Sigourney Weaver
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.
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Credits
- 2031 · Avatar 5 as Kiri
- 2029 · Avatar 4 as Kiri
- 2025 · Avatar 3 as Kiri
- 2023 · The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart as June Hart
- 2023 · Master Gardener as Norma Haverhill
- 2022 · Avatar: The Way of Water as Kiri
- 2022 · Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 2022 · Bonnie as Self
- 2022 · Call Jane as Virginia
- 2022 · The Good House as Hildy Good
- 2021 · Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Dana Barrett
- 2021 · Oats Studios: Volume 1 as Jasper
- 2021 · Secrets of the Whales as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2020 · My Salinger Year as Margaret
- 2020 · La semaine des 4 Julie as Self
- 2019 · The Movies That Made Us as Self
- 2019 · The Movies That Made Us as Dana Bennett (archive footage)
- 2019 · Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary as Self
- 2018 · James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self
- 2017 · Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist as Dian Fossey (voice)
- 2017 · The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) as Sigourney Weaver
- 2017 · Marvel's The Defenders as Alexandra Reid
- 2017 · Rakka as Jasper
- 2016 · A Monster Calls as Grandma
- 2016 · The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years as Self
- 2016 · Dream the Future as Narrator
- 2016 · Ghostbusters as Rebecca Gorin
- 2016 · Finding Dory as Sigourney Weaver (voice)
- 2016 · The Assignment as Dr. Rachel Kay
- 2016 · Ghostheads as Self
- 2016 · Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Sigourney Weaver
- 2015 · Call My Agent! as Self
- 2015 · Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Chappie as Michelle Bradley
- 2014 · Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Lady Starblaster (voice)
- 2014 · Exodus: Gods and Kings as Tuja
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2012 · Vamps as Cisserus
- 2012 · Political Animals as Elaine Barrish
- 2012 · The Cabin in the Woods as The Director
- 2012 · The Cold Light of Day as Jean Carrack
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 2012 · Red Lights as Margaret Matheson
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Dr. Grace Augustine (archive footage)
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Rampart as Joan Confrey
- 2011 · Abduction as Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
- 2011 · Paul as The Big Guy
- 2011 · Cedar Rapids as Macy Vanderhei
- 2010 · Capturing Avatar as Self
- 2010 · You Again as Ramona
- 2010 · Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora as Self
- 2010 · Crazy on the Outside as Viki
- 2009 · Avatar as Dr. Grace Augustine
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · Prayers for Bobby as Mary Griffith
- 2008 · The Tale of Despereaux as The Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · WALL·E as Ship's Computer (voice)
- 2008 · Baby Mama as Chaffee Bicknell
- 2008 · Vantage Point as Rex Brooks
- 2008 · Eli Stone as Therapist
- 2008 · Be Kind Rewind as Ms. Lawson
- 2007 · The Girl in the Park as Julia Sandburg
- 2007 · The TV Set as Lenny
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Happily N'Ever After as Frieda (voice)
- 2006 · Infamous as Babe Paley
- 2006 · Snow Cake as Linda
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Imaginary Heroes as Sandy Travis
- 2004 · Doc Martin as American Tourist
- 2004 · The Village as Alice Hunt
- 2003 · Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' as Self
- 2003 · Holes as Louise Walker the Warden
- 2002 · The Guys as Joan
- 2002 · Tadpole as Eve Grubman
- 2001 · Richard & Judy as Self
- 2001 · Alien Evolution as Self
- 2001 · Heartbreakers as Max Conners
- 2000 · Company Man as Daisy Quimp
- 1999 · Galaxy Quest as Gwen DeMarco
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · A Map of the World as Alice Goodwin
- 1999 · Futurama as Planet Express Ship (voice)
- 1999 · Mark Twain Prize as Self
- 1999 · Get Bruce! as Self
- 1997 · Alien Resurrection as Ripley 8
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1997 · Snow White: A Tale of Terror as Lady Claudia Hoffman
- 1997 · The Ice Storm as Janey Carver
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1995 · Copycat as Helen Hudson
- 1995 · Jeffrey as Debra Moorhouse
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · Death and the Maiden as Paulina Escobar
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Dave as Ellen Mitchell
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1992 · 1492: Conquest of Paradise as Queen Isabella
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Guest
- 1992 · Alien³ as Ripley
- 1989 · Ghostbusters II as Dana Barrett
- 1988 · Working Girl as Katharine Parker
- 1988 · Gorillas in the Mist as Dian Fossey
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1987 · Nulle part ailleurs as Self
- 1986 · Half Moon Street as Dr. Lauren Slaughter
- 1986 · Aliens as Lt. Ellen Louise Ripley
- 1984 · Ghostbusters as Dana Barrett
- 1983 · Deal of the Century as Catherine DeVoto
- 1982 · The Year of Living Dangerously as Jill Bryant
- 1981 · Eyewitness as Tony Sokolow
- 1979 · Alien as Ripley
- 1977 · Annie Hall as Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Ellen Ripley
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self / Various (archive footage)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1974 · NOVA as Narrator
- 1970 · Somerset as Avis Ryan
- 1966 · Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self
- Future · Dust Bunny as
- Future · The Gorge as
- 2023 · Inside Pandora's Box as Self
- 2020 · Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change as Narrator
- 2020 · Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self
- 2018 · Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii as Georgia O’Keeffe
- 2017 · Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies as Self
- 2017 · John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
- 2015 · Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' as Self
- 2014 · All You Need Is Love as Narrator
- 2014 · My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) as Elizabeth Swados (voice)
- 2012 · Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike as Masha
- 2011 · Tipping Point: the End of Oil as Narrator
- 2011 · Saturday Night Live Backstage as
- 2009 · Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification as Narrator
- 2009 · Annul Victory as Self
- 2009 · Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Fragile Planet as Narrator
- 2008 · His Highness Hollywood as Self
- 2007 · Helmut by June as Self
- 2006 · 50 Films to See Before You Die as Self
- 2006 · Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver as Self
- 2005 · Deconstructing 'The Village' as Self
- 2003 · Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' as Self
- 2003 · The Beast Within: Making Alien as Self
- 2003 · One Step Beyond: Making 'Alien: Resurrection' as Self
- 2003 · National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl as Narrator
- 2001 · Big Bad Love as Betti DeLoreo (voice)
- 2001 · Through These Eyes as Narrator
- 2001 · The Roman Empire in the First Century as Narrator
- 1999 · Ghostbusters 1999 as Self
- 1999 · Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry as Narrator
- 1994 · The Wild Swans as Narrator
- 1993 · Rabbit Ears - Peachboy as Narrator
- 1992 · The Snow Queen as Narrator (voice)
- 1989 · Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge as Self
- 1985 · One Woman or Two as Jessica Fitzgerald
- 1984 · Wilderness: A Country in the Mind as
- 1979 · O Youth and Beauty! as Marcia Lawton
- 1979 · The Sorrows of Gin as Marcia Lawton
- 1978 · Madman as Gale
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self