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.
135 movies · 53 shows
The Mandalorian and Grogu
2026·7.3
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025·7.6
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
2025·6.3
Dust Bunny
2025·6.7
The Gorge
2025·7.7
Aliens Expanded
2024·8.8
Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone
2024·7.8
Disney 100: Remember That
2023·10.0
Master Gardener
2023·6.0
Inside Pandora's Box
2023·5.6
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022·7.6
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022·7.3
Bonnie
2022·5.3
Call Jane
2022·6.5
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022·2.0
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021·7.3
Oats Studios: Volume 1
2021·6.3
The Good House
2021·6.2
Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change
2020·0.0
My Salinger Year
2020·6.3
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020·6.9
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
2019·7.4
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
2019·0.0
Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii
2018·0.0
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017·5.4
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017·6.5
Rakka
2017·7.0
A Monster Calls
2016·7.3
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016·7.5
Ghostbusters
2016·5.3
Finding Dory
2016·7.0
The Assignment
2016·5.5
Ghostheads
2016·6.0
Asteroid: Mission Extreme
2016·0.0
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
2015·7.1
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
2015·5.8
Chappie
2015·6.8
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014·5.9
All You Need Is Love
2014·0.0
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
2014·7.4
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
2012·0.0
Vamps
2012·5.3
The Cabin in the Woods
2012·6.7
The Cold Light of Day
2012·5.4
Red Lights
2012·6.2
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012·7.6
Rampart
2011·5.5
Abduction
2011·5.8
Tipping Point: The End of Oil
2011·8.0
Paul
2011·6.7
Cedar Rapids
2011·5.9
Capturing Avatar
2010·7.0
You Again
2010·6.3
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
2010·6.5
Crazy on the Outside
2010·5.3
Avatar
2009·7.6
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009·0.0
Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification
2009·0.0
Annul Victory
2009·0.0
Prayers for Bobby
2009·8.1
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
2009·6.0
The Tale of Despereaux
2008·6.2
Fragile Planet
2008·0.0
His Highness Hollywood
2008·7.0
WALL·E
2008·8.1
Baby Mama
2008·6.0
Be Kind Rewind
2008·6.3
Vantage Point
2008·6.4
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
2007·0.0
The Girl in the Park
2007·6.0
Helmut by June
2007·6.3
DNA: Secret of Photo 51
2007·0.0
The TV Set
2007·6.0
Happily N'Ever After
2007·5.1
Infamous
2006·6.4
Snow Cake
2006·7.1
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006·8.5
Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver
2006·10.0
Deconstructing 'The Village'
2005·4.7
Imaginary Heroes
2004·6.5
The Village
2004·6.5
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003·8.2
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003·7.5
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003·7.8
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
2003·6.3
Holes
2003·6.9
National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl
2003·5.5
The Alien Saga
2002·6.3
The Guys
2002·5.8
Tadpole
2002·5.7
The Lost Film of Dian Fossey
2002·0.0
Heart of the Festival
2002·6.5
Sundance 20
2002·10.0
Through These Eyes
2001·0.0
Alien Evolution
2001·5.9
Big Bad Love
2001·5.5
Heartbreakers
2001·6.1
The Roman Empire in the First Century
2001·6.3
Company Man
2000·5.1
Galaxy Quest
1999·7.1
Ghostbusters 1999
1999·6.7
A Map of the World
1999·6.0
Get Bruce!
1999·6.5
Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry
1999·9.0
Alien Resurrection
1997·6.2
The Ice Storm
1997·6.9
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
1997·6.1
Copycat
1995·6.5
Jeffrey
1995·6.3
Death and the Maiden
1994·7.1
The Wild Swans
1994·6.0
Dave
1993·6.7
The Snow Queen
1992·6.9
Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott
1992·0.0
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992·6.3
Alien³
1992·6.4
Peachboy
1991·6.0
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
1989·6.0
Ghostbusters II
1989·6.6
Working Girl
1988·6.6
Gorillas in the Mist
1988·7.0
Half Moon Street
1986·5.1
Aliens
1986·8.0
One Woman or Two
1985·5.5
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984·9.5
Ghostbusters
1984·7.5
Wilderness: A Country in the Mind
1984·5.0
Deal of the Century
1983·4.7
The Year of Living Dangerously
1982·6.7
Eyewitness
1981·5.6
O Youth and Beauty!
1979·9.0
The Sorrows of Gin
1979·10.0
Alien
1979·8.2
Madman
1978·8.0
Annie Hall
1977·7.7