Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949, height 5' 11" (1,80 m)) is an American actress best known for her role as Ellen Ripley in the Alien film series, a role for which she has received worldwide recognition. Other notable roles include the Ghostbusters films, Gorillas in the Mist, The Ice Storm, Working Girl, Death and the Maiden, Prayers for Bobby and Avatar. She is a three-time Academy Award nominee for her performances in Aliens (1986), Gorillas in the Mist (1988), and Working Girl (1988) winning Golden Globe Awards in the latter two films. Weaver has been called "The Sci-Fi Queen" by many on account of her many science fiction and fantasy films.
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- Born:
- Oct 8, 1949 In New York City - New York - USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 110
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Academy Awards 1953-03-18
- Latest Project:
- Movie Avatar: The Quest for Eywa 2025-12-17
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Avatar: The Quest for Eywa | Dr. Grace Augustine | 2025-12-17 |
| Movie | Avatar: The Tulkun Rider | 2024-12-18 | |
| Movie | Avatar: The Seed Bearer | 2021-12-15 | |
| Movie | Avatar: The Way of Water | Grace Augustine | 2020-12-16 |
| Movie | Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | Herself | 2019-06-07 |
| Movie | Oats! Studios. Volume 1 | Jasper | 2018-06-28 |
| Movie | The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) | Sigourney Weaver | 2017-05-21 |
| Movie | Rakka | Jasper | 2017-06-14 |
| Movie | Laddie | Herself | 2017-10-20 |
| Series | Marvel's The Defenders | Alexandra | 2017-08-18 |
| Movie | The Assignment | Dr. Rachel Kay | 2016-04-27 |
| Movie | Finding Dory | Sigourney Weaver (voice) | 2016-06-16 |
| Movie | Ghostheads | Herself | 2016-04-23 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | Herself | 2016-09-15 |
| Movie | Ghostbusters | Rebecca Gorin | 2016-07-14 |
| Movie | A Monster Calls | Grandma | 2016-10-07 |
| Movie | Keepers of the Covenant: Making Exodus: Gods and Kings | Herself | 2015-03-17 |
| Movie | Chappie | Michelle Bradley | 2015-03-04 |
| Movie | Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words | Herself | 2015-05-19 |
| Movie | My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) | Elizabeth Swados (voice) | 2014-04-17 |
| Movie | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Tuja | 2014-12-03 |
| Movie | Red Lights | Margaret Matheson | 2012-03-02 |
| Movie | The Cold Light of Day | Jean Carrack | 2012-04-04 |
| Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | 2012-02-04 | |
| Movie | The Cabin in the Woods | The Director | 2012-04-12 |
| Movie | Vamps | Cisserus | 2012-08-25 |
| Series | Political Animals | Elaine Barrish Hammond | 2012-07-15 |
| Movie | Cedar Rapids | Macy Vanderhei | 2011-02-11 |
| Movie | Paul | Tara | 2011-02-14 |
| Movie | Rampart | Joan Confrey | 2011-11-23 |
| Movie | Abduction | Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett | 2011-09-22 |
| Movie | Crazy on the Outside | Viki | 2010-01-08 |
| Movie | Capturing Avatar | Herself | 2010-11-16 |
| Movie | You Again | Aunt Ramona | 2010-09-24 |
| Movie | Prayers for Bobby | Mary Griffith | 2009-02-27 |
| Movie | Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood | Narrator | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | Avatar | Dr. Grace Augustine | 2009-12-10 |
| Movie | Vantage Point | Rex Brooks | 2008-02-01 |
| Movie | Be Kind Rewind | Ms. Lawson | 2008-01-20 |
| Movie | Baby Mama | Chaffee Bicknell | 2008-04-25 |
| Movie | His Highness Hollywood | Herself | 2008-09-20 |
| Movie | WALL·E | Ship's Computer (voice) | 2008-06-22 |
| Movie | The Tale of Despereaux | The Narrator (voice) | 2008-12-19 |
| Series | The Graham Norton Show | Herself | 2007-02-22 |
| Movie | Helmut by June | 2007-04-30 | |
