Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
8 Oktober 1949 (76)
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Susan Alexandra Weaver
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sigourney Weaver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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7.6
Film
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Kiri
2025
7.5
Film
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Colonel Ward
2026
7.6
Film
Avatar: The Way of Water
Kiri
2022
7.6
Film
Avatar
Dr. Grace Augustine
2009
8.1
Film
WALL·E
Ship's Computer (voice)
2008
7.7
Film
The Gorge
Bartholomew
2025
8.2
Film
Alien
Ripley
1979
8.0
Film
Aliens
Ripley
1986
6.8
Film
Chappie
Michelle Bradley
2015
7.5
Film
Ghostbusters
Dana Barrett
1984
7.3
Film
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Dana Barrett
2021
6.2
Film
Alien Resurrection
Ripley
1997
5.9
Film
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Tuja
2014
6.7
Film
The Cabin in the Woods
The Director
2012
6.6
Film
Ghostbusters II
Dana Barrett
1989
6.7
Film
The Year of Living Dangerously
Jill Bryant
1982
6.7
Film
Dust Bunny
Laverne
2025
6.4
Film
Alien³
Ripley
1992
7.1
Film
Galaxy Quest
Gwen DeMarco
1999
6.5
Film
The Village
Alice Hunt
2004
6.7
Film
Paul
The Big Guy
2011
6.9
Film
Holes
Louise Walker the Warden
2003
7.6
Series
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
June Hart
2023
6.4
Film
Vantage Point
Rex Brooks
2008
6.5
Film
Copycat
Helen Hudson
1995
6.9
Film
The Ice Storm
Janey Carver
1997
0.0
Film
Avatar 4
Kiri
2029
5.5
Film
Rampart
Joan Confrey
2011
6.1
Film
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Lady Claudia Hoffman
1997
5.9
Film
Cedar Rapids
Macy Vanderhei
2011
5.1
Film
Happily N'Ever After
Frieda (voice)
2007
7.3
Film
A Monster Calls
Grandma
2016
7.1
Series
Political Animals
Elaine Barrish
2012
6.3
Film
Be Kind Rewind
Ms. Lawson
2008
7.0
Film
Gorillas in the Mist
Dian Fossey
1988
7.1
Film
Death and the Maiden
Paulina Escobar
1994
8.1
Film
Prayers for Bobby
Mary Griffith
2009
6.6
Film
Working Girl
Katharine Parker
1988
5.8
Film
Abduction
Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
2011
5.4
Film
The Cold Light of Day
Jean Carrack
2012
6.5
Film
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Sigourney Weaver
2017
6.2
Film
Red Lights
Margaret Matheson
2012
6.2
Film
The Tale of Despereaux
The Narrator (voice)
2008
6.3
Film
My Salinger Year
Margaret
2020
0.0
Film
Avatar 5
Kiri
2031
5.5
Film
The Assignment
Dr. Rachel Kay
2016
6.1
Film
Heartbreakers
Max Conners
2001
6.7
Film
Dave
Ellen Mitchell
1993
6.3
Film
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Queen Isabella
1992
6.3
Film
You Again
Ramona
2010
6.0
Film
Baby Mama
Chaffee Bicknell
2008
5.7
Film
Tadpole
Eve Grubman
2002
5.3
Film
Vamps
Cisserus
2012
6.7
Series
OATS Studios
贾斯珀
2021
6.0
Film
Ghostheads
Self
2016
6.5
Film
Call Jane
Virginia
2022
7.8
Series
Secrets of the Whales
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
6.0
Film
Master Gardener
Norma Haverhill
2023
5.3
Film
Bonnie
Self
2022
7.0
Series
Fateful Planet
Self
2024–
7.5
Film
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Self
2016
6.3
Film
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2025
7.2
Film
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2022
7.0
Series
Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist
Dian Fossey (voice)
2017
7.0
Film
Rakka
Jasper
2017
6.2
Film
The Good House
Hildy Good
2021
7.4
Film
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
Self
2019
8.9
Film
Aliens Expanded
Self
2024
7.0
Series
Dream the Future
Narrator
2016–
0.0
Film
