Sigourney Weaver

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Born: 8th of October 1949 (76 years old)

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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Sigourney Weaver's Filmography

Dust Bunny

Dust Bunny

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Self - "Kiri"
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Self - Actress
The Gorge

The Gorge

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Bartholomew
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

  •   TV Show
  • 2023
June Hart
Master Gardener

Master Gardener

  •   Movie
  • 2023
Norma Haverhill
Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Kiri
Call Jane

Call Jane

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Virginia
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  •   Movie
  • 2021
Dana Barrett
The Good House

The Good House

  •   Movie
  • 2021
Hildy Good
Secrets of the Whales

Secrets of the Whales

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Narrator (voice)
My Salinger Year

My Salinger Year

  •   Movie
  • 2020
Margaret
The Movies That Made Us

The Movies That Made Us

  •   TV Show
  • 2019
Self
Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist

Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist

  •   TV Show
  • 2017
Dian Fossey (voice)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Sigourney Weaver
Marvel's The Defenders

Marvel's The Defenders

  •   TV Show
  • 2017
Alexandra Reid
Rakka

Rakka

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Jasper
A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Grandma
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Rebecca Gorin
Finding Dory

Finding Dory

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Sigourney Weaver (voice)
The Assignment

The Assignment

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Dr. Rachel Kay
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

  •   TV Show
  • 2016
Sigourney Weaver
Call My Agent!

Call My Agent!

  •   TV Show
  • 2015
Self
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Self
Chappie

Chappie

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Michelle Bradley
Exodus: Gods and Kings

Exodus: Gods and Kings

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Tuja
Vamps

Vamps

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Cisserus
The Cabin in the Woods

The Cabin in the Woods

  •   Movie
  • 2012
The Director
The Cold Light of Day

The Cold Light of Day

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Jean Carrack
Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

  •   TV Show
  • 2012
Self
Red Lights

Red Lights

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Margaret Matheson
Rampart

Rampart

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Joan Confrey
Abduction

Abduction

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
Paul

Paul

  •   Movie
  • 2011
The Big Guy
Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Macy Vanderhei
You Again

You Again

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Ramona
Crazy on the Outside

Crazy on the Outside

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Viki
Avatar

Avatar

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Dr. Grace Augustine
Prayers for Bobby

Prayers for Bobby

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Mary Griffith
The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux

  •   Movie
  • 2008
The Narrator (voice)
WALL·E

WALL·E

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Ship's Computer (voice)
Baby Mama

Baby Mama

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Chaffee Bicknell
Vantage Point

Vantage Point

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Rex Brooks
Be Kind Rewind

Be Kind Rewind

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Ms. Lawson
Happily N'Ever After

Happily N'Ever After

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Frieda (voice)
Infamous

Infamous

  •   Movie
  • 2006
Babe Paley
Snow Cake

Snow Cake

  •   Movie
  • 2006
Linda
Imaginary Heroes

Imaginary Heroes

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Sandy Travis
The Village

The Village

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Alice Hunt
Holes

Holes

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Louise Walker the Warden
Heartbreakers

Heartbreakers

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Max Conners
Galaxy Quest

Galaxy Quest

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Gwen DeMarco
A Map of the World

A Map of the World

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Alice Goodwin
Futurama

Futurama

  •   TV Show
  • 1999
Planet Express Ship (voice)
Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Ripley
The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Janey Carver
Snow White: A Tale of Terror

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Lady Claudia Hoffman
Copycat

Copycat

  •   Movie
  • 1995
Helen Hudson
Death and the Maiden

Death and the Maiden

  •   Movie
  • 1994
Paulina Escobar
Dave

Dave

  •   Movie
  • 1993
Ellen Mitchell
1492: Conquest of Paradise

1492: Conquest of Paradise

  •   Movie
  • 1992
Queen Isabella
Alien³

Alien³

  •   Movie
  • 1992
Ripley
Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II

  •   Movie
  • 1989
Dana Barrett
Working Girl

Working Girl

  •   Movie
  • 1988
Katharine Parker
Gorillas in the Mist

Gorillas in the Mist

  •   Movie
  • 1988
Dian Fossey
Half Moon Street

Half Moon Street

  •   Movie
  • 1986
Dr. Lauren Slaughter
Aliens

Aliens

  •   Movie
  • 1986
Ripley
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

  •   Movie
  • 1984
Dana Barrett
The Year of Living Dangerously

The Year of Living Dangerously

  •   Movie
  • 1982
Jill Bryant
Eyewitness

Eyewitness

  •   Movie
  • 1981
Tony Sokolow
Alien

Alien

  •   Movie
  • 1979
Ripley
Annie Hall

Annie Hall

  •   Movie
  • 1977
Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
NOVA

NOVA

  •   TV Show
  • 1974
Narrator
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

  •   TV Show
  • 2023
Executive Producer
Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Co-Producer
Alien³

Alien³

  •   Movie
  • 1992
Co-Producer
Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Movie
17th Dec 2025
🚀 Pre-Release
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

Movie
20th May 2026
🎛️ Post-Production