Sigourney Weaver (born Susan Alexandra Weaver; October 8, 1949) is an American actress and film producer who played Ellen Ripley in the 1979 film Alien and its sequels Aliens (1986) and Alien3 (1992), as well as the character Ripley 8 in Alien Resurrection (1997). She later lent her voice and likeness to the Ellen Ripley character in the 2014 video game Alien: Isolation and its expansion packs. The character of Ripley remains the most famous of Weaver's career, and is considered a cultural icon. Weaver was the daughter of late actress Elizabeth Inglis. Other notable films Weaver has appeared in include Ghostbusters (1984), Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Working Girl (1988), Galaxy Quest (1999) and Avatar (2009).
Weaver has been nominated for three Academy Awards (Best Actress for Aliens and Gorillas in the Mist, Best Supporting Actress for Working Girl), and has won two Golden Globes and a BAFTA. For her role in Alien, she was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Newcomer and a Saturn Award for Best Actress. For Aliens, she won a Saturn Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for the same award for Alien3 and Alien Resurrection. In 2003, Weaver's portrayal of Ellen Ripley was selected by the American Film Institute as the 8th greatest hero in American cinema history.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Annie Hall | |
| 1978 | Madman | |
| 1979 | Alien | |
| 1981 | Eyewitness | With William H. Burton, Jr. |
| 1982 | The Year of Living Dangerously | |
| 1983 | Deal of the Century | With Jim Ishida |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | |
| Terror in the Aisles | Archive footage; with Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto and Harry Dean Stanton | |
| 1985 | Une Femme ou Deux | |
| 1986 | Aliens | |
| Half Moon Street | With Mac McDonald and Eddie Powell | |
| 1988 | Gorillas in the Mist | |
| Working Girl | ||
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II | |
| 1992 | Alien3 | |
| 1492: Conquest of Paradise | With Nick Gillard and Michael Wincott, directed by Ridley Scott | |
| 1993 | Dave | With Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| 1994 | Death and the Maiden | |
| 1995 | Copycat | With J. E. Freeman |
| Jeffrey | ||
| 1997 | The Ice Storm | |
| Alien Resurrection | ||
| Snow White: A Tale of Terror | With Brian Glover | |
| 1999 | A Map of the World | |
| Galaxy Quest | ||
| 2000 | Company Man | |
| 2001 | Heartbreakers | |
| Big Bad Love | ||
| 2002 | Tadpole | |
| The Guys | ||
| 2003 | Holes | |
| 2004 | Imaginary Heroes | |
| The Village | With Adrien Brody | |
| 2006 | Snow Cake | |
| The TV Set | ||
| Infamous | ||
| 2007 | Happily N'Ever After | |
| The Girl in the Park | ||
| 2008 | Vantage Point | With Holt McCallany |
| Be Kind Rewind | With Danny Glover | |
| Baby Mama | ||
| WALL-E | ||
| The Tale of Despereaux | ||
| 2009 | Avatar | Directed by James Cameron |
| 2010 | Crazy on the Outside | With Casey Sander |
| You Again | ||
| 2011 | Cedar Rapids | |
| Paul | ||
| Abduction | ||
| Rampart | ||
| 2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | |
| Red Lights | ||
| The Cold Light of Day | ||
| Vamps | ||
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | With Ewen Bremner, directed by Ridley Scott |
| 2015 | Chappie | Directed by Neill Blomkamp |
Trivia
- The part of Ellen Ripley's aged daughter Amanda Ripley-McClaren, seen on a photograph in the extended Special Edition of Aliens, was in fact played by Weaver's late mother, Elizabeth Inglis.
Gallery
External Links
- Sigourney Weaver at the Internet Movie Database
- Sigourney Weaver on Wikipedia
References
- ↑ "American Film Institute - AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains". afi.com. Retrieved on 2010-05-21.