Sigourney Weaver
Known for Acting · 191 credits
- Born
- 1949-10-08 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Susan Alexandra Weaver · სიგურნი ვივერი
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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Known For
TV Shows (54)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
NOVA
1974
as Narrator
Futurama
1999
as Planet Express Ship (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Guest
La semaine des 4 Julie
2020
as Self
Richard & Judy
2001
as Self
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016
as Sigourney Weaver
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Click
2000
as Self
C à vous
2009
as Self - Guest
Doc Martin
2004
as American Tourist / Beth Traywick
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Herself
The Oscars
1953
as Self / Self - Presenter
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Ciné regards
1978
as Self
GMTV
1993
as Self
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
Eli Stone
2008
as Therapist
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
as The Myth-Speaker (voice)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Lady Starblaster (voice)
Marvel's The Defenders
2017
as Alexandra Reid
Call My Agent!
2015
as Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Self - Actress
Lo + plus
1995
as Self - Guest
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - Presenter
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self / Dana Bennett (archive footage)
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
The Newsreader
2021
as Sigourney Weaver (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Early Show
1999
as Self
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
2023
as June Hart
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
as Self
Mark Twain Prize
1999
as Self
Political Animals
2012
as Elaine Barrish
OATS Studios
2021
as 贾斯珀
The Entertainment Biz
1998
as Self
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
2025
as Self - "Kiri"
Dream the Future
2016
as Narrator
Mostra, Venise
2022
as Self
Secrets of the Whales
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Tomb Raider
as Evelyn Wallis
Fateful Planet
2024
as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist
2017
as Dian Fossey (voice)
Movies (137)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
as Kiri
The Mandalorian and Grogu
2026
as Colonel Ward
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
as Kiri
The Gorge
2025
as Bartholomew
Avatar
2009
as Dr. Grace Augustine
WALL·E
2008
as Ship's Computer (voice)
Alien
1979
as Ripley
Chappie
2015
as Michelle Bradley
Aliens
1986
as Ripley
Finding Dory
2016
as Sigourney Weaver (voice)
Galaxy Quest
1999
as Gwen DeMarco
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
as Tuja
Dust Bunny
2025
as Laverne
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
as Dana Barrett
Ghostbusters
1984
as Dana Barrett
Ghostbusters
2016
as Rebecca Gorin
Alien Resurrection
1997
as Ripley
Alien³
1992
as Ripley
Paul
2011
as The Big Guy
Vantage Point
2008
as Rex Brooks
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
as The Director
Ghostbusters II
1989
as Dana Barrett
A Monster Calls
2016
as Grandma
Avatar 4
2029
as Kiri
Abduction
2011
as Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
Holes
2003
as Louise Walker the Warden
The Village
2004
as Alice Hunt
The Tale of Despereaux
2008
as The Narrator (voice)
Annie Hall
1977
as Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
Vamps
2012
as Cisserus
The Assignment
2016
as Dr. Rachel Kay
Working Girl
1988
as Katharine Parker
Red Lights
2012
as Margaret Matheson
The Ice Storm
1997
as Janey Carver
Copycat
1995
as Helen Hudson
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
as Queen Isabella
Prayers for Bobby
2009
as Mary Griffith
Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
The Cold Light of Day
2012
as Jean Carrack
Heartbreakers
2001
as Max Conners
Avatar 5
2031
as Kiri
Happily N'Ever After
2007
as Frieda (voice)
You Again
2010
as Ramona
Gorillas in the Mist
1988
as Dian Fossey
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
as Sigourney Weaver
Be Kind Rewind
2008
as Ms. Lawson
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Dave
1993
as Ellen Mitchell
Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
1997
as Lady Claudia Hoffman
Rampart
2011
as Joan Confrey
Baby Mama
2008
as Chaffee Bicknell
Infamous
2006
as Babe Paley
Death and the Maiden
1994
as Paulina Escobar
Half Moon Street
1986
as Dr. Lauren Slaughter
Ghostheads
2016
as Self
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
as Self
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
2025
as Self
Ghostbusters 1999
1999
as Self
Master Gardener
2023
as Norma Haverhill
The Year of Living Dangerously
1982
as Jill Bryant
Capturing Avatar
2010
as Self
Bonnie
2022
as Self
The Good House
2021
as Hildy Good
Cedar Rapids
2011
as Macy Vanderhei
Crazy on the Outside
2010
as Viki
My Salinger Year
2020
as Margaret
Rakka
2017
as Jasper
Deal of the Century
1983
as Mrs. DeVoto
Useful Idiots
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
as Self
The Girl in the Park
2007
as Julia Sandburg
Call Jane
2022
as Virginia
Oats Studios: Volume 1
2021
as Jasper
Imaginary Heroes
2004
as Sandy Travis
The Alien Saga
2002
as Self
Deconstructing 'The Village'
2005
as Self
Eyewitness
1981
as Tony Sokolow
Big Bad Love
2001
as Betti DeLoreo (voice)
Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott
1992
Sundance 20
2002
as Herself
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
Inside Pandora's Box
2023
as Self
Jeffrey
1995
as Debra Moorhouse
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
2003
as Self
A Map of the World
1999
as Alice Goodwin
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
2015
as Self
Disney 100: Remember That
2023
as Self
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
2010
as Self
His Highness Hollywood
2008
as Self
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
2019
as Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
as Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
as Self
Peachboy
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009
Annul Victory
2009
as Self
Aliens Expanded
2024
as Self
Snow Cake
2006
as Linda
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006
as Self
Helmut by June
2007
as Self
Tadpole
2002
as Eve Grubman
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003
as Self
Alien Evolution
2001
as Self
The TV Set
2007
as Lenny
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
2007
as Self
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
1989
as Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
as Self
One Woman or Two
1985
as Jessica Fitzgerald
O Youth and Beauty!
1979
as Marcia Lawton
National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl
2003
as Narrator
Fragile Planet
2008
as Narrator
Company Man
2000
as Daisy Quimp
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
2015
as Self
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
2019
as Self
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
2012
as Masha
DNA: Secret of Photo 51
2007
as Narrator
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
as Self
The Sorrows of Gin
1979
as Marcia Lawton
All You Need Is Love
2014
as Narrator
About Sigourney Weaver
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… With 191 credits spanning from 1953 to 2031, Sigourney Weaver has appeared in 137 films and 54 TV shows.
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- Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) — as Kiri
- The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) — as Colonel Ward
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) — as Kiri
- The Gorge (2025) — as Bartholomew
- Avatar (2009) — as Dr. Grace Augustine
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