Acting
Sigourney Weaver
EN, DE, SV, HU cinema · 140 credits
Born
8 October 1949 (age 77)
Birthplace
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Susan Alexandra Weaver
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
as Kiri
Avatar 4
as Kiri
The Mandalorian and Grogu
as Colonel Ward
The Twelfth Night Reunion
as Self - Audience Member
The Gorge
as Bartholomew
Dust Bunny
as Laverne
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
as Self / Ripley (archive footage)
Aliens Expanded
as Self
Master Gardener
as Norma Haverhill
Bonnie
as Self
Call Jane
as Virginia
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
Oats Studios: Volume 1
as Jasper
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Dana Barrett
The Good House
as Hildy Good
My Salinger Year
as Margaret
Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii
as Georgia O’Keeffe
The Assignment
as Dr. Rachel Kay
Rakka
as Jasper
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Sigourney Weaver
A Monster Calls
as Grandma
Ghostheads
as Self
Ghostbusters
as Rebecca Gorin
Finding Dory
as Sigourney Weaver (voice)
Asteroid: Mission Extreme
as Narrator
Chappie
as Michelle Bradley
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
as Elizabeth Swados (voice)
All You Need Is Love
as Narrator
The Cabin in the Woods
as The Director
Vamps
as Cisserus
Red Lights
as Margaret Matheson
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
The Cold Light of Day
as Jean Carrack
Paul
as The Big Guy
Cedar Rapids
as Macy Vanderhei
Rampart
as Joan Confrey
Abduction
as Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
Tipping Point: The End of Oil
as Narrator (voice)
You Again
as Ramona
Capturing Avatar
as Self
Prayers for Bobby
as Mary Griffith
Avatar
as Dr. Grace Augustine
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
as Narrator (voice)
The Tale of Despereaux
as The Narrator (voice)
Be Kind Rewind
as Ms. Lawson
Vantage Point
as Rex Brooks
Baby Mama
as Chaffee Bicknell
WALL·E
as Ship's Computer (voice)
Fragile Planet
as Narrator
Happily N'Ever After
as Frieda (voice)
The Girl in the Park
as Julia Sandburg
The TV Set
as Lenny
Helmut by June
as Self
DNA: Secret of Photo 51
as Narrator
Snow Cake
as Linda
Infamous
as Babe Paley
The Village
as Alice Hunt
Imaginary Heroes
as Sandy Travis
Holes
as Warden
Tadpole
as Eve Grubman
The Guys
as Joan
The Alien Saga
as Self
Sundance 20
as Self
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
The Lost Film of Dian Fossey
as Narrator (voice)
Heartbreakers
as Max Conners
Alien Evolution
as Self
Big Bad Love
as Betti DeLoreo (voice)
Company Man
as Daisy Quimp
Galaxy Quest
as Gwen DeMarco
Get Bruce!
as Self
A Map of the World
as Alice Goodwin
Alien Resurrection
as Ripley, Co-Producer
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
as Lady Claudia Hoffman
The Ice Storm
as Janey Carver
Copycat
as Helen Hudson
Jeffrey
as Debra Moorhouse
Death and the Maiden
as Paulina Escobar
The Wild Swans
as Narrator
Dave
as Ellen Mitchell
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Queen Isabella
Alien³
as Ripley, Co-Producer
The Snow Queen
as Narrator (voice)
Peachboy
as Narrator (voice)
Ghostbusters II
as Dana Barrett
Gorillas in the Mist
as Dian Fossey
Working Girl
as Katharine Parker
Aliens
as Ripley
Half Moon Street
as Dr. Lauren Slaughter
One Woman or Two
as Jessica Fitzgerald
Ghostbusters
as Dana Barrett
Deal of the Century
as Mrs. DeVoto
The Year of Living Dangerously
as Jill Bryant
Eyewitness
as Tony Sokolow
Alien
as Ripley
The Sorrows of Gin
as Marcia Lawton
O Youth and Beauty!
as Marcia Lawton
Madman
as Gale
Annie Hall
as Alvy's Date Outside Theatre