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Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949, height 5' 11" (1,80 m)) is an American actress best known for her role as Ellen Ripley in the Alien film series, a role for which she has received worldwide recognition. Other notable roles include the Ghostbusters films, Gorillas in the Mist, The Ice Storm, Working Girl, Death and the Maiden, Prayers for Bobby and Avatar. She is a three-time Academy Award nominee for her performances in Aliens (1986), Gorillas in the Mist (1988), and Working Girl (1988) winning Golden Globe Awards in the latter two films. Weaver has been called "The Sci-Fi Queen" by many on account of her many science fiction and fantasy films.


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Born:
Oct 8, 1949 In New York City - New York - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
126
First Appeared:
In the series The Best of Families
Latest Project:
Movie Avatar 5 2031-12-18
Known For
Poster of Exodus: Gods and Kings
Poster of The Cabin in the Woods
Poster of Avatar
Poster of The Village
Filmography
Movie Avatar 5 Kiri 2031-12-18
Movie Avatar 4 Kiri 2029-12-20
Series The Best of Families Laura Wheeler 2025
Movie Avatar 3 Kiri 2025-12-19
Movie Master Gardener Norma Haverhill 2023-05-19
Movie The Good House Hildy Good 2022-09-29
Movie Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called Herself (archive footage) 2022-04-09
Movie Bonnie Self 2022-11-12
Movie Avatar: The Way of Water Kiri 2022-12-14
Movie Call Jane Virginia 2022-10-27
Movie Ghostbusters: Afterlife Dana Barrett 2021-11-11
Movie Oats Studios: Volume 1 Jasper 2021-10-30
Movie My Salinger Year Margaret 2020-02-20
Movie Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters Self 2020-01-07
Movie Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary Self 2019-11-26
Movie Rakka Jasper 2017-06-14
Movie John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs Self (archive footage) 2017-08-01
Movie Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies Self 2017-11-12
Series Marvel's The Defenders Alexandra Reid 2017-08-18
Series Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist Dian Fossey (voice) 2017-12-06
Movie The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Sigourney Weaver 2017-10-13
Movie The Assignment Dr. Rachel Kay 2016-06-08
Movie Ghostheads Self 2016-04-23
Movie Finding Dory Sigourney Weaver (voice) 2016-06-16
Movie Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Self 2016-10-28
Movie Ghostbusters Rebecca Gorin 2016-07-14
Movie A Monster Calls Grandma 2016-10-07
Movie The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years Self 2016-09-15
Movie Chappie Michelle Bradley 2015-03-04
Movie Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words Self 2015-08-27
Movie Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' Self 2015-03-17
Movie My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) Elizabeth Swados (voice) 2014-04-17
Movie All You Need Is Love Narrator 2014-10-31
Movie Exodus: Gods and Kings Tuja 2014-12-03
Movie Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (archive footage) 2012-02-04
Movie Vamps Cisserus 2012-08-25
Movie Red Lights Margaret Matheson 2012-03-02
Movie The Cold Light of Day Jean Carrack 2012-04-04
Series Political Animals Elaine Barrish 2012-07-15
Movie The Cabin in the Woods The Director 2012-04-12
Movie Cedar Rapids Macy Vanderhei 2011-02-11
Movie Abduction Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett 2011-09-22
Movie Paul The Big Guy 2011-02-14
Movie Rampart Joan Confrey 2011-11-23
Movie Crazy on the Outside Viki 2010-01-08
Movie Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora Self 2010-02-07
Movie You Again Ramona 2010-09-23
