Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver (born as Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949, in New York) is an American actress.

Sigourney Weaver played the role of Lieutenant Ellen Ripley in the movie series Alien, in the four movies Alien, Aliens, Alien³, and Alien: Resurrection. She is also well known for playing Dana Barrett in the movies Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II or for the role Dian Fossey in the movie Gorillas in the Mist.

She was the first person to win two Golden Globe acting awards in the same year.

Filmography
 Year Film Role Notes 1977 Annie Hall Alvy's Date Outside Theater 1978 Madman Not Specified 1979 Alien Ellen Ripley Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer  Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actress 1981 Eyewitness Tony Sokolow Crew members & TV equipment From WNYW (then known as WNEW) appeared in the film. Weaver also co-hosted the news on WNYW for the film 1982 The Year of Living Dangerously Jilly Bryant 1983 Deal of the Century Catherine DeVoto 1984 Ghostbusters Dana BarrettTerror in the Aislesarchival footage 1985 Une Femme ou Deux Jessica Fitzgerald 1986 Half Moon Street Dr. Lauren Slaughter Aliens Ellen Ripley Saturn Award for Best Actress  Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress  Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama 1988 Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey Dian Fossey Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama  Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress Working Girl Katharine Parker Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture  Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress  Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1989 Ghostbusters II Dana Barrett 1992 Alien 3 Ellen Ripley Co-Producer  Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress 1492: Conquest of Paradise Queen Isabella 1993 Dave Ellen Mitchell 1994 Death and the Maiden Paulina Escobar 1995 Copycat Helen Hudson Jeffrey Debra Moorhouse 1997 The Ice Storm Janey Carver BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role  Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture  Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Snow White: A Tale of Terror Lady Claudia Hoffman Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie  Nominated - SAG Award for Outstanding Female Actor - Miniseries or Television Film Alien Resurrection Ellen Ripley Clone Co-Producer  Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actress 1999 A Map of the World Alice Goodwin Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama  Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama Galaxy Quest Gwen DeMarco/Lieutenant Tawny Madison Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actress 2000 Company Man Daisy Quimp 2001 Heartbreakers Max Conners/Angela Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 2002 Tadpole Eve Grubman The Guys Joan Directed by husband Jim Simpson, starring daughter Charlotte Simpson  Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama 2003 Holes Warden Walker 2004 Imaginary Heroes Sandy Travis Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama The Village Alice Hunt 2006 Snow Cake Linda Freeman Nominated - Genie Award for Best Actress The TV Set Lenny  Infamous Babe Paley 2007 Happily N'Ever After Frieda voice only The Girl in the Park Julia Sandburg  2008 Vantage Point Rex Brooks  Be Kind Rewind Ms. Lawson Baby Mama Chaffee Bicknell WALL•E Computer voice only The Tale of Despereaux The Narrator voice only 2009 Prayers for Bobby Mary Griffith Nominated - Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Avatar Dr. Grace Augustine ACID TEST The Narrator voice and image 2010 Paul  Tara Crazy on the Outside Vicky in post-production You Again Aunt Ramona filming2012The Cabin in the WoodsThe Director

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