Sigourney Weaver

About Sigourney Weaver

Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver, born on October 8, 1949, is a renowned American actress known for her impactful contributions to science fiction and mainstream cinema. Over her illustrious career, she has earned numerous awards, including a BAFTA Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award, alongside nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2003, she was ranked Number 20 in Channel 4's list of the 100 greatest movie stars in history.

Weaver gained widespread recognition for her iconic portrayal of Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott's groundbreaking sci-fi film Alien, released in 1979. She continued to embody this iconic character in James Cameron's sequel Aliens (1986), which garnered her first Academy Award nomination, and later reprised her role in Alien 3 (1992) and Alien: Resurrection (1997). Ripley is celebrated as a crucial female lead in film history. Additional notable roles of hers in popular franchises include Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters (1984), its sequel Ghostbusters II (1989), and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). Weaver also collaborated with Cameron in the blockbuster sci-fi epics Avatar (2009) and its sequel Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), both of which rank among the highest-grossing films ever made.

On stage, Weaver received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in the play Hurlyburly (1984). She earned significant acclaim for her portrayal of the primatologist Dian Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist (1988), a role that earned her a Golden Globe Award, and she won another Golden Globe that same year for her work in Working Girl. Notably, she became the first actor to win two Golden Globes in the same year and was nominated for Academy Awards for both performances. Additionally, she received the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Ice Storm (1997).

Weaver's filmography is impressive, with notable performances in Copycat (1995), Galaxy Quest (1999), The Village (2004), Vantage Point (2008), Chappie (2015), and A Monster Calls (2016). She has lent her voice to animated films such as The Tale of Despereaux (2008) and Pixar's WALL-E (2008) and Finding Dory (2016), as well as participated in several notable documentaries like the BBC series Planet Earth (2006) and The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2016). In television, her work has garnered Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her leading roles in the miniseries Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1998), Prayers for Bobby (2009), and Political Animals (2013). Furthermore, she won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for her narration of the humorous book Earth (The Book) (2010).