Sigourney Weaver

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

188

Gender

Female

Birthday

1949-10-08 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Sigourney Weaver

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.

Known For

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

    Avatar: Fire and Ash

  • Dust Bunny

    Dust Bunny

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Avatar

    Avatar

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Futurama

    Futurama

  • Avatar: The Way of Water

    Avatar: The Way of Water

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • NOVA

    NOVA

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Gorge

    The Gorge

  • Alien

    Alien

  • WALL·E

    WALL·E

  • Marvel's The Defenders

    Marvel's The Defenders

  • Doc Martin

    Doc Martin

  • Doc Martin

    Doc Martin

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Aliens

    Aliens

  • Red Lights

    Red Lights

  • The Jay Leno Show

    The Jay Leno Show

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Ghostbusters II

    Ghostbusters II

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Avatar 5

    Avatar 5

  • La semaine des 4 Julie

    La semaine des 4 Julie

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  • Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

    Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Chappie

    Chappie

  • Click

    Click

  • Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

    Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

  • Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

    Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

  • The Cabin in the Woods

    The Cabin in the Woods

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Exodus: Gods and Kings

  • C à vous

    C à vous

  • Alien Resurrection

    Alien Resurrection

  • Madman

    Madman

  • Infamous

    Infamous

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

    Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

  • OATS Studios

    OATS Studios

  • Alien³

    Alien³

  • Avatar 4

    Avatar 4

  • Annul Victory

    Annul Victory

  • Vamps

    Vamps

  • Finding Dory

    Finding Dory

  • My Salinger Year

    My Salinger Year

  • Eli Stone

    Eli Stone

  • The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

    The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Call My Agent!

    Call My Agent!

  • Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20

    Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20

  • Jeffrey

    Jeffrey

  • The Assignment

    The Assignment

  • Bonnie

    Bonnie

  • Paul

    Paul

  • Tadpole

    Tadpole

  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

    The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

  • The Newsreader

    The Newsreader

  • Get Bruce!

    Get Bruce!

  • Half Moon Street

    Half Moon Street

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

    James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

  • The Alien Saga

    The Alien Saga

  • Deconstructing 'The Village'

    Deconstructing 'The Village'

  • The TV Set

    The TV Set

  • The Ice Storm

    The Ice Storm

  • Capturing Avatar

    Capturing Avatar

  • Big Bad Love

    Big Bad Love

  • Nulle part ailleurs

    Nulle part ailleurs

  • The Village

    The Village

  • Galaxy Quest

    Galaxy Quest

  • Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

    Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

  • Snow Cake

    Snow Cake

  • Annie Hall

    Annie Hall

  • Lo + plus

    Lo + plus

  • Copycat

    Copycat

  • Holes

    Holes

  • Abduction

    Abduction

  • A Monster Calls

    A Monster Calls

  • Aliens Expanded

    Aliens Expanded

  • Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

    Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

  • Political Animals

    Political Animals

  • Mark Twain Prize

    Mark Twain Prize

  • Heartbreakers

    Heartbreakers

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Cedar Rapids

    Cedar Rapids

  • 1492: Conquest of Paradise

    1492: Conquest of Paradise

  • Working Girl

    Working Girl

  • Vantage Point

    Vantage Point

  • The Tale of Despereaux

    The Tale of Despereaux

  • Secrets of the Whales

    Secrets of the Whales

  • The Cold Light of Day

    The Cold Light of Day

  • Dave

    Dave

  • You Again

    You Again

  • Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

    Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

  • Ghostheads

    Ghostheads

  • Happily N'Ever After

    Happily N'Ever After

  • Alien Evolution

    Alien Evolution

  • The Entertainment Biz

    The Entertainment Biz

  • Be Kind Rewind

    Be Kind Rewind

  • Death and the Maiden

    Death and the Maiden

  • Snow White: A Tale of Terror

    Snow White: A Tale of Terror

  • Mostra, Venise

    Mostra, Venise

  • Baby Mama

    Baby Mama

  • Prayers for Bobby

    Prayers for Bobby

  • Gorillas in the Mist

    Gorillas in the Mist

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

    The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

  • Rampart

    Rampart

  • Helmut by June

    Helmut by June

  • Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist

    Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist

  • The Year of Living Dangerously

    The Year of Living Dangerously

  • Rakka

    Rakka

  • Master Gardener

    Master Gardener

  • National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl

    National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl

  • Ghostbusters 1999

    Ghostbusters 1999

  • Tomb Raider

    Tomb Raider

  • Call Jane

    Call Jane

  • 50 Films to See Before You Die

    50 Films to See Before You Die

  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

    The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

  • Useful Idiots

    Useful Idiots

  • Eyewitness

    Eyewitness

  • The Good House

    The Good House

  • Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

    Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Deal of the Century

    Deal of the Century

  • The Girl in the Park

    The Girl in the Park

  • Oats Studios: Volume 1

    Oats Studios: Volume 1

  • Dream the Future

    Dream the Future

  • Crazy on the Outside

    Crazy on the Outside

  • A Map of the World

    A Map of the World

  • His Highness Hollywood

    His Highness Hollywood

  • One Woman or Two

    One Woman or Two

  • Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

    Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

  • Company Man

    Company Man

  • Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

    Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

  • My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

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

  • Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

    Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

  • Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

    Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

  • Imaginary Heroes

    Imaginary Heroes

  • One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection

    One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection

  • Disney 100: Remember That

    Disney 100: Remember That

  • Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

    Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

  • We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods

    We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods

  • The Snow Queen

    The Snow Queen

  • The Guys

    The Guys

  • The Sorrows of Gin

    The Sorrows of Gin

  • Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

  • Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

    Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

  • Inside Pandora's Box

    Inside Pandora's Box

  • Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

    Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

  • Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver

    Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver

  • The Beast Within: Making Alien

    The Beast Within: Making Alien

  • Heart of the Festival

    Heart of the Festival

  • Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii

    Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii

  • Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm

    Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm

  • Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change

    Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change

  • Tipping Point: The End of Oil

    Tipping Point: The End of Oil

  • DNA: Secret of Photo 51

    DNA: Secret of Photo 51

  • Sundance 20

    Sundance 20

  • Rabbit Ears - Peachboy

    Rabbit Ears - Peachboy

  • Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry

    Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry

  • Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone

    Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone

  • Planeta Tierra (Fateful Planet)

    Planeta Tierra (Fateful Planet)

  • Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood

    Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood

  • The Wild Swans

    The Wild Swans

  • Fragile Planet

    Fragile Planet

  • O Youth and Beauty!

    O Youth and Beauty!

  • All You Need Is Love

    All You Need Is Love

  • The Roman Empire in the First Century

    The Roman Empire in the First Century

  • Wilderness: A Country in the Mind

    Wilderness: A Country in the Mind

  • Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification

    Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification

  • On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

    On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

  • Through These Eyes

    Through These Eyes