| Movie | The Girl in the Park | Julia Sandburg | 2007-09-09 |
| Series | Planet Earth | Unknown | 2006-03-05 |
| Movie | Snow Cake | Linda | 2006-02-09 |
| Movie | The TV Set | Lenny | 2006-04-28 |
| Movie | Happily N'Ever After | Frieda (voice) | 2006-09-14 |
| Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
| Movie | Infamous | Babe Paley | 2006-09-11 |
| Series | Doc Martin | American Tourist | 2004-09-02 |
| Movie | The Village | Alice Hunt | 2004-07-30 |
| Movie | Imaginary Heroes | Sandy Travis | 2004-09-14 |
| Movie | Holes | Louise Walker the Warden | 2003-04-18 |
| Movie | One Step Beyond: Making 'Alien Resurrection' | Herself | 2003-12-02 |
| Movie | Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' | Herself | 2003-12-02 |
| Movie | The Beast Within: Making “Alien” | Herself | 2003-12-02 |
| Movie | Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' | Herself | 2003-12-02 |
| Movie | The Guys | Joan | 2002-09-11 |
| Movie | Tadpole | Eve Grubman | 2002-11-01 |
| Movie | Heartbreakers | Max Conners | 2001-03-23 |
| Movie | The Roman Empire in the First Century | Herself - Narrator | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | Alien Evolution | Herself | 2001-10-12 |
| Movie | Big Bad Love | Betti DeLoreo (voice) | 2001-10-11 |
| Movie | Company Man | Daisy Quimp | 2000-03-09 |
| Movie | Get Bruce! | Herself | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | The Alien Legacy | Herself | 1999-01-01 |
| Series | Futurama | Unknown | 1999-03-28 |
| Movie | Galaxy Quest | Gwen DeMarco | 1999-12-23 |
| Movie | A Map of the World | Alice Goodwin | 1999-09-13 |
| Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
| Movie | Snow White: A Tale of Terror | Lady Claudia Hoffman | 1997-07-18 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Alien Resurrection | Ripley 8 | 1997-11-12 |
| Movie | The Ice Storm | Janey Carver | 1997-09-27 |
| Series | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
| Movie | Copycat | Helen Hudson | 1995-10-27 |
| Movie | Jeffrey | Debra Moorhouse | 1995-08-18 |
| Movie | The Wild Swans | Narrator | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | Death and the Maiden | Paulina Escobar | 1994-05-04 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
| Movie | Rabbit Ears - Peachboy | Narrator | 1993-01-01 |
| Series | GMTV | Unknown | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | Dave | Ellen Mitchell | 1993-05-07 |
| Movie | The Snow Queen | Narrator (voice) | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | Alien³ | Lt. Ellen Louise Ripley | 1992-05-22 |
| Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
| Movie | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Queen Isabella | 1992-10-09 |
| Movie | Ghostbusters II | Dana Barrett | 1989-06-15 |
| Movie | Gorillas in the Mist | Dian Fossey | 1988-09-23 |
| Movie | Working Girl | Katharine Parker | 1988-12-20 |
| Movie | Aliens | Lt. Ellen Louise Ripley | 1986-07-18 |
| Movie | Half Moon Street | Dr. Lauren Slaughter | 1986-08-13 |
| Movie | One Woman or Two | Jessica Fitzgerald | 1985-02-06 |
| Movie | Ghostbusters | Dana Barrett | 1984-06-07 |
| Series | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Unknown | 1983-04-04 |
| Movie | Deal of the Century | Catherine DeVoto | 1983-11-04 |
| Movie | The Year of Living Dangerously | Jill Bryant | 1982-12-17 |
| Movie | Eyewitness | Tony Sokolow | 1981-02-13 |
| Movie | Alien | Lt. Ellen Louise Ripley | 1979-05-25 |
| Movie | The Sorrows of Gin | Marcia Lawton | 1979-10-24 |
| Movie | O Youth and Beauty! | Marcia Lawton | 1979-10-30 |
| Movie | Madman | 1978-01-01 | |
| Movie | Annie Hall | Alvy's Date Outside Theatre | 1977-04-19 |
| Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
| Series | NOVA | Narrator | 1974-03-03 |
| Series | Somerset | Avis Ryan | 1970-03-30 |
| Series | The Academy Awards | Sigourney Weaver | 1953-03-18 |
