About

Known credits:
138
Birthday:
1949-10-08
Place of birth:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Sigourney Weaver

Overview

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).

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Known for

Acting
2031 Avatar 5 Actor Kiri N/A
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2029 Avatar 4 Actor Kiri N/A
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2026 The Mandalorian & Grogu Actor N/A
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2025 Avatar: Fire and Ash Actor Kiri N/A
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2025 The Gorge Actor N/A
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2024 Aliens Expanded Actor Self 59
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2024 Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone Actor Self 59
Average
2023 The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Actor June Hart 74
Good
2023 Master Gardener Actor Norma Haverhill 59
Average
2023 Inside Pandora's Box Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Avatar: The Way of Water Actor Kiri 75
Good
2022 Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 Actor Self 60
Fair
2022 Bonnie Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Call Jane Actor Virginia 60
Fair
2022 The Good House Actor Hildy Good 59
Average
2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife Actor Dana Barrett 72
Good
2021 Oats Studios: Volume 1 Actor Jasper 58
Average
2021 오츠 스튜디오 Actor Jasper N/A
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2021 Secrets of the Whales Actor Narrator (voice) 71
Good
2020 Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change Actor Narrator N/A
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2020 My Salinger Year Actor Margaret 59
Average
2020 Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters Actor Self 59
Average
2019 Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary Actor Self 60
Fair
2018 Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii Actor Georgia O’Keeffe N/A
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2017 Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist Actor Dian Fossey (voice) 69
Fair
2017 Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies Actor Self 59
Average
2017 John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2017 Rakka Actor Jasper 63
Fair
2017 The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Actor Sigourney Weaver 63
Fair
2016 Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Actor Self N/A
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2016 A Monster Calls Actor Grandma 70
Good
2016 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years Actor Self 66
Fair
2016 Dream the Future Actor Narrator 70
Good
2016 Ghostbusters Actor Rebecca Gorin 54
Average
2016 Finding Dory Actor Sigourney Weaver (voice) 69
Fair
2016 The Assignment Actor Dr. Rachel Kay 56
Average
2016 Ghostheads Actor Self 59
Average
2015 Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words Actor Self 60
Fair
2015 Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' Actor Self 59
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2015 Chappie Actor Michelle Bradley 67
Fair
2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings Actor Tuja 58
Average
2014 All You Need Is Love Actor Narrator N/A
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2014 My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) Actor Elizabeth Swados (voice) 59
Average
2012 Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Actor Masha N/A
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2012 Vamps Actor Cisserus 56
Average
2012 Political Animals Actor Elaine Barrish 70
Good
2012 The Cabin in the Woods Actor The Director 65
Fair
2012 The Cold Light of Day Actor Jean Carrack 55
Average
2012 Red Lights Actor Margaret Matheson 61
Fair
2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Actor (archive footage) 60
Fair
2011 Rampart Actor Joan Confrey 57
Average
2011 Abduction Actor Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett 58
Average
2011 Tipping Point: the End of Oil Actor Narrator N/A
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2011 Saturday Night Live Backstage Actor N/A
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2011 Paul Actor The Big Guy 66
Fair
2011 Cedar Rapids Actor Macy Vanderhei 58
Average
2010 Capturing Avatar Actor Self 60
Fair
2010 You Again Actor Ramona 61
Fair
2010 Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora Actor Self 60
Fair
2010 Crazy on the Outside Actor Viki 57
