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Sigourney Weaver

Born
October 8, 1949
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
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 in a 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.
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
British Academy Film Awards
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Known For
Avatar: The Way of Water
(2022)
Kiri
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(2021)
Dana Barrett
Avatar
(2009)
Dr. Grace Augustine
Ghostbusters
(2016)
Rebecca Gorin
Alien
(1979)
Ripley
Ghostbusters
(1984)
Dana Barrett
Ghostbusters II
(1989)
Dana Barrett
Exodus: Gods and Kings
(2014)
Tuja
Aliens
(1986)
Lt. Ellen Louise Ripley
WALL·E
(2008)
Ship's Computer (voice)
Chappie
(2015)
Michelle Bradley
Alien Resurrection
(1997)
Ripley 8
Alien³
(1992)
Ripley
The Cabin in the Woods
(2012)
The Director
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
(2022)
Self
Finding Dory
(2016)
Sigourney Weaver (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
Annie Hall
(1977)
Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
Madman
(1978)
Gale
Alien
(1979)
Ripley
The Sorrows of Gin
(1979)
Marcia Lawton
O Youth and Beauty!
(1979)
Marcia Lawton
Eyewitness
(1981)
Tony Sokolow
The Year of Living Dangerously
(1982)
Jill Bryant
Deal of the Century
(1983)
Catherine DeVoto
Wilderness: A Country in the Mind
(1984)
Ghostbusters
(1984)
Dana Barrett
One Woman or Two
(1985)
Jessica Fitzgerald
Aliens
(1986)
Lt. Ellen Louise Ripley
Half Moon Street
(1986)
Dr. Lauren Slaughter
Gorillas in the Mist
(1988)
Dian Fossey
Working Girl
(1988)
Katharine Parker
Ghostbusters II
(1989)
Dana Barrett
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
(1989)
Self
Alien³
(1992)
Ripley
The Snow Queen
(1992)
Narrator (voice)
1492: Conquest of Paradise
(1992)
Queen Isabella
Rabbit Ears - Peachboy
(1993)
Narrator
Dave
(1993)
Ellen Mitchell
Death and the Maiden
(1994)
Paulina Escobar
The Wild Swans
(1994)
Narrator
Copycat
(1995)
Helen Hudson
Jeffrey
(1995)
Debra Moorhouse
Alien Resurrection
(1997)
Ripley 8
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
(1997)
Lady Claudia Hoffman
The Ice Storm
(1997)
Janey Carver
A Map of the World
(1999)
Alice Goodwin
Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry
(1999)
Narrator
Galaxy Quest
(1999)
Gwen DeMarco
Ghostbusters 1999
(1999)
Self
Get Bruce!
(1999)
Self
Company Man
(2000)
Daisy Quimp
Heartbreakers
(2001)
Max Conners
The Roman Empire in the First Century
(2001)
Narrator
Through These Eyes
(2001)
Narrator
Big Bad Love
(2001)
Betti DeLoreo (voice)
Alien Evolution
(2001)
Self
The Guys
(2002)
Joan
Tadpole
(2002)
Eve Grubman
National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl
(2003)
Narrator
The Beast Within: Making Alien
(2003)
Self
One Step Beyond: Making 'Alien: Resurrection'
(2003)
Self
Holes
(2003)
Louise Walker the Warden
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
(2003)
Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
(2003)
Self
Imaginary Heroes
(2004)
Sandy Travis
The Village
(2004)
Alice Hunt
Deconstructing 'The Village'
(2005)
Self
Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver
(2006)
Self
Snow Cake
(2006)
Linda
Infamous
(2006)
Babe Paley
50 Films to See Before You Die
(2006)
Self
The Girl in the Park
(2007)
Julia Sandburg
The TV Set
(2007)
Lenny
Helmut by June
(2007)
Self
Happily N'Ever After
(2007)
Frieda (voice)
Fragile Planet
(2008)
Narrator
Vantage Point
(2008)
Rex Brooks
Baby Mama
(2008)
Chaffee Bicknell
The Tale of Despereaux
(2008)
The Narrator (voice)
WALL·E
(2008)
Ship's Computer (voice)
His Highness Hollywood
(2008)
Self
Be Kind Rewind
(2008)
Ms. Lawson
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
(2009)
Narrator (voice)
Annul Victory
(2009)
Self
Prayers for Bobby
(2009)
Mary Griffith
Avatar
(2009)
Dr. Grace Augustine
Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification
(2009)
Narrator
Crazy on the Outside
(2010)
Viki
You Again
(2010)
Ramona
Capturing Avatar
(2010)
Self
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
(2010)
Self
Tipping Point: the End of Oil
(2011)
Narrator
Abduction
(2011)
Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
Cedar Rapids
(2011)
Macy Vanderhei
Saturday Night Live Backstage
(2011)
Paul
(2011)
The Big Guy
Rampart
(2011)
Joan Confrey
Red Lights
(2012)
Margaret Matheson
Vamps
(2012)
Cisserus
The Cold Light of Day
(2012)
Jean Carrack
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
(2012)
Masha
The Cabin in the Woods
(2012)
The Director
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
(2014)
Elizabeth Swados (voice)
All You Need Is Love
(2014)
Narrator
Exodus: Gods and Kings
(2014)
Tuja
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
(2015)
Self
Chappie
(2015)
Michelle Bradley
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
(2015)
Self
The Assignment
(2016)
Dr. Rachel Kay
Ghostheads
(2016)
Self
A Monster Calls
(2016)
Grandma
Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(2016)
Self
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
(2016)
Self
Ghostbusters
(2016)
Rebecca Gorin
Finding Dory
(2016)
Sigourney Weaver (voice)
Rakka
(2017)
Jasper
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
(2017)
Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
(2017)
Sigourney Weaver
Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii
(2018)
Georgia O’Keeffe
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
(2019)
Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
(2020)
Self
Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change
(2020)
Narrator
My Salinger Year
(2020)
Margaret
Oats Studios: Volume 1
(2021)
Jasper
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(2021)
Dana Barrett
The Good House
(2022)
Hildy Good
Call Jane
(2022)
Virginia
Avatar: The Way of Water
(2022)
Kiri
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
(2022)
Self
Bonnie
(2022)
Self
Master Gardener
(2023)
Norma Haverhill
Inside Pandora's Box
(2023)
Self
Light ‘Em Up! Ghostbusters Past, Present & Future
(2024)
Self (archival footage)
Avatar 3
(2025)
Kiri
Avatar 4
(2029)
Kiri
Avatar 5
(2031)
Kiri
Production
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