Sigourney Weaver
Acting
- Born:
- 1949-10-08
- Place of birth:
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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 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.
Known For
Filmography
Avatar 5
Avatar 4
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Igniting the Flame: The Making of “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
The Twelfth Night Reunion
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
Dust Bunny
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
The Gorge
Aliens Expanded
Fateful Planet
Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone
Disney 100: Remember That
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
Master Gardener
Inside Pandora's Box
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Bonnie
Call Jane
Mostra, Venise
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Oats Studios: Volume 1
OATS Studios
The Good House
Secrets of the Whales
Reunited Apart
Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change
My Salinger Year
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
La semaine des 4 Julie
The Movies That Made Us
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii
Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Marvel's The Defenders
Rakka
The Assignment
A Monster Calls
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Dream the Future
Ghostbusters
Finding Dory
Ghostheads
Asteroid: Mission Extreme
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Call My Agent!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
Chappie