Average
2009 Avatar Actor Dr. Grace Augustine 75
Good
2009 Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification Actor Narrator N/A
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2009 Annul Victory Actor Self N/A
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2009 Prayers for Bobby Actor Mary Griffith 70
Good
2009 Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2008 The Tale of Despereaux Actor The Narrator (voice) 60
Fair
2008 Fragile Planet Actor Narrator N/A
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2008 His Highness Hollywood Actor Self N/A
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2008 WALL·E Actor Ship's Computer (voice) 80
Very good
2008 Baby Mama Actor Chaffee Bicknell 59
Average
2008 Vantage Point Actor Rex Brooks 62
Fair
2008 Be Kind Rewind Actor Ms. Lawson 61
Fair
2007 The Girl in the Park Actor Julia Sandburg 59
Average
2007 Helmut by June Actor Self 59
Average
2007 The TV Set Actor Lenny 59
Average
2007 Happily N'Ever After Actor Frieda (voice) 55
Average
2006 Infamous Actor Babe Paley 60
Fair
2006 Snow Cake Actor Linda 62
Fair
2006 50 Films to See Before You Die Actor Self 59
Average
2006 Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver Actor Self N/A
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2006 Laser Cats! Actor Ripley 60
Fair
2005 Deconstructing 'The Village' Actor Self 59
Average
2004 Imaginary Heroes Actor Sandy Travis 60
Fair
2004 The Village Actor Alice Hunt 64
Fair
2003 The Beast Within: Making Alien Actor Self 59
Average
2003 Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' Actor Self 59
Average
2003 One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection Actor Self 59
Average
2003 Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' Actor Self 59
Average
2003 Holes Actor Louise Walker the Warden 66
Fair
2003 National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl Actor Narrator 59
Average
2002 The Alien Saga Actor Self 59
Average
2002 The Guys Actor Joan 58
Average
2002 Tadpole Actor Eve Grubman 58
Average
2001 Alien Evolution Actor Self 59
Average
2001 Big Bad Love Actor Betti DeLoreo (voice) 59
Average
2001 Through These Eyes Actor Narrator N/A
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2001 Heartbreakers Actor Max Conners 60
Fair
2001 The Roman Empire in the First Century Actor Narrator 59
Average
2000 Company Man Actor Daisy Quimp 58
Average
1999 Galaxy Quest Actor Gwen DeMarco 68
Fair
1999 A Map of the World Actor Alice Goodwin 59
Average
1999 Get Bruce! Actor Self 58
Average
1999 Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry Actor Narrator N/A
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1997 Alien Resurrection Actor Ripley 61
Fair
1997 Snow White: A Tale of Terror Actor Lady Claudia Hoffman 59
Average
1997 The Ice Storm Actor Janey Carver 64
Fair
1995 Copycat Actor Helen Hudson 62
Fair
1995 Jeffrey Actor Debra Moorhouse 59
Average
1994 Death and the Maiden Actor Paulina Escobar 64
Fair
1994 The Wild Swans Actor Narrator 59
Average
1993 Dave Actor Ellen Mitchell 63
Fair
1993 Rabbit Ears - Peachboy Actor Narrator (voice) 58
Average
1992 The Snow Queen Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise Actor Queen Isabella 60
Fair
1992 Alien³ Actor Ripley 63
Fair
1989 Ghostbusters II Electronic Press Kit Actor Herself 59
Average
1989 Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge Actor Self 59
Average
1989 Ghostbusters II Actor Dana Barrett 65
Fair
1988 Working Girl Actor Katharine Parker 63
Fair
1988 Gorillas in the Mist Actor Dian Fossey 64
Fair
1986 Half Moon Street Actor Dr. Lauren Slaughter 58
Average
1986 Aliens Actor Ripley 78
Good
1985 One Woman or Two Actor Jessica Fitzgerald 58
Average
1984 Ghostbusters Actor Dana Barrett 74
Good
1984 Wilderness: A Country in the Mind Actor N/A
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1983 Deal of the Century Actor Mrs. DeVoto 57
Average
1982 The Year of Living Dangerously Actor Jill Bryant 62
Fair
1981 Eyewitness Actor Tony Sokolow 58
Average
1979 O Youth and Beauty! Actor Marcia Lawton 59
Average
1979 The Sorrows of Gin Actor Marcia Lawton 59
Average
1979 Alien Actor Ripley 80
Very good
1978 Madman Actor Gale 59
Average
1977 Annie Hall Actor Alvy's Date Outside Theatre 75
Good
1970 Somerset Actor Avis Ryan 69
Fair
Dust Bunny Actor N/A
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Production
2023 The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Production Executive Producer 74
Good
1997 Alien Resurrection Production Co-Producer 61
Fair
1992 Alien³ Production Co-Producer 63
Fair