Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Date of Birth:

Oct 08, 1949

Place of Birth:

Manhattan, 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.

filmography:

Ghostheads Ghostheads

2016

Madman Madman

1978

Chappie Chappie

2015

Call Jane Call Jane

2022

Rakka Rakka

2017

Avatar 5 Avatar 5

2031

Avatar 4 Avatar 4

2029

WALL·E WALL·E

2008

Abduction Abduction

2011

Dave Dave

1993

Bonnie Bonnie

2022

Baby Mama Baby Mama

2008

Holes Holes

2003

Eyewitness Eyewitness

1981

Alien³ Alien³

1992

Aliens Aliens

1986

Alien Alien

1979

Annie Hall Annie Hall

1977

Copycat Copycat

1995

The Gorge The Gorge

2025

Vamps Vamps

2012

Dust Bunny Dust Bunny

1970

Rampart Rampart

2011

Red Lights Red Lights

2012

Avatar Avatar

2009

Infamous Infamous

2006

You Again You Again

2010

The TV Set The TV Set

2007

Get Bruce! Get Bruce!

1999

The Guys The Guys

2002

Tadpole Tadpole

2002

Paul Paul

2011

Jeffrey Jeffrey

1995

Snow Cake Snow Cake

2006

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