Avatar: The High Ground
Kiri
6.9
Film
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2020
5.4
Film
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
2017
5.6
Film
Inside Pandora's Box
Self
2023
7.8
Film
Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone
Self
2024
Acting credits 74 titles
Avatar 5
as Kiri
0.0
2031
Avatar 4
as Kiri
0.0
2029
The Mandalorian and Grogu
as Colonel Ward
7.5
2026
The Gorge
as Bartholomew
7.7
2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash
as Kiri
7.6
2025
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
6.3
2025
Dust Bunny
as Laverne
6.7
2025
Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone
as Self
7.8
2024
Aliens Expanded
as Self
8.9
2024
Fateful Planet
as Self
7.0
2024–
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
as June Hart
7.6
2023
Master Gardener
as Norma Haverhill
6.0
2023
Inside Pandora's Box
as Self
5.6
2023
Call Jane
as Virginia
6.5
2022
Avatar: The Way of Water
as Kiri
7.6
2022
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
7.2
2022
Bonnie
as Self
5.3
2022
OATS Studios
as 贾斯珀
6.7
2021
The Good House
as Hildy Good
6.2
2021
Secrets of the Whales
as Self - Narrator (voice)
7.8
2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Dana Barrett
7.3
2021
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
6.9
2020
My Salinger Year
as Margaret
6.3
2020
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
as Self
7.4
2019
Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist
as Dian Fossey (voice)
7.0
2017
Rakka
as Jasper
7.0
2017
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
as Self
5.4
2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Sigourney Weaver
6.5
2017
Dream the Future
as Narrator
7.0
2016–
The Assignment
as Dr. Rachel Kay
5.5
2016
A Monster Calls
as Grandma
7.3
2016
Ghostheads
as Self
6.0
2016
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
as Self
7.5
2016
Chappie
as Michelle Bradley
6.8
2015
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Tuja
5.9
2014
Political Animals
as Elaine Barrish
7.1
2012
Red Lights
as Margaret Matheson
6.2
2012
The Cold Light of Day
as Jean Carrack
5.4
2012
Vamps
as Cisserus
5.3
2012
The Cabin in the Woods
as The Director
6.7
2012
Rampart
as Joan Confrey
5.5
2011
Abduction
as Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
5.8
2011
Cedar Rapids
as Macy Vanderhei
5.9
2011
Paul
as The Big Guy
6.7
2011
You Again
as Ramona
6.3
2010
Prayers for Bobby
as Mary Griffith
8.1
2009
Avatar
as Dr. Grace Augustine
7.6
2009
Vantage Point
as Rex Brooks
6.4
2008
The Tale of Despereaux
as The Narrator (voice)
6.2
2008
Baby Mama
as Chaffee Bicknell
6.0
2008
WALL·E
as Ship's Computer (voice)
8.1
2008
Be Kind Rewind
as Ms. Lawson
6.3
2008
Happily N'Ever After
as Frieda (voice)
5.1
2007
The Village
as Alice Hunt
6.5
2004
Holes
as Louise Walker the Warden
6.9
2003
Tadpole
as Eve Grubman
5.7
2002
Heartbreakers
as Max Conners
6.1
2001
Galaxy Quest
as Gwen DeMarco
7.1
1999
Alien Resurrection
as Ripley
6.2
1997
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
as Lady Claudia Hoffman
6.1
1997
The Ice Storm
as Janey Carver
6.9
1997
Copycat
as Helen Hudson
6.5
1995
Death and the Maiden
as Paulina Escobar
7.1
1994
Dave
as Ellen Mitchell
6.7
1993
Alien³
as Ripley
6.4
1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Queen Isabella
6.3
1992
Ghostbusters II
as Dana Barrett
6.6
1989
Gorillas in the Mist
as Dian Fossey
7.0
1988
Working Girl
as Katharine Parker
6.6
1988
Aliens
as Ripley
8.0
1986
Ghostbusters
as Dana Barrett
7.5
1984
The Year of Living Dangerously
as Jill Bryant
6.7
1982
Alien
as Ripley
8.2
1979
Avatar: The High Ground
as Kiri
0.0