Sigourney Weaver
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 8, 1949
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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
- Useful Idiots
Useful Idiots TBA
Actor
Avatar 5 2031
as Kiri
Avatar 4 2029
as Kiri
The Mandalorian and Grogu 2026
as Colonel Ward
Igniting the Flame: The Making of “Avatar: Fire and Ash” 2026
as Self
The Twelfth Night Reunion 2026
as Self - Audience Member
Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025
as Kiri
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20 2025
as Self / Ripley (archive footage)
Dust Bunny 2025
as Laverne
The Gorge 2025
as Bartholomew
Aliens Expanded 2024
as Self
Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone 2024
as Self
Disney 100: Remember That 2023
as Self
Master Gardener 2023
as Norma Haverhill
Inside Pandora's Box 2023
as Self
Avatar: The Way of Water 2022
as Kiri
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 2022
as Self
Bonnie 2022
as Self
Call Jane 2022
as Virginia
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies 2022
as Self - (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2021
as Dana Barrett
Oats Studios: Volume 1 2021
as Jasper
The Good House 2021
as Hildy Good
Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change 2020
as Narrator
My Salinger Year 2020
as Margaret
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters 2020
as Self
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary 2019
as Self
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout 2019
as Self
Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii 2018
as Georgia O’Keeffe
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies 2017
as Self
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) 2017
as Sigourney Weaver
Rakka 2017
as Jasper
The Assignment 2017
as Dr. Rachel Kay
A Monster Calls 2016
as Grandma
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years 2016
as Self
Ghostbusters 2016
as Rebecca Gorin
Finding Dory 2016
as Sigourney Weaver (voice)
Ghostheads 2016
as Self
Asteroid: Mission Extreme 2016
as Narrator
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words 2015
as Self
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' 2015
as Self
Chappie 2015
as Michelle Bradley
Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014
as Tuja
All You Need Is Love 2014
as Narrator
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) 2014
as Elizabeth Swados (voice)
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 2012
as Masha
Vamps 2012
as Cisserus
The Cabin in the Woods 2012
as The Director
The Cold Light of Day 2012
as Jean Carrack
Red Lights 2012
as Margaret Matheson
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012
as (archive footage)
Rampart 2011
as Joan Confrey
Abduction 2011
as Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
Tipping Point: The End of Oil 2011
as Narrator (voice)
Paul 2011
as The Big Guy
Cedar Rapids 2011
as Macy Vanderhei
Capturing Avatar 2010
as Self
You Again 2010
as Ramona
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora 2010
as Self
Crazy on the Outside 2010
as Viki
Avatar 2009
as Dr. Grace Augustine
Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification 2009
as Narrator
Annul Victory 2009
as Self
Prayers for Bobby 2009
as Mary Griffith
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood 2009
as Narrator (voice)
The Tale of Despereaux 2008
as The Narrator (voice)
Fragile Planet 2008
as Narrator
His Highness Hollywood 2008
as Self
WALL·E 2008
as Ship's Computer (voice)
Baby Mama 2008
as Chaffee Bicknell
Be Kind Rewind 2008
as Ms. Lawson
Vantage Point 2008
as Rex Brooks
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm 2007
as Self
The Girl in the Park 2007
as Julia Sandburg
Helmut by June 2007
as Self
DNA: Secret of Photo 51 2007
as Narrator
The TV Set 2007
as Lenny
Happily N'Ever After 2007
as Frieda (voice)
Infamous 2006
as Babe Paley
Snow Cake 2006
as Linda
50 Films to See Before You Die 2006
as Self
Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver 2006
as Self
Deconstructing 'The Village' 2005
as Self
Imaginary Heroes 2004
as Sandy Travis
The Village 2004
as Alice Hunt
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection 2003
as Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' 2003
as Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' 2003
as Self
The Beast Within: Making Alien 2003
as Self
Holes 2003
as Warden
National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl 2003
as Narrator
The Alien Saga 2002
as Self
The Guys 2002
as Joan
Tadpole 2002
as Eve Grubman
The Lost Film of Dian Fossey 2002
as Narrator (voice)
Heart of the Festival 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Sundance 20 2002
as Self
- Through These Eyes
Through These Eyes 2001
as Narrator
Alien Evolution 2001
as Self
Big Bad Love 2001
as Betti DeLoreo (voice)
Heartbreakers 2001
as Max Conners
The Roman Empire in the First Century 2001
as Narrator
Company Man 2000
as Daisy Quimp
Galaxy Quest 1999
as Gwen DeMarco
Ghostbusters 1999 1999
as Self
A Map of the World 1999
as Alice Goodwin
Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry 1999
as Narrator
Get Bruce! 1999
as Self
Alien Resurrection 1997
as Ripley, Co-Producer
The Ice Storm 1997
as Janey Carver
Snow White: A Tale of Terror 1997
as Lady Claudia Hoffman
Copycat 1995
as Helen Hudson
Jeffrey 1995
as Debra Moorhouse
Death and the Maiden 1994
as Paulina Escobar
The Wild Swans 1994
as Narrator
Dave 1993
as Ellen Mitchell
The Snow Queen 1992
as Narrator (voice)
- Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott
Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott 1992
Actor
1492: Conquest of Paradise 1992
as Queen Isabella
Alien³ 1992
as Ripley, Co-Producer
The Making of 'Alien³' 1992
as Self
Peachboy 1991
as Narrator (voice)
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge 1989
as Self
Ghostbusters II 1989
as Dana Barrett
Working Girl 1988
as Katharine Parker
Gorillas in the Mist 1988
as Dian Fossey
Half Moon Street 1986
as Dr. Lauren Slaughter
Aliens 1986
as Ripley
One Woman or Two 1985
as Jessica Fitzgerald
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters 1984
Actor
Ghostbusters 1984
as Dana Barrett
Wilderness: A Country in the Mind 1984
Actor
Deal of the Century 1983
as Mrs. DeVoto
The Year of Living Dangerously 1982
as Jill Bryant
Eyewitness 1981
as Tony Sokolow
O Youth and Beauty! 1979
as Marcia Lawton
The Sorrows of Gin 1979
as Marcia Lawton
Alien 1979
as Ripley
Madman 1978
as Gale
Annie Hall 1977
as Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
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