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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 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.

Filmography

2026
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

as Colonel Ward

Movie
2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash

as Kiri

Movie
2025
Dust Bunny

as Laverne

Movie
2025
The Gorge

as Bartholomew

Movie
2022
Avatar: The Way of Water

as Kiri

Movie
2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

as Dana Barrett

Movie
2015
Chappie

as Michelle Bradley

Movie
2012
The Cabin in the Woods

as The Director

Movie
2011
Paul

as The Big Guy

Movie
2010
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

as Self

Movie
2010
Crazy on the Outside

as Viki

Movie
2009
Avatar

as Dr. Grace Augustine

Movie
2008
WALL·E

as Ship's Computer (voice)

Movie
2008
Vantage Point

as Rex Brooks

Movie
1999
Galaxy Quest

as Gwen DeMarco

Movie
1997
Alien Resurrection

as Ripley

Movie
1992
Alien³

as Ripley

Movie
1989
Ghostbusters II

as Dana Barrett

Movie
1986
Aliens

as Ripley

Movie
1984
Ghostbusters

as Dana Barrett

Movie
1982
The Year of Living Dangerously

as Jill Bryant

Movie
1979
Alien

as Ripley

Movie