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Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Birthday: 1949-10-08 | 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 in a 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
The Good House

as    Hildy Good

2022
Avatar: The Way of Water

as    Kiri

2022
Call Jane

as    Virginia

2021
My Salinger Year

as    Margaret

2021
Secrets of the Whales

as    Narrator (voice)

2017
2016
The Assignment

as    Dr. Rachel Kay

2016
A Monster Calls

as    Grandma

2016
Ghostheads

as    Self

2015
Chappie

as    Michelle Bradley

2015
2014
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

as    Elizabeth Swados (voice)

2014
All You Need Is Love

as    Narrator

2014
Exodus: Gods and Kings

as    Tuja

2012
Vamps

as    Cisserus

2012
Political Animals

as    Elaine Barrish

2012
The Cold Light of Day

as    Jean Carrack

2012
Red Lights

as    Margaret Matheson

2012
The Cabin in the Woods

as    The Director