A seven-time Golden Globe Award nominee, she 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. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary, Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters, The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts, Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner, John Cena/Sigourney Weaver/Jhene Aiko & Rae Sremmurd, Sigourney Weaver/Jon Favreau/Jon Lovett/Tommy Vietor/Steve Martin/Neal Schon, Sigourney Weaver/Andy Cohen/Pilobolus Dance Theater, Passengers/Assassin's Creed/Why Him?/Patriots Day/A Monster Calls, Chappie/The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The 19th Annual the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Celebrating Bill Murray, The American Cinematheque Tribute to Ridley Scott, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years, Chappie: Jozi - Real City and a Sci-Fi Setting, Hugh Jackman/Sigourney Weaver/Garik Sukachyov, Sigourney Weaver, Martin Clunes, Thierry Henry, Tracey Emin and Kanye West, Sigourney Weaver/Andy Cohen/Ella Henderson, Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Red Carpet Special, Turning on the Red Lights: Making of 'Red Lights', The Fight for the Truth: Making Abduction, Sigourney Weaver/Prof. [56][57], On September 23, 2019 Variety reported that Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline are set to reunite once more (after Dave and The Ice Storm) for The Good House, a drama from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners and Universal Pictures. She has gone by Sigourney since she was 14. She revealed that the reason behind her appearance was her 40-year friendship with Doc Martin star Selina Cadell.[67]. The film opens with Weaver as narrator recounting the story of the pastel-hued Kingdom of Dor.
She decided to change it after reading the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Weaver went from Susan to Sigourney when she was a teenager, perhaps the first indicator that she was coming into her own. [24] She played the role of agoraphobic criminal psychologist Helen Hudson in the movie Copycat (1995). ", "BBC News – Sigourney Weaver Avatar 2 role confirmed", "Avatar 2 Movie Spoilers, Release Date: Sigourney Weaver Alive, Will Play Crucial Role in New Trilogy", "Alien Isolation has best pre-order bonus ever: Sigourney Weaver and cast in special movie missions", "Ridley Scott In 'Exodus' Talks With Ben Kingsley, John Turturro, Sigourney Weaver, Aaron Paul", "More on Neill Blomkamp's Alien; Sigourney Weaver Speaks Up", "New 'Alien' Movie Confirmed with Director Neill Blomkamp", "Neill Blomkamp's 'Alien' Sequel Will Give Ripley 'A Proper Ending, "Alien 5 director has eliminated all hope the sequel will happen", "Avatar 2 Will See Sigourney Weaver Play a Brand New Character", "Sigourney Weaver Confirms Return for New Ghostbusters, Bill Murray Likely Involved", "Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver to Star in Drama 'The Good House, "Sigourney Weaver- Together they co-founded the Flea Theater in New York City.
[17] Weaver later acted in original plays by her friend and classmate Christopher Durang. It led to me changing my name from Susan to Sigourney at 13.

[49] On February 25, 2015, Weaver confirmed that she would reprise her role as Ellen Ripley in the new Alien film. 31 wins & 51 nominations. I want to break free - Pop vom anderen Ufer. [58], Weaver has been married to stage director Jim Simpson since October 1, 1984. She received two Academy Award nominations in 1988, for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Working Girl and Best Actress for Gorillas in the Mist. [33] She reunited with Aliens director James Cameron for his film Avatar (2009), with Weaver playing a major role as Dr. Grace Augustine, leader of the AVTR (avatar) program on the film's fictional moon Pandora. She was reportedly 5 ft 10 1⁄2 in (179 cm) tall by the age of 14, although she only grew another inch during her teens to her adult height of 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in (182 cm). [64], In 2009, Weaver signed a petition in support of Roman Polanski, calling for his release after he was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl; she had previously starred in his 1994 film Death and the Maiden. "[43] In 2014, he revealed that she would be featured in all three sequels. [44], In 2014, Weaver reprised the role of Ripley for the first time in 17 years by voicing the character in the video game Alien: Isolation. [63] On April 8, 2008, she hosted the annual gala of the Trickle Up Program, a non-profit organization focusing on those in extreme poverty, mainly women and disabled people, in the Rainbow Room. duration : 0.33689s v4.2 - 2020-10-22 21:42:32, Sigourney Weaver had 'concerns' about underwater scenes in Avatar 2, Ripley return? © 2020 FemaleFirst Ltd. all rights reserved. She also received a Tony Award nomination for her work in the 1984 Broadway play Hurlyburly. [20] Weaver reprised the role in the three sequels of the Alien movie franchise, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien Resurrection. Tournament of Champions = DEEP FAT FRIED! I did feel awkward and gawky. In 1967, at the age of 18, Weaver visited Israel and volunteered on a kibbutz for several months. "I felt too tall to have a short name like that and saw 'Sigourney' in F Scott Fitzgerald's book 'The Great Gatsby'.". She appeared in several films throughout the decade including Holes (2003), the M. Night Shyamalan horror film The Village (2004), Vantage Point (2008), and Baby Mama (2008). BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, List of awards and nominations received by Sigourney Weaver, "After "Alien," was Ripley the defining game changer for women's portrayals in scifi and horror | ScreenPrism", "Sigourney Weaver – Weaver's Scottish Ancestry Mix-Up", "Kibbutz Movement planning reunion for thousands of foreign volunteers", "Throwback Thursday: Sigourney Weaver on campus protests (Nov. 6, 1989)", "Training Great Actors: A Scene from Shakespeare", "Stage:'Beyond Therapy by Durang at Phoenix", "Veronica Cartwright still puzzled about Alien snub", 'Alien' director's cut oozes gore and greatness, "Death And The Maiden Movie Review (1995) – Roger Ebert", "Sigourney Weaver Reflects on Her Pop Culture Legacy, From 'Alien' to 'Avatar", "Sigourney Weaver Puts Eli Stone on the Couch", "Sigourney Weaver Says There's a 'Very Good Reason' Why There Are 4 'Avatar' Sequels", "Futurama: "Love And Rocket"/"Less Than Hero, "Attenborough victorious in the battle of narrators", "Sigourney Weaver voices a ship's computer in 'WALL-E, "Sigourney Weaver in WALL E: the sci fi legend Ripley, believe it or not", "Matthew Broderick Provides the Hero's Voice in the Screen Version of Kate DiCamillo's Book", "Sigourney Weaver Queen of the Vamps! "[22] She followed the success of Alien appearing opposite Mel Gibson in The Year of Living Dangerously released to critical acclaim and as Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II. I was just downright shy. She was born with the name Susan, but at 14-years-old she decided to change her name to Sigourney, chosen from a minor character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark novel The Great Gatsby(1925). Which actor would you like as your quiz show partner? Dubbed "Queen of Sci-Fi", Weaver is considered to be a pioneer of action heroines in science fiction films. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. [38][39] In 2008, she voiced a narrating role in the computer-animated film, The Tale of Despereaux (2008), based on the novel by Kate DiCamillo. She also received Academy Award nominations for both films. [60], After making Gorillas in the Mist, Weaver became a supporter of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and is now its honorary chairwoman.