Sigourney Weaver
Born October 08, 1949 (Age: 76)
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Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
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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Filmography
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
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as Kiri
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Age: 76
Dust Bunny
2025
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as Laverne
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Age: 76
Master Gardener
2023
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as Norma Haverhill
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Age: 73
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
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as Kiri
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Age: 73
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
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as Dana Barrett
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Age: 72
The Good House
2021
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as Hildy Good
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Age: 71
My Salinger Year
2020
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as Margaret
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Age: 70
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
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as Sigourney Weaver
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Age: 68
A Monster Calls
2016
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as Grandma
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Age: 66
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
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as Self
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Age: 66
Ghostbusters
2016
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as Rebecca Gorin
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Age: 66
Finding Dory
2016
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as Sigourney Weaver (voice)
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Age: 66
The Assignment
2016
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as Dr. Rachel Kay
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Age: 66
Chappie
2015
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as Michelle Bradley
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Age: 65
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
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as Tuja
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Age: 65
Vamps
2012
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as Cisserus
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Age: 62
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
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as The Director
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Age: 62
The Cold Light of Day
2012
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as Jean Carrack
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Age: 62
Red Lights
2012
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as Margaret Matheson
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Age: 62
Rampart
2011
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as Joan Confrey
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Age: 62
Abduction
2011
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as Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
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Age: 61
Paul
2011
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as The Big Guy
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Age: 61
Cedar Rapids
2011
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as Macy Vanderhei
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Age: 61
You Again
2010
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as Ramona
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Age: 60
Crazy on the Outside
2010
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as Viki
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Age: 60
Avatar
2009
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as Dr. Grace Augustine
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Age: 60
The Tale of Despereaux
2008
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as The Narrator (voice)
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Age: 59
WALL·E
2008
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as Ship's Computer (voice)
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Age: 58
Baby Mama
2008
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as Chaffee Bicknell
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Age: 58
Be Kind Rewind
2008
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as Ms. Lawson
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Age: 58
Vantage Point
2008
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as Rex Brooks
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Age: 58
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
2007
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as Self
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Age: 58
The TV Set
2007
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as Lenny
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Age: 57
Happily N'Ever After
2007
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as Frieda (voice)
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Age: 57
Infamous
2006
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as Babe Paley
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Age: 57
Snow Cake
2006
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as Linda
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Age: 56
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006
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as Self
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Age: 56
The Village
2004
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as Alice Hunt
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Age: 54
Holes
2003
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as Louise Walker the Warden
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Age: 53
Tadpole
2002
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as Eve Grubman
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Age: 52
Sundance 20
2002
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as Herself
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Age: 52
Big Bad Love
2001
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as Betti DeLoreo (voice)
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Age: 52
Heartbreakers
2001
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as Max Conners
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Age: 51
Company Man
2000
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as Daisy Quimp
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Age: 50
Galaxy Quest
1999
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as Gwen DeMarco
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Age: 50
Ghostbusters 1999
1999
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as Self
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Age: 50
Alien Resurrection
1997
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as Ripley
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Age: 48
The Ice Storm
1997
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as Janey Carver
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Age: 47
Copycat
1995
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as Helen Hudson
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Age: 46
Jeffrey
1995
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as Debra Moorhouse
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Age: 45
Death and the Maiden
1994
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as Paulina Escobar
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Age: 44
Dave
1993
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as Ellen Mitchell
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Age: 43
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
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as Queen Isabella
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Age: 42
Alien³
1992
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as Ripley
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Age: 42
Ghostbusters II
1989
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as Dana Barrett
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Age: 39
Working Girl
1988
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as Katharine Parker
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Age: 39
Aliens
1986
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as Ripley
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Age: 36
Ghostbusters
1984
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as Dana Barrett
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Age: 34
The Year of Living Dangerously
1982
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as Jill Bryant
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Age: 33
Eyewitness
1981
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as Tony Sokolow
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Age: 31
Alien
1979
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as Ripley
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Age: 29
Annie Hall
1977
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as Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
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Age: 27