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Sigourney Weaver

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Sigourney Weaver

Born October 8, 1949 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA85 films

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.

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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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Filmography

85 films as actor
  1. TBAUseful Idiots
  2. 2031Avatar 5Kiri
  3. 2029Avatar 4Kiri
  4. 2026The Mandalorian and GroguColonel Ward
  5. 2025Avatar: Fire and AshKiri
  6. 2025Dust BunnyLaverne
  7. 2025The GorgeBartholomew
  8. 2023Master GardenerNorma Haverhill
  9. 2022Avatar: The Way of WaterKiri
  10. 2022Call JaneVirginia
  11. 2021Ghostbusters: AfterlifeDana Barrett
  12. 2021Oats Studios: Volume 1Jasper
  13. 2021The Good HouseHildy Good
  14. 2020My Salinger YearMargaret
  15. 2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)Sigourney Weaver
  16. 2017RakkaJasper
  17. 2016A Monster CallsGrandma
  18. 2016GhostbustersRebecca Gorin
  19. 2016Finding DorySigourney Weaver (voice)
  20. 2016The AssignmentDr. Rachel Kay
  21. 2016Asteroid: Mission ExtremeNarrator
  22. 2015ChappieMichelle Bradley
  23. 2014Exodus: Gods and KingsTuja
  24. 2012Vanya and Sonia and Masha and SpikeMasha
  25. 2012VampsCisserus
  26. 2012The Cabin in the WoodsThe Director
  27. 2012The Cold Light of DayJean Carrack
  28. 2012Red LightsMargaret Matheson
  29. 2011RampartJoan Confrey
  30. 2011AbductionDr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
  31. 2011PaulThe Big Guy
  32. 2011Cedar RapidsMacy Vanderhei
  33. 2010You AgainRamona
  34. 2010Crazy on the OutsideViki
  35. 2009AvatarDr. Grace Augustine
  36. 2009Prayers for BobbyMary Griffith
  37. 2008The Tale of DespereauxThe Narrator (voice)
  38. 2008WALL·EShip's Computer (voice)
  39. 2008Baby MamaChaffee Bicknell
  40. 2008Be Kind RewindMs. Lawson
  41. 2008Vantage PointRex Brooks
  42. 2007The Girl in the ParkJulia Sandburg
  43. 2007The TV SetLenny
  44. 2007Happily N'Ever AfterFrieda (voice)
  45. 2006InfamousBabe Paley
  46. 2006Snow CakeLinda
  47. 2004Imaginary HeroesSandy Travis
  48. 2004The VillageAlice Hunt
  49. 2003HolesWarden
  50. 2002The GuysJoan
  51. 2002TadpoleEve Grubman
  52. 2001Through These EyesNarrator
  53. 2001Big Bad LoveBetti DeLoreo (voice)
  54. 2001HeartbreakersMax Conners
  55. 2000Company ManDaisy Quimp
  56. 1999Galaxy QuestGwen DeMarco
  57. 1999A Map of the WorldAlice Goodwin
  58. 1997Alien ResurrectionRipley
  59. 1997The Ice StormJaney Carver
  60. 1997Snow White: A Tale of TerrorLady Claudia Hoffman
  61. 1995CopycatHelen Hudson
  62. 1995JeffreyDebra Moorhouse
  63. 1994Death and the MaidenPaulina Escobar
  64. 1994The Wild SwansNarrator
  65. 1993DaveEllen Mitchell
  66. 1992The Snow QueenNarrator (voice)
  67. 19921492: Conquest of ParadiseQueen Isabella
  68. 1992Alien³Ripley
  69. 1991PeachboyNarrator (voice)
  70. 1989Ghostbusters IIDana Barrett
  71. 1988Working GirlKatharine Parker
  72. 1988Gorillas in the MistDian Fossey
  73. 1986Half Moon StreetDr. Lauren Slaughter
  74. 1986AliensRipley
  75. 1985One Woman or TwoJessica Fitzgerald
  76. 1984On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
  77. 1984GhostbustersDana Barrett
  78. 1983Deal of the CenturyMrs. DeVoto
  79. 1982The Year of Living DangerouslyJill Bryant
  80. 1981EyewitnessTony Sokolow
  81. 1979O Youth and Beauty!Marcia Lawton
  82. 1979The Sorrows of GinMarcia Lawton
  83. 1979AlienRipley
  84. 1978MadmanGale
  85. 1977Annie HallAlvy's Date Outside Theatre