Sigourney Weaver

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

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 ...

Acting

2006

Snow Cake

as Linda

1979

Alien

as Ripley

1999

Galaxy Quest

as Gwen DeMarco

1988

Gorillas in the Mist

as Dian Fossey

1984

Ghostbusters

as Dana Barrett

1992

1986

Aliens

as Ripley

1977

Annie Hall

as Alvy's Date Outside Theatre

2008

The Tale of Despereaux

as The Narrator (voice)

1994

Death and the Maiden

as Paulina Escobar

1995

Copycat

as Helen Hudson

1988

Working Girl

as Katharine Parker

1989

Ghostbusters II

as Dana Barrett

2001

Heartbreakers

as Max Conners

2007

Happily N'Ever After

as Frieda (voice)

2008

Be Kind Rewind

as Ms. Lawson

1983

Deal of the Century

as Mrs. DeVoto

2022

Bonnie

as Self

2012

The Cabin in the Woods

as The Director

1993

Dave

as Ellen Mitchell

2009

Prayers for Bobby

as Mary Griffith

2008

Vantage Point

as Rex Brooks

2004

The Village

as Alice Hunt

1992

Alien³

as Ripley

1997

1981

Eyewitness

as Tony Sokolow

2003

Holes

as Louise Walker the Warden

2008

Baby Mama

as Chaffee Bicknell

2004

Imaginary Heroes

as Sandy Travis

2025

The Gorge

as Bartholomew

1997

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

as Lady Claudia Hoffman

2006

Infamous

as Babe Paley

1986

Half Moon Street

as Dr. Lauren Slaughter

2000

Company Man

as Daisy Quimp

2007

The Girl in the Park

as Julia Sandburg

2010

You Again

as Ramona

2011

Paul

as The Big Guy

1995

Jeffrey

as Debra Moorhouse

2002

Tadpole

as Eve Grubman

2002

The Guys

as Joan

2007

The TV Set

as Lenny

1999

Get Bruce!

as Self

1997

The Ice Storm

as Janey Carver

2009

Avatar

as Dr. Grace Augustine

2011

Cedar Rapids

as Macy Vanderhei

2012

Vamps

as Cisserus

1999

A Map of the World

as Alice Goodwin

2011

Rampart

as Joan Confrey

2012

Red Lights

as Margaret Matheson

2012

1992

The Snow Queen

as Narrator (voice)

2011

Abduction

as Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett

2012

The Cold Light of Day

as Jean Carrack

1994

The Wild Swans

as Narrator

1978

Madman

as Gale

1985

One Woman or Two

as Jessica Fitzgerald

2010

2001

2015

Chappie

as Michelle Bradley

2001

Big Bad Love

as Betti DeLoreo (voice)

2016

A Monster Calls

as Grandma

1993

Rabbit Ears - Peachboy

as Narrator (voice)

2001

2014

2016

Ghostheads

as Self

2016

The Assignment

as Dr. Rachel Kay

2016

Ghostbusters

as Rebecca Gorin

2024

2007

1979

The Sorrows of Gin

as Marcia Lawton

1979

O Youth and Beauty!

as Marcia Lawton

2002

2029

Avatar 4

as Kiri

2031

Avatar 5

as Kiri

2017

Rakka

as Jasper

2016

Finding Dory

as Sigourney Weaver (voice)

2008

WALL·E

as Ship's Computer (voice)

2021

2020

My Salinger Year

as Margaret

2022

The Good House

as Hildy Good

2011

2017

2014

2009

2008

Fragile Planet

as Narrator

2022

Call Jane

as Virginia

2023

Master Gardener

as Norma Haverhill

2025

Alien, Terror in Space

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1992

Alien³

as Co-Producer

1997

Alien Resurrection

as Co-Producer

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