2007
0.00
Useful Idiots
0.00
Sundance 20
2002
0.00
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
10.00
Disney 100: Remember That
2023
10.00
Heart of the Festival
2002
4.00
