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).
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Acting
Movie
Avatar
as Dr. Grace Augustine
2009
Movie
WALL·E
as Ship's Computer (voice)
2008
Movie
Alien
as Ripley
1979
Movie
Avatar: The Way of Water
as Kiri
2022
Movie
Finding Dory
as Sigourney Weaver (voice)
2016
Movie
Aliens
as Ripley
1986
Movie
Ghostbusters
as Dana Barrett
1984
Movie
The Cabin in the Woods
as The Director
2012
Movie
Chappie
as Michelle Bradley
2015
Movie
Ghostbusters
as Rebecca Gorin
2016
Movie
Alien³
as Ripley
1992
Movie
Paul
as The Big Guy
2011
Movie
Alien Resurrection
as Ripley
1997
Movie
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Dana Barrett
2021
Movie
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Tuja
2014
Movie
Ghostbusters II
as Dana Barrett
1989
Movie
The Village
as Alice Hunt
2004
Movie
Annie Hall
as Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
1977
Movie
The Gorge
as Bartholomew
2025
TV
Futurama
as Planet Express Ship (voice)
1999
Movie
A Monster Calls
as Grandma
2016
Movie
Avatar: Fire and Ash
as Kiri
2025
TV
SpongeBob SquarePants
as Herself
1999
Movie
Abduction
as Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
2011
