Sigourney Weaver

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Sigourney Weaver

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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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Films Featuring Sigourney Weaver

Snow Cake

20067.1

Alien

19798.2

Galaxy Quest

19997.1

Gorillas in the Mist

19887.0

Ghostbusters

19847.5

1492: Conquest of Paradise

19926.3

Aliens

19868.0

Annie Hall

19777.7

The Tale of Despereaux

20086.2

Death and the Maiden

19947.1

Copycat

19956.5

Working Girl

19886.6

Ghostbusters II

19896.6

Heartbreakers

20016.1

Happily N'Ever After

20075.1

Be Kind Rewind

20086.3

Deal of the Century

19834.7

Bonnie

20225.3

The Year of Living Dangerously

19826.7

The Cabin in the Woods

20126.7

Dave

19936.6

Prayers for Bobby

20098.1

Vantage Point

20086.4

The Village

20046.5

Alien³

19926.4

Alien Resurrection

19976.2

Eyewitness

19815.6

Holes

20036.9

Baby Mama

20086.0

Imaginary Heroes

20046.5

The Gorge

20257.7

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

19976.1

Infamous

20066.5

Crazy on the Outside

20105.3

Half Moon Street

19865.0

Inside Pandora's Box

20235.6

Company Man

20005.1

50 Films to See Before You Die

20068.4

The Girl in the Park

20076.0

You Again

20106.3

Paul

20116.7

Jeffrey

19956.3

Tadpole

20025.7

The Guys

20025.8

The TV Set

20076.1

Get Bruce!

19996.5

The Ice Storm

19976.9

Avatar

20097.6

The Beast Within: Making Alien

20038.2

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

20037.5

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

20037.8

One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection

20036.3

Cedar Rapids

20115.9

Vamps

20125.3

A Map of the World

19996.0

Wilderness: A Country in the Mind

19845.0

Rampart

20115.5

Red Lights

20126.2

Avatar: The Way of Water

20227.6

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

20127.5

The Snow Queen

19926.9

Dust Bunny

20256.7

Abduction

20115.8

The Cold Light of Day

20125.4

Exodus: Gods and Kings

20145.9

The Wild Swans

19946.0

Madman

19788.0

One Woman or Two

19855.5

Capturing Avatar

20107.0

Alien Evolution

20015.9

Chappie

20156.8

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

20206.9

Big Bad Love

20015.5

Ghostbusters 1999

19996.7

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

20175.4

A Monster Calls

20167.3

Peachboy

19916.0

Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

20155.8

Through These Eyes

Through These Eyes

2001

My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

20147.4

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

20227.2

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

20157.1

His Highness Hollywood

20087.0

Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone

20247.6

Ghostheads

20166.0

Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood

20096.0

The Assignment

20165.5

Ghostbusters

20165.3

Aliens Expanded

20248.9

Helmut by June

20076.3

The Sorrows of Gin

197910.0

O Youth and Beauty!

19799.0

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

20167.5

The Alien Saga

20026.3

Avatar: Fire and Ash

20257.6

Avatar 4

2029

The Mandalorian and Grogu

20267.5

The Roman Empire in the First Century

20016.3

Avatar 5

2031

Rakka

20177.0

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

20176.5

Finding Dory

20167.0

WALL·E

20088.1

Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

19896.0

Oats Studios: Volume 1

20216.3

Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification

2009

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

20217.3

My Salinger Year

20206.3

The Good House

20216.2

Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii

2018

Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

20197.4

Tipping Point: The End of Oil

20118.0

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

20106.5

Deconstructing 'The Village'

20054.7

National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl

20035.5

Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry

19999.0

Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change

2020

Annul Victory

2009

All You Need Is Love

2014

Fragile Planet

2008

Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver

200610.0

Call Jane

20226.5

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

2012

Master Gardener

20236.0

DNA: Secret of Photo 51

2007

Useful Idiots

Sundance 20

200210.0

On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

19849.5

Disney 100: Remember That

202310.0

Heart of the Festival

20026.7

Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm

2007

Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20

20256.3

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

20222.0

Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation

2009

SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout

2019

The Lost Film of Dian Fossey

2002

Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott

Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott

1992

Asteroid: Mission Extreme

2016