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