Claim: Aliens (film) has sequels.

Susan Alexandra `` Sigourney '' Weaver -LRB- born October 8 , 1949 -RRB- is an American actress and film producer . Following her film debut as a minor character in Annie Hall -LRB- 1977 -RRB- , she quickly came to prominence in 1979 with her first lead role as Ellen Ripley in Alien . She reprised the role in three sequels : Aliens -LRB- 1986 -RRB- , for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress ; Alien 3 -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , and Alien : Resurrection -LRB- 1997 -RRB- . She is also known for her starring roles in the box-office hits Ghostbusters -LRB- 1984 -RRB- , Ghostbusters II -LRB- 1989 -RRB- , and Avatar -LRB- 2009 -RRB- .   Weaver was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for the 1980 Off-Broadway play Das Lusitania Songspiel , and received a Tony Award nomination for the 1984 Broadway play Hurlyburly . A seven-time Golden Globe Award nominee , she won both Best Actress in Drama and Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 1988 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 1997 film The Ice Storm , she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role . Additionally , she has received three Emmy Award nominations and won two Saturn Awards .   Weaver acquired the nickname of `` the Sci-Fi Queen '' for her numerous contributions to science-fiction film history . Other popular works she has appeared in include Galaxy Quest -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , Futurama -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , WALL-E -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Paul -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , The Cabin in the Woods -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Finding Dory , and A Monster Calls -LRB- both in 2016 -RRB- . She returned to Broadway in 2013 to star in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike .