Sigourney Weaver
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieThe Mandalorian and Grogu
2026
Colonel Ward
movieDust Bunny
2025
Laverne
tvFire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
2025
Self - "Kiri"
tvEverybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
Self - Actress
movieThe Gorge
2025
Bartholomew
tvThe Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
2023
June Hart
movieMaster Gardener
2023
Norma Haverhill
movieBonnie
2022
Self
movieCall Jane
2022
Virginia
movieWay of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
Self - (archive footage)
movieGhostbusters: Afterlife
2021
Dana Barrett
movieThe Good House
2021
Hildy Good
tvThe Newsreader
2021
Sigourney Weaver (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvSecrets of the Whales
2021
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieMy Salinger Year
2020
Margaret
tvThe Movies That Made Us
2019
Self / Dana Bennett (archive footage)
tvThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
The Myth-Speaker (voice)
tvDian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist
2017
Dian Fossey (voice)
movieThe Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
Sigourney Weaver
tvMarvel's The Defenders
2017
Alexandra Reid
movieRakka
2017
Jasper
movieA Monster Calls
2016
Grandma
tvDream the Future
2016
Narrator
movieGhostbusters
2016
Rebecca Gorin
movieFinding Dory
2016
Sigourney Weaver (voice)
movieThe Assignment
2016
Dr. Rachel Kay
tvFull Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016
Sigourney Weaver
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
movieChappie
2015
Michelle Bradley
tvPenn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
Lady Starblaster (voice)
movieAll You Need Is Love
2014
Narrator
movieMy Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
2014
Elizabeth Swados (voice)
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest / Self
movieVamps
2012
Cisserus
tvPolitical Animals
2012
Elaine Barrish
movieThe Cabin in the Woods
2012
The Director
movieThe Cold Light of Day
2012
Jean Carrack
movieRed Lights
2012
Margaret Matheson
movieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
(archive footage)
movieRampart
2011
Joan Confrey
movieAbduction
2011
Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
movieTipping Point: The End of Oil
2011
Narrator (voice)
moviePaul
2011
The Big Guy
movieCedar Rapids
2011
Macy Vanderhei
movieYou Again
2010
Ramona
movieAvatar
2009
Dr. Grace Augustine
tvC à vous
2009
Self - Guest
moviePrayers for Bobby
2009
Mary Griffith
movieCinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
2009
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Tale of Despereaux
2008
The Narrator (voice)
movieFragile Planet
2008
Narrator
movieWALL·E
2008
Ship's Computer (voice)
movieBaby Mama
2008
Chaffee Bicknell
movieBe Kind Rewind
2008
Ms. Lawson
movieVantage Point
2008
Rex Brooks
tvEli Stone
2008
Therapist
movieThe Girl in the Park
2007
Julia Sandburg
movieDNA: Secret of Photo 51
2007
Narrator
movieThe TV Set
2007
Lenny
movieHappily N'Ever After
2007
Frieda (voice)
movieInfamous
2006
Babe Paley
movieSnow Cake
2006
Linda
movieImaginary Heroes
2004
Sandy Travis
tvDoc Martin
2004
American Tourist / Beth Traywick
movieThe Village
2004
Alice Hunt
movieHoles
2003
Louise Walker the Warden
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest / Self
movieTadpole
2002
Eve Grubman
movieThe Lost Film of Dian Fossey
2002
Narrator (voice)
movieHeart of the Festival
2002
Self (archive footage)
movieSundance 20
2002
Herself
movieBig Bad Love
2001
Betti DeLoreo (voice)
movieHeartbreakers
2001
Max Conners
tvClick
2000
Self
movieCompany Man
2000
Daisy Quimp
movieGalaxy Quest
1999
Gwen DeMarco
movieA Map of the World
1999
Alice Goodwin
tvSpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Herself
tvFuturama
1999
Planet Express Ship (voice)
movieThe Ice Storm
1997
Janey Carver
tvThe View
1997
Self / Self - Guest
movieSnow White: A Tale of Terror
1997
Lady Claudia Hoffman
movieCopycat
1995
Helen Hudson
movieJeffrey
1995
Debra Moorhouse
tvLo + plus
1995
Self - Guest
movieDeath and the Maiden
1994
Paulina Escobar
movieThe Wild Swans
1994
Narrator
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieDave
1993
Ellen Mitchell
tvGMTV
1993
Self
movieThe Snow Queen
1992
Narrator (voice)
movie1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
Queen Isabella
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Self - Guest
movieAlien³
1992
Ripley
moviePeachboy
1991
Narrator (voice)
movieGhostbusters II
1989
Dana Barrett
movieWorking Girl
1988
Katharine Parker
movieGorillas in the Mist
1988
Dian Fossey
movieHalf Moon Street
1986
Dr. Lauren Slaughter
movieAliens
1986
Ripley
movieOne Woman or Two
1985
Jessica Fitzgerald
movieGhostbusters
1984
Dana Barrett
movieDeal of the Century
1983
Mrs. DeVoto
movieThe Year of Living Dangerously
1982
Jill Bryant
movieEyewitness
1981
Tony Sokolow
movieO Youth and Beauty!
1979
Marcia Lawton
movieThe Sorrows of Gin
1979
Marcia Lawton
movieAlien
1979
Ripley
movieMadman
1978
Gale
movieAnnie Hall
1977
Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
tvCérémonie des César
1976
Self - Presenter
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvNOVA
1974
Narrator
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self / Self - Presenter
tvTomb Raider
Evelyn Wallis
Production3
tvThe Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
2023
Executive Producer
movieAlien Resurrection
1997
Co-Producer
movieAlien³
1992
Co-Producer