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).
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Filmography
all 174
Movies 130
self 64
TV Shows 44
Narrator 15
Voice 5
Producer 2
Director 1
Avatar 3 (2025)
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (2023)
Master Gardener (2023)
Inside Pandora's Box (2023)
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022)
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Bonnie (2022)
Call Jane (2022)
The Good House (2022)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Oats Studios: Volume 1 (2021)
Oats Studios (2021)
Secrets of the Whales (2021)
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (2020)
Reunited Apart (2020)
Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change (2020)
My Salinger Year (2020)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020)
La semaine des 4 Julie (2020)
The Movies That Made Us (2019)
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary (2019)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018)
Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii (2018)
Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist (2017)
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
Marvel's The Defenders (2017)
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
Rakka (2017)
Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (2016)
A Monster Calls (2016)
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
Dream the Future (2016)
Ghostbusters (2016)
Finding Dory (2016)
The Assignment (2016)
Ghostheads (2016)
Asteroid: Mission Extreme (2016)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016)
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (2015)
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' (2015)
Chappie (2015)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014)
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
All You Need Is Love (2014)
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2012)
Vamps (2012)
Political Animals (2012)
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
The Cold Light of Day (2012)
Finding Your Roots (2012)
Red Lights (2012)
Honest Trailers (2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
Rampart (2011)
Abduction (2011)
Tipping Point: the End of Oil (2011)
Saturday Night Live Backstage (2011)
Paul (2011)
Cedar Rapids (2011)
Capturing Avatar (2010)
A Message from Pandora (2010)
You Again (2010)
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (2010)
Crazy on the Outside (2010)
Avatar (2009)
The Jay Leno Show (2009)
Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification (2009)
Annul Victory (2009)
Prayers for Bobby (2009)
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood (2009)
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Fragile Planet (2008)
His Highness Hollywood (2008)
WALL·E (2008)
Baby Mama (2008)
Vantage Point (2008)
Eli Stone (2008)
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
The Girl in the Park (2007)
Helmut by June (2007)
The TV Set (2007)
The Dame Edna Treatment (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Happily N'Ever After (2007)
Infamous (2006)
Snow Cake (2006)
The One Show (2006)
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006)
Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver (2006)
Planet Earth (2006)
Deconstructing 'The Village' (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Imaginary Heroes (2004)
Doc Martin (2004)
The Village (2004)
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003)
One Step Beyond: Making 'Alien: Resurrection' (2003)
The Beast Within: Making Alien (2003)
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' (2003)
Holes (2003)
National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl (2003)
The Alien Saga (2002)
The Guys (2002)
Tadpole (2002)
Richard & Judy (2001)
Alien Evolution (2001)
Big Bad Love (2001)
Through These Eyes (2001)
The Roman Empire in the First Century (2001)
Heartbreakers (2001)
The Roman Empire in the First Century (2001)
Company Man (2000)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
The Early Show (1999)
Ghostbusters 1999 (1999)
A Map of the World (1999)
Futurama (1999)
Mark Twain Prize (1999)
Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry (1999)
Get Bruce! (1999)
Alien Resurrection (1997)
The View (1997)
Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
The Ice Storm (1997)
The Daily Show (1996)
Copycat (1995)
Jeffrey (1995)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
Death and the Maiden (1994)
The Wild Swans (1994)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Dave (1993)
Rabbit Ears - Peachboy (1993)
GMTV (1993)
The Snow Queen (1992)
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Alien³ (1992)
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge (1989)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Working Girl (1988)
Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Nulle part ailleurs (1987)
Half Moon Street (1986)
Aliens (1986)
One Woman or Two (1985)
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Wilderness: A Country in the Mind (1984)
Deal of the Century (1983)
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
Eyewitness (1981)
Alien: Experience in Terror (1979)
O Youth and Beauty! (1979)
The Sorrows of Gin (1979)
Alien (1979)
Madman (1978)
Annie Hall (1977)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
NOVA (1974)
Somerset (1970)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)
The Oscars (1953)
Avatar 5
Too Hot to Handle: Remembering Ghostbusters II
The Gorge
Avatar 4
Dust Bunny
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1949-10-08 (74 years old)
Birth NameSusan Alexandra Weaver
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States
Height
SpouseJim Simpson
FatherSylvester Weaver
MotherElizabeth Inglis
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesSanta Barbara, United States of America
Also Known AsSusan Alexandra Weaver, 西格妮·韦弗, سيغورني ويفر, Σιγκούρνι Γουίβερ, Сіґурні Вівер, シガニー・ウィーバー",, சிகர்னி வேவர், სიგურნი უივერი, Сигурни Уивер, सिगोर्नी वीवर, 시고니 위버
AwardsRachel Carson Award, Saturn Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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