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
Ghostbusters
(1984)
Dana Barrett
Chappie
(2015)
Michelle Bradley
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(2021)
Dana Barrett
Avatar: The Way of Water
(2022)
Kiri
Avatar
(2009)
Dr. Grace Augustine
Galaxy Quest
(1999)
Gwen DeMarco
Alien³
(1992)
Ripley
Alien Resurrection
(1997)
Ripley 8
Aliens
(1986)
Lt. Ellen Louise Ripley
WALL·E
(2008)
Ship's Computer (voice)
Ghostbusters II
(1989)
Dana Barrett
Annie Hall
(1977)
Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
Exodus: Gods and Kings
(2014)
Tuja
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)
Mrs. DeVoto
Ghostbusters
(1984)
Dana Barrett
Wilderness: A Country in the Mind
(1984)
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
1492: Conquest of Paradise
(1992)
Queen Isabella
Alien³
(1992)
Ripley
The Snow Queen
(1992)
Narrator (voice)
Dave
(1993)
Ellen Mitchell
Rabbit Ears - Peachboy
(1993)
Narrator
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
Galaxy Quest
(1999)
Gwen DeMarco
Get Bruce!
(1999)
Self
A Map of the World
(1999)
Alice Goodwin
Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry
(1999)
Narrator
Ghostbusters 1999
(1999)
Self
Company Man
(2000)
Daisy Quimp
Heartbreakers
(2001)
Max Conners
Alien Evolution
(2001)
Self
Big Bad Love
(2001)
Betti DeLoreo (voice)
The Roman Empire in the First Century
(2001)
Narrator
Through These Eyes
(2001)
Narrator
Tadpole
(2002)
Eve Grubman
The Guys
(2002)
Joan
Holes
(2003)
Louise Walker the Warden
The Beast Within: Making Alien
(2003)
Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
(2003)
Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
(2003)
Self
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien: Resurrection
(2003)
Self
National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl
(2003)
Narrator
The Village
(2004)
Alice Hunt
Imaginary Heroes
(2004)
Sandy Travis
Deconstructing 'The Village'
(2005)
Self
Snow Cake
(2006)
Linda
Infamous
(2006)
Babe Paley
Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver
(2006)
Self
50 Films to See Before You Die
(2006)
Self
Happily N'Ever After
(2007)
Frieda (voice)
The Girl in the Park
(2007)
Julia Sandburg
The TV Set
(2007)
Lenny
Helmut by June
(2007)
Self
Be Kind Rewind
(2008)
Ms. Lawson
Vantage Point
(2008)
Rex Brooks
Baby Mama
(2008)
Chaffee Bicknell
WALL·E
(2008)
Ship's Computer (voice)
His Highness Hollywood
(2008)
Self
The Tale of Despereaux
(2008)
The Narrator (voice)
Fragile Planet
(2008)
Narrator
Prayers for Bobby
(2009)
Mary Griffith
Avatar
(2009)
Dr. Grace Augustine
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
(2009)
Narrator (voice)
Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification
(2009)
Narrator
Annul Victory
(2009)
Self
Crazy on the Outside
(2010)
Viki
You Again
(2010)
Ramona
Capturing Avatar
(2010)
Self
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
(2010)
Self
Paul
(2011)
The Big Guy
Cedar Rapids
(2011)
Macy Vanderhei
Rampart
(2011)
Joan Confrey
Abduction
(2011)
Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
Tipping Point: the End of Oil
(2011)
Narrator
Saturday Night Live Backstage
(2011)
The Cabin in the Woods
(2012)
The Director
Vamps
(2012)
Cisserus
Red Lights
(2012)
Margaret Matheson
The Cold Light of Day
(2012)
Jean Carrack
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
(2012)
Masha
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
Exodus: Gods and Kings
(2014)
Tuja
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
(2014)
Elizabeth Swados (voice)
All You Need Is Love
(2014)
Narrator
Chappie
(2015)
Michelle Bradley
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
(2015)
Self
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
(2015)
Self
Ghostheads
(2016)
Self
The Assignment
(2016)
Dr. Rachel Kay
A Monster Calls
(2016)
Grandma
Ghostbusters
(2016)
Rebecca Gorin
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
(2016)
Self
Finding Dory
(2016)
Sigourney Weaver (voice)
Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(2016)
Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
(2017)
Self
Rakka
(2017)
Jasper
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
(2017)
Sigourney Weaver
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
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
(2020)
Self
My Salinger Year
(2020)
Margaret
Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change
(2020)
Narrator
Oats Studios: Volume 1
(2021)
Jasper
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(2021)
Dana Barrett
Avatar: The Way of Water
(2022)
Kiri
The Good House
(2022)
Hildy Good
Call Jane
(2022)
Virginia
Bonnie
(2022)
Self
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
(2022)
Self
Master Gardener
(2023)
Norma Haverhill
Inside Pandora's Box
(2023)
Self
Avatar 3
(2025)
Kiri
Avatar 4
(2029)
Kiri
Avatar 5
(2031)
Kiri
Production