Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver in 2010
Born	Susan Alexandra Weaver (1949-10-08) October 8, 1949 Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Bachelor of Arts Master of Fine Arts
Alma mater	Stanford University Yale School of Drama
Occupation	Celebrity
Spouse	Jim Simpson (1984–present)
Children	1
Parent(s)	Sylvester Weaver, Jr. Elizabeth Inglis
Relatives	Doodles Weaver (uncle)
Awards	BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress 1997 The Ice Storm Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama 1989 Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture 1989 Working Girl Saturn Award for Best Actress (film) 1986 Aliens

Sigourney Weaver (born as Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949, in New York) is an American actress.

Sigourney Weaver played the role of Lieutenant Ellen Ripley in the movie series Alien, in the four movies Alien, Aliens, Alien³, and Alien: Resurrection. She is also well known for playing Dana Barrett in the movies Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II or for the role Dian Fossey in the movie Gorillas in the Mist.

She was the first person to win two Golden Globe acting awards in the same year.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1977	Annie Hall	Alvy's Date Outside Theater
1978	Madman	Not Specified
1979	Alien	Ellen Ripley	Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actress
1981	Eyewitness	Tony Sokolow	Crew members & TV equipment From WNYW (then known as WNEW) appeared in the film. Weaver also co-hosted the news on WNYW for the film
1982	The Year of Living Dangerously	Jilly Bryant
1983	Deal of the Century	Catherine DeVoto
1984	Ghostbusters	Dana Barrett
	Terror in the Aisles		archival footage
1985	Une Femme ou Deux	Jessica Fitzgerald
1986	Half Moon Street	Dr. Lauren Slaughter
	Aliens	Ellen Ripley	Saturn Award for Best Actress Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
1988	Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey	Dian Fossey	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
	Working Girl	Katharine Parker	Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
1989	Ghostbusters II	Dana Barrett
1992	Alien 3	Ellen Ripley	Co-Producer Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress
	1492: Conquest of Paradise	Queen Isabella
1993	Dave	Ellen Mitchell
1994	Death and the Maiden	Paulina Escobar
1995	Copycat	Helen Hudson
	Jeffrey	Debra Moorhouse
1997	The Ice Storm	Janey Carver	BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
	Snow White: A Tale of Terror	Lady Claudia Hoffman	Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie Nominated - SAG Award for Outstanding Female Actor - Miniseries or Television Film
	Alien Resurrection	Ellen Ripley Clone	Co-Producer Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actress
1999	A Map of the World	Alice Goodwin	Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
	Galaxy Quest	Gwen DeMarco/Lieutenant Tawny Madison	Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actress
2000	Company Man	Daisy Quimp
2001	Heartbreakers	Max Conners/Angela	Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2002	Tadpole	Eve Grubman
	The Guys	Joan	Directed by husband Jim Simpson, starring daughter Charlotte Simpson Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
2003	Holes	Warden Walker
2004	Imaginary Heroes	Sandy Travis	Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
	The Village	Alice Hunt
2006	Snow Cake	Linda Freeman	Nominated - Genie Award for Best Actress
	The TV Set	Lenny
	Infamous	Babe Paley
2007	Happily N'Ever After	Frieda	voice only
	The Girl in the Park	Julia Sandburg
2008	Vantage Point	Rex Brooks
	Be Kind Rewind	Ms. Lawson
	Baby Mama	Chaffee Bicknell
	WALL•E	Computer	voice only
	The Tale of Despereaux	The Narrator	voice only
2009	Prayers for Bobby	Mary Griffith	Nominated - Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie
	Avatar	Dr. Grace Augustine
	ACID TEST	The Narrator	voice and image
2010	Paul	Tara
	Crazy on the Outside	Vicky	in post-production
	You Again	Aunt Ramona	filming
2012	The Cabin in the Woods	The Director

Other websites

• Sigourney Weaver on IMDb