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Sigourney Weaver
Susan Alexandra Weaver, known professionally as Sigourney Weaver, is a prolific American actress recognized for her groundbreaking portrayal of action heroines in science fiction and horror films. Born on October 8, 1949, in New York City, Weaver made her screen debut in the romantic comedy film Annie Hall in 1977. She stands out for her role as Ellen Ripley in the science fiction horror movie series Alien, where her performance in Aliens earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other roles include Dana Barrett in the Ghostbusters films and the Avatar film series.
Weaver had a vast and varied career, winning numerous accolades including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award. She also received nominations for three Academy Awards, and four Primetime Emmy Awards. Her stage presence was also notable with performances including The Constant Wife, Hurlyburly, and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. On television, she received Emmy Award nominations for her roles in the horror film Snow White: A Tale of Terror, the drama film Prayers for Bobby, the mini-series Political Animals, and for narrating the National Geographic documentary Secrets of the Whales. Her other TV projects include the Marvel action series The Defenders and the drama series The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Susan Alexandra Weaver
Born: New York City, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: October 8, 1949
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1971-present
Children: 1
Spouses: Jim Simpson
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Awards and Nominations Received by Sigourney Weaver
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actress)
The Ice StormMovies Featuring Sigourney Weaver
Avatar
Avatar: The Way of Water
Baby Mama
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Good House
A Monster Calls
Death and the Maiden
Imaginary Heroes
Snow Cake
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Call Jane
My Salinger Year
The Village
The TV Set
A Map of the World
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Company Man
Master Gardener
Aliens
Tadpole
Alien: Resurrection
Alien 3
Dave
Ghostbusters
Holes
Chappie
Heartbreakers
Galaxy Quest
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Eyewitness
Ghostbusters II
Copycat
The Cold Light of Day
Working Girl
Red Lights
You Again
Crazy on the Outside
The Guys
Alien
Aliens Expanded
The Gorge
Capturing Avatar
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Political Animals
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
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My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
Keepers of the Covenant: Making ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Rakka
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
Alien Evolution
Oats Studios: Volume 1
The Alien Saga
National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl
50 Films to See Before You Die
Ghostheads
Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Wreckage and Rage: Making ‘Alien³’
Superior Firepower: Making ‘Aliens’
DNA: Secret of Photo 51
Helmut by June
The Girl in the Park
Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver
One Woman or Two
Deal of the Century
Gorillas in the Mist
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
Wilderness: A Country in the Mind
Half Moon Street
Bonnie
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Inside Pandora’s Box
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
The Snow Queen
Jeffrey
Madman
The Sorrows of Gin
His Highness Hollywood
Cinema’s Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
Prayers for Bobby
Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry
Alien, Terror in Space
Dust Bunny
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Career Timeline
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2025
The Gorge
Bartholomew
Alien, Terror in Space
Self (archive footage)
Dust Bunny
Laverne
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Kiri
2022
Avatar: The Way of Water
Kiri
The Good House
Hildy Good
Call Jane
Virginia
Bonnie
Self
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2019
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
Self
Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2017
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self (archive footage)
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
Rakka
Jasper
Oats Studios: Volume 1
Jasper
2012
The Cold Light of Day
Red Lights
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Masha
2010
You Again
Crazy on the Outside
Capturing Avatar
Self
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Self
2009
Avatar
Cinema’s Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
Narrator (voice)
Prayers for Bobby
Mary Griffith
2007
Snow Cake
The TV Set
DNA: Secret of Photo 51
Narrator
Helmut by June
Self
The Girl in the Park
Julia Sandburg
2003
Holes
National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl
Narrator
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
Self
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making ‘Alien³’
Self
Superior Firepower: Making ‘Aliens’
Self
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