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Sigourney Weaver

1949-10-08

The Biography

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.

Sigourney Weaver in

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Avatar: The Way of Water

7.62 average rating
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Avatar

7.583 average rating
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Alien

8.158 average rating
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WALL·E

8.095 average rating
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Chappie

6.789 average rating
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Aliens

7.949 average rating
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife

7.373 average rating
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The Cabin in the Woods

6.627 average rating
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Ghostbusters

7.5 average rating
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Ghostbusters

5.4 average rating
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Exodus: Gods and Kings

5.87 average rating
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Avatar: Fire and Ash

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Finding Dory

7.04 average rating
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Alien Resurrection

6.159 average rating
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Alien³

6.377 average rating
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Paul

6.728 average rating
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Ghostbusters II

6.574 average rating
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The Tale of Despereaux

6.101 average rating
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A Monster Calls

7.272 average rating
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Galaxy Quest

7.069 average rating