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Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Acting

Born: October 8, 1949Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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
Filmography
Avatar 5

Avatar 5

Kiri

2031
Avatar 4

Avatar 4

Kiri

2029
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

Colonel Ward

2026
Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Kiri

2025
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20

Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20

Self

2025
Dust Bunny

Dust Bunny

Laverne

2025
The Gorge

The Gorge

Bartholomew

2025
Aliens Expanded

Aliens Expanded

Self

2024
Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone

Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone

Self

2024
Disney 100: Remember That

Disney 100: Remember That

Self

2023
Master Gardener

Master Gardener

Norma Haverhill

2023
Inside Pandora's Box

Inside Pandora's Box

Self

2023
Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water

Kiri

2022
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

Self

2022
Bonnie

Bonnie

Self

2022
Call Jane

Call Jane

Virginia

2022
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Dana Barrett

2021
Oats Studios: Volume 1

Oats Studios: Volume 1

Jasper

2021
The Good House

The Good House

Hildy Good

2021
Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change

Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change

Narrator

2020
My Salinger Year

My Salinger Year

Margaret

2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Self

2020
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

Self

2019
Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii

Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii

Georgia O’Keeffe

2018
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

Self

2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

Sigourney Weaver

2017
Rakka

Rakka

Jasper

2017
A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls

Grandma

2016
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

Self

2016
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

Rebecca Gorin

2016
Finding Dory

Finding Dory

Sigourney Weaver (voice)

2016
The Assignment

The Assignment

Dr. Rachel Kay

2016
Ghostheads

Ghostheads

Self

2016
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

Self

2015
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

Self

2015
Chappie

Chappie

Michelle Bradley

2015
Exodus: Gods and Kings

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Tuja

2014
All You Need Is Love

All You Need Is Love

Narrator

2014
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

Elizabeth Swados (voice)

2014
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Masha

2012
Vamps

Vamps

Cisserus

2012
The Cabin in the Woods

The Cabin in the Woods

The Director

2012
The Cold Light of Day

The Cold Light of Day

Jean Carrack

2012
Red Lights

Red Lights

Margaret Matheson

2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

(archive footage)

2012
Rampart

Rampart

Joan Confrey

2011
Abduction

Abduction

Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett

2011
Tipping Point: The End of Oil

Tipping Point: The End of Oil

Narrator (voice)

2011
Paul

Paul

The Big Guy

2011
Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids

Macy Vanderhei

2011
Capturing Avatar

Capturing Avatar

Self

2010
You Again

You Again

Ramona

2010
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

Self

2010
Crazy on the Outside

Crazy on the Outside

Viki

2010
Avatar

Avatar

Dr. Grace Augustine

2009
Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification

Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification

Narrator

2009
Annul Victory

Annul Victory

Self

2009
Prayers for Bobby

Prayers for Bobby

Mary Griffith

2009
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood

Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood

Narrator (voice)

2009
The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux

The Narrator (voice)

2008
Fragile Planet

Fragile Planet

Narrator

2008
His Highness Hollywood

His Highness Hollywood

Self

2008
WALL·E

WALL·E

Ship's Computer (voice)

2008
Baby Mama

Baby Mama

Chaffee Bicknell

2008
Be Kind Rewind

Be Kind Rewind

Ms. Lawson

2008
Vantage Point

Vantage Point

Rex Brooks

2008
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm

Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm

Self

2007
The Girl in the Park

The Girl in the Park

Julia Sandburg

2007
Helmut by June

Helmut by June

Self

2007
DNA: Secret of Photo 51

DNA: Secret of Photo 51

Narrator

2007
The TV Set

The TV Set

Lenny

2007
Happily N'Ever After

Happily N'Ever After

Frieda (voice)

2007
Infamous

Infamous

Babe Paley

2006
Snow Cake

Snow Cake

Linda

2006
50 Films to See Before You Die

50 Films to See Before You Die

Self

2006
Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver

Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver

Self

2006
Deconstructing 'The Village'

Deconstructing 'The Village'

Self

2005
Imaginary Heroes

Imaginary Heroes

Sandy Travis

2004
The Village

The Village

Alice Hunt

2004
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection

One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection

Self

2003
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Self

2003
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

Self

2003
The Beast Within: Making Alien

The Beast Within: Making Alien

Self

2003
Holes

Holes

Louise Walker the Warden

2003
National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl

National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl

Narrator

2003
The Alien Saga

The Alien Saga

Self

2002
The Guys

The Guys

Joan

2002
Tadpole

Tadpole

Eve Grubman

2002
Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival

Self (archive footage)

2002
Sundance 20

Sundance 20

Herself

2002

Through These Eyes

Narrator

2001
Alien Evolution

Alien Evolution

Self

2001
Big Bad Love

Big Bad Love

Betti DeLoreo (voice)

2001
Heartbreakers

Heartbreakers

Max Conners

2001
The Roman Empire in the First Century

The Roman Empire in the First Century

Narrator

2001
Company Man

Company Man

Daisy Quimp

2000
Galaxy Quest

Galaxy Quest

Gwen DeMarco

1999
Ghostbusters 1999

Ghostbusters 1999

Self

1999
A Map of the World

A Map of the World

Alice Goodwin

1999
Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry

Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry

Narrator

1999
Get Bruce!

Get Bruce!

Self

1999
Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

Ripley

1997
The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

Janey Carver

1997
Snow White: A Tale of Terror

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

Lady Claudia Hoffman

1997
Copycat

Copycat

Helen Hudson

1995
Jeffrey

Jeffrey

Debra Moorhouse

1995
Death and the Maiden

Death and the Maiden

Paulina Escobar

1994
The Wild Swans

The Wild Swans

Narrator

1994
Dave

Dave

Ellen Mitchell

1993

Rabbit Ears - Peachboy

Narrator (voice)

1993
The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen

Narrator (voice)

1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise

1492: Conquest of Paradise

Queen Isabella

1992
Alien³

Alien³

Ripley

1992
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

Self

1989
Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II

Dana Barrett

1989
Working Girl

Working Girl

Katharine Parker

1988
Gorillas in the Mist

Gorillas in the Mist

Dian Fossey

1988
Half Moon Street

Half Moon Street

Dr. Lauren Slaughter

1986
Aliens

Aliens

Ripley

1986
One Woman or Two

One Woman or Two

Jessica Fitzgerald

1985
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

1984
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

Dana Barrett

1984
Wilderness: A Country in the Mind

Wilderness: A Country in the Mind

1984
Deal of the Century

Deal of the Century

Mrs. DeVoto

1983
The Year of Living Dangerously

The Year of Living Dangerously

Jill Bryant

1982
Eyewitness

Eyewitness

Tony Sokolow

1981
O Youth and Beauty!

O Youth and Beauty!

Marcia Lawton

1979
The Sorrows of Gin

The Sorrows of Gin

Marcia Lawton

1979
Alien

Alien

Ripley

1979
Madman

Madman

Gale

1978
Annie Hall

Annie Hall

Alvy's Date Outside Theatre

1977