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.
Filmography (57)
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Avatar: Fire and Ash
The Gorge
Dust Bunny
Master Gardener
Avatar: The Way of Water
Call Jane
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
The Good House
My Salinger Year
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Finding Dory
Ghostbusters
The Assignment
A Monster Calls
Chappie
Exodus: Gods and Kings
The Cabin in the Woods
Red Lights
The Cold Light of Day
Vamps
Abduction
Paul
Cedar Rapids
You Again
Avatar
Prayers for Bobby
WALL·E
Baby Mama
Vantage Point
Be Kind Rewind
The Tale of Despereaux
Happily N'Ever After
The TV Set
The Girl in the Park
Snow Cake
Infamous
The Village
Holes
Heartbreakers
Galaxy Quest
Alien Resurrection
The Ice Storm
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Copycat
Jeffrey
Death and the Maiden
Dave
Alien³
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Ghostbusters II
Working Girl
Gorillas in the Mist
Aliens
Ghostbusters
Alien