Movie Capturing Avatar Self 2010-11-16
Movie Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood Narrator (voice) 2009-01-01
Movie Avatar Dr. Grace Augustine 2009-12-15
Movie Prayers for Bobby Mary Griffith 2009-01-24
Movie Be Kind Rewind Ms. Lawson 2008-01-20
Movie The Tale of Despereaux The Narrator (voice) 2008-12-18
Movie Vantage Point Rex Brooks 2008-02-01
Movie Baby Mama Chaffee Bicknell 2008-04-25
Movie His Highness Hollywood Self 2008-09-20
Movie WALL·E Ship's Computer (voice) 2008-06-22
Movie Happily N'Ever After Frieda (voice) 2007-01-05
Movie The Girl in the Park Julia Sandburg 2007-09-09
Movie The TV Set Lenny 2007-04-06
Movie Helmut by June Self 2007-04-30
Movie 50 Films to See Before You Die Self 2006-07-22
Series Planet Earth Self - Narrator (Discovery US Version) 2006-03-05
Series The One Show Unknown 2006-08-14
Movie Snow Cake Linda 2006-09-08
Movie Infamous Babe Paley 2006-10-13
Movie Deconstructing 'The Village' Self 2005-01-11
Movie The Village Alice Hunt 2004-07-30
Series Doc Martin American Tourist 2004-09-02
Movie Imaginary Heroes Sandy Travis 2004-09-14
Movie Holes Louise Walker the Warden 2003-04-18
Movie Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' Self 2003-12-02
Movie Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' Self 2003-12-02
Movie One Step Beyond: Making 'Alien: Resurrection' Self 2003-12-02
Movie The Beast Within: Making Alien Self 2003-12-02
Movie Tadpole Eve Grubman 2002-07-19
Movie The Guys Joan 2002-09-11
Movie Big Bad Love Betti DeLoreo (voice) 2001-10-11
Movie Heartbreakers Max Conners 2001-03-23
Series Richard & Judy Unknown 2001-11-26
Movie Alien Evolution Self 2001-10-12
Movie Company Man Daisy Quimp 2000-03-09
Movie Get Bruce! Self 1999-01-01
Series Futurama Unknown 1999-03-28
Movie A Map of the World Alice Goodwin 1999-09-13
Series The Early Show Unknown 1999-11-01
Movie The Alien Legacy Herself 1999-06-01
Movie Galaxy Quest Gwen DeMarco 1999-12-25
Movie The Ice Storm Janey Carver 1997-02-05
Movie Alien Resurrection Ripley 8 1997-11-12
Series The View Unknown 1997-08-11
Movie Snow White: A Tale of Terror Lady Claudia Hoffman 1997-07-18
Series The Daily Show Unknown 1996-07-22
Movie Copycat Helen Hudson 1995-10-27
Movie Jeffrey Debra Moorhouse 1995-08-18
Movie The Wild Swans Narrator 1994-01-01
Series Inside the Actors Studio Unknown 1994-08-14
Movie Death and the Maiden Paulina Escobar 1994-05-04
Movie Dave Ellen Mitchell 1993-05-07
Movie Rabbit Ears - Peachboy Narrator 1993-01-01
Series GMTV Unknown 1993-01-01
Movie Alien³ Ripley 1992-05-22
Movie The Snow Queen Narrator (voice) 1992-11-20
Movie 1492: Conquest of Paradise Queen Isabella 1992-10-09
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Unknown 1992-05-25
Movie Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge Self 1989-06-26
Movie Ghostbusters II Dana Barrett 1989-06-16
Movie Working Girl Katharine Parker 1988-12-20
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Unknown 1988-09-05
Movie Gorillas in the Mist Dian Fossey 1988-09-23
Movie Aliens Lt. Ellen Louise Ripley 1986-07-18
Movie Half Moon Street Dr. Lauren Slaughter 1986-08-13
Movie One Woman or Two Jessica Fitzgerald 1985-02-06
Movie Ghostbusters Dana Barrett 1984-06-08
Movie Deal of the Century Catherine DeVoto 1983-11-04
Movie The Year of Living Dangerously Jill Bryant 1982-12-17
Movie Eyewitness Tony Sokolow 1981-02-13
Movie Alien Ripley 1979-05-25
Movie O Youth and Beauty! Marcia Lawton 1979-10-31
Movie The Sorrows of Gin Marcia Lawton 1979-10-24
Movie Madman Gale 1978-01-01
Movie Annie Hall Alvy's Date Outside Theatre 1977-04-19
Series Saturday Night Live Unknown 1975-10-11
Series NOVA Narrator 1974-03-03
Series Somerset Avis Ryan 1970-03-30
Series The Oscars Unknown 1953-03-19