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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 …
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sigourney Weaver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Avatar 5
as Kiri
Avatar 4
as Kiri
The Mandalorian and Grogu
as Colonel Ward
Igniting the Flame: The Making of “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
as Self
The Twelfth Night Reunion
as Self - Audience Member
Avatar: Fire and Ash
as Kiri
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
as Self / Ripley (archive footage)
Dust Bunny
as Laverne
The Gorge
as Bartholomew
Aliens Expanded
as Self
Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone
as Self
Disney 100: Remember That
as Self
Master Gardener
as Norma Haverhill
Inside Pandora's Box
as Self
Avatar: The Way of Water
as Kiri
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
Bonnie
as Self
Call Jane
as Virginia
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Dana Barrett
Oats Studios: Volume 1
as Jasper
The Good House
as Hildy Good
Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change
as Narrator
My Salinger Year
as Margaret
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
as Self
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
as Self
Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii
as Georgia O’Keeffe
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
as Self
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Sigourney Weaver
Rakka
as Jasper
A Monster Calls
as Grandma
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
as Self
Ghostbusters
as Rebecca Gorin
Finding Dory
as Sigourney Weaver (voice)
The Assignment
as Dr. Rachel Kay
Ghostheads
as Self
Asteroid: Mission Extreme
as Narrator
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
as Self
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
as Self
Chappie
as Michelle Bradley
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Tuja
All You Need Is Love
as Narrator
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
as Elizabeth Swados (voice)
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
as Masha
Vamps
as Cisserus
The Cabin in the Woods
as The Director
The Cold Light of Day
as Jean Carrack
Red Lights
as Margaret Matheson
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Rampart
as Joan Confrey
Abduction
as Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
Tipping Point: The End of Oil
as Narrator (voice)
Paul
as The Big Guy
Cedar Rapids
as Macy Vanderhei
Capturing Avatar
as Self
You Again
as Ramona
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
as Self
Crazy on the Outside
as Viki
Avatar
as Dr. Grace Augustine
Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification
as Narrator
Annul Victory
as Self
Prayers for Bobby
as Mary Griffith
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
as Narrator (voice)
The Tale of Despereaux
as The Narrator (voice)
Fragile Planet
as Narrator
His Highness Hollywood
as Self
WALL·E
as Ship's Computer (voice)
Baby Mama
as Chaffee Bicknell
Be Kind Rewind
as Ms. Lawson
Vantage Point
as Rex Brooks
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
as Self
The Girl in the Park
as Julia Sandburg
Helmut by June
as Self
DNA: Secret of Photo 51
as Narrator
The TV Set
as Lenny
Happily N'Ever After
as Frieda (voice)
Infamous
as Babe Paley
Snow Cake
as Linda
50 Films to See Before You Die
as Self
Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver
as Self
Deconstructing 'The Village'
as Self
Imaginary Heroes
as Sandy Travis
The Village
as Alice Hunt
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
as Self
The Beast Within: Making Alien
as Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
as Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
as Self
Holes
as Warden
National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl
as Narrator
The Alien Saga
as Self
The Guys
as Joan
Tadpole
as Eve Grubman
The Lost Film of Dian Fossey
as Narrator (voice)
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Sundance 20
as Self
No Poster
Through These Eyes
as Narrator
Alien Evolution
as Self
Big Bad Love
as Betti DeLoreo (voice)
Heartbreakers
as Max Conners
The Roman Empire in the First Century
as Narrator
Company Man
as Daisy Quimp
Galaxy Quest
as Gwen DeMarco
Ghostbusters 1999
as Self
A Map of the World
as Alice Goodwin
Get Bruce!
as Self
Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry
as Narrator
Alien Resurrection
as Ripley
The Ice Storm
as Janey Carver
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
as Lady Claudia Hoffman
Copycat
as Helen Hudson
Jeffrey
as Debra Moorhouse
Death and the Maiden
as Paulina Escobar
The Wild Swans
as Narrator
Dave
as Ellen Mitchell
The Snow Queen
as Narrator (voice)
No Poster
Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Queen Isabella
Alien³
as Ripley
The Making of 'Alien³'
as Self
Peachboy
as Narrator (voice)
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
as Self
Ghostbusters II
as Dana Barrett
Working Girl
as Katharine Parker
Gorillas in the Mist
as Dian Fossey
Half Moon Street
as Dr. Lauren Slaughter
Aliens
as Ripley
One Woman or Two
as Jessica Fitzgerald
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
as Dana Barrett
Wilderness: A Country in the Mind
Deal of the Century
as Mrs. DeVoto
The Year of Living Dangerously
as Jill Bryant
Eyewitness
as Tony Sokolow
O Youth and Beauty!
as Marcia Lawton
The Sorrows of Gin
as Marcia Lawton
Alien
as Ripley
Madman
as Gale
Annie Hall
as Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
No Poster