profile image

Sigourney Weaver

08 Oct, 1949 in 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 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.

Also Known As:

Susan Alexandra Weaver西格妮·韦弗سيغورني ويفرΣιγκούρνι Γουίβερசிகர்னி வேவர்სიგურნი უივერიसिगोर्नी वीवर시고니 위버雪歌妮·薇佛Сігурні Вівер

poster
Snow Cake
72% (2006)
poster
Bonnie
30% (2022)
poster
Dave
67% (1993)
poster
Eyewitness
55% (1981)
poster
Infamous
65% (2006)
poster
Company Man
51% (2000)
poster
The Guys
54% (2002)
poster
The TV Set
59% (2007)
poster
The Ice Storm
69% (1997)
poster
Cedar Rapids
60% (2011)
poster
Vamps
53% (2012)
poster
Rampart
55% (2011)
poster
Red Lights
62% (2012)
poster
Madman
60% (1978)
poster
Call Jane
66% (2022)
poster
The One Show
46% (2006)
poster
The View
45% (1997)
poster
The Early Show
57% (1999)
poster
Richard & Judy
31% (2001)
Somerset
50% (1970)
poster
The Oscars
70% (1953)
poster
GMTV
58% (1993)
poster
NOVA
68% (1974)
poster
Doc Martin
82% (2004)
poster
Honest Trailers
63% (2012)
poster
The View
45% (1997)
poster
Reunited Apart
55% (2020)
poster
Lo + plus
0% (1995)
poster
Mostra, Venise
0% (2022)
poster
Click
59% (2000)