Sigourney Weaver - IMDb IMDb Actress | Soundtrack | Producer Sigourney Weaver was born Susan Alexandra Weaver in Leroy Hospital in Manhattan, New York City. Her father, TV producer Sylvester L. Weaver Jr. , originally wanted to name her Flavia, because of his passion for Roman history (he had already named her elder brother Trajan). Her mother, Elizabeth Inglis (née Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins), was an English... See full bio » Born: a list of 37 people created 06 Jun 2011 a list of 38 people created 23 Jul 2013 a list of 35 people created 13 Nov 2013 a list of 41 people created 06 Jan 2014 a list of 48 people created 12 Jan 2014 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Sigourney Weaver's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 47 nominations.

See more awards » Known For 2015 Doc Martin (TV Series) American Tourist 2008 Eli Stone (TV Series) Therapist 1994 The Wild Swans (Video short) Narrator (voice) 1993 Rabbit Ears: Peachboy (Video short) Narrator (voice) 1992 The Snow Queen (Video short) Narrator (voice) 1979 3 by Cheever (TV Mini-Series) Marcia Lawton 2007 The Girl in the Park (performer: "Ooh Shoo Be Doo Be") 2006 Snow Cake (performer: "Deep in the Heart of Texas") 1993 Dave (performer: "Tomorrow" (1977)) 1986 Saturday Night Live (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Sigourney Weaver/Buster Poindexter (1986) ...

(performer: "Baby, It's Cold Outside" - uncredited) Hide 2016 Years of Living Dangerously (TV Series documentary) Herself 1996-2016 Cinema 3 (TV Series) Herself - Interviewee 1996-2016 Días de cine (TV Series) Herself - Interviewee 2008-2016 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Herself 2015 Janela Indiscreta (TV Series) Herself 2010-2015 Made in Hollywood (TV Series) Herself 2015 Evening Urgant (TV Series) Herself 2007-2015 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series documentary) Herself 2004-2015 Live!

with Kelly (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2009-2015 The Daily Show (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2015 Vivement dimanche prochain (TV Series) Herself 2014 Click (TV Series documentary) Herself 2014 Theater Close-Up (TV Series) Herself - Host 2013 The Broadway.com Show (TV Series) Herself 2013 The 67th Annual Tony Awards (TV Movie documentary) Herself - Presenter: Best Revival of a Play 2013 The Talk (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2013 The Colbert Report (TV Series) Herself - Guest Herself - Short Film Jury President - Episode #2.22 (2011) ...

Herself - Short Film Jury President 2011 Close Up (TV Series) Herself - Interviewee / Actress 2011 ES.TV HD (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2011 Alex Zane's GuestList (TV Series) Herself 2011 The One Show (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2010 A Message from Pandora (Video documentary short) Herself 2010 Capturing Avatar (Video documentary) Herself 2010 Alien: Enhancement Pods (Video documentary) Herself 2010 Aliens: Enhancement Pods (Video documentary) Herself 2010 Scream Awards 2010 (TV Special) Herself 2010 Jimmy Kimmel Live!

(TV Series) Herself - Guest 2004-2010 The View (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2010 14th Annual PRISM Awards (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2000-2010 La nuit des Césars (TV Series documentary) Herself 1986-2010 Saturday Night Live (TV Series) Herself - Host / Ripley / Various / ... - Episode #1.66 (2009) ...

Herself - Guest 2009 Xposé (TV Series) 2009 Access Hollywood (TV Series) Herself 2009 Slimer Mode (Video documentary) Herself / Dana Barret 2008 Fragile Planet (Documentary short) Narrator 2008 His Highness Hollywood (Video documentary) Herself 2008 Vantage Point: An Inside Perspective (Video documentary short) Herself 2008 Vantage Point: Plotting an Assassination (Video documentary short) Herself 2008 Pioneers of Television (TV Mini-Series documentary) Herself 1995-2007 Charlie Rose (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2007 Snow Cake: Autism Awareness (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2007 Snow Cake: Behind the Scenes (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2007 Jour de fête (TV Series) Herself (segment 'La rencontre') 2006 Planet Earth (TV Mini-Series documentary) Narrator - US Version - Ocean Deep (2006) ...

Narrator - US Version (voice) - Seasonal Forests (2006) ... Narrator - US Version (voice) - Shallow Seas (2006) ... Narrator - US Version (voice) - Jungles (2006) ... Narrator - US Version (voice) - Great Plains (2006) ... Narrator - US Version (voice) 2006 Richard & Judy (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2006 Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2006 This Week (TV Series) Herself 2005 Deconstructing 'The Village' (Video documentary short) Herself 2004 E!

True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary) Herself 2004 CNN Presents (TV Series documentary) Narrator 2003 The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2003 The 100 Greatest Movie Stars (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2003 Nova (TV Series documentary) Narrator 2003 Search for the Afghan Girl (TV Movie documentary) Narrator (voice) 2003 Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) Herself / Narrator 2003 National Geographic Specials (TV Series documentary) Herself - Narrator 2002 The 'Alien' Saga (TV Movie documentary) Herself (uncredited) 2002 Hollywood History (TV Series documentary) Herself 2001 The 100 Greatest Films (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2001 Alien Evolution (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2001 Heartbreakers: Laffs & Gaffes (Video short) Herself 2000 E!

Mysteries & Scandals (TV Series documentary) Herself 2000 Comme au cinéma (TV Series documentary) Herself 1999 Why Dogs Smile & Chimpanzees Cry (TV Movie documentary) Herself - Narrator (voice) 1998 Hollywood Aids (TV Movie documentary) Herself 1998 Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (TV Mini-Series documentary) Herself 1998 Ôsama no buranchi (TV Series) Herself 1998 Mundo VIP (TV Series) Herself 1997 HBO First Look (TV Series documentary) Herself 1997 The Making of 'Alien: Resurrection' (Video documentary short) Herself 1996 Very Important Pennis (TV Series) Herself 1996 Corazón, corazón (TV Series) Herself 1996 Lo + plus (TV Series) Herself - Guest 1995 The Universal Story (TV Movie documentary) Herself 1992 The Making of 'Alien 3' (TV Movie documentary) Herself 1992 Omnibus (TV Series documentary) Herself

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Herself - Guest 1992 Filmreview (TV Series) 1989 Aspel & Company (TV Series) Herself - Guest 1989 Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters (TV Movie documentary) Herself 1982 Waratte iitomo! (TV Series) Herself 1966 The Beatles at Shea Stadium (TV Movie documentary) Herself - In Audience (uncredited) 2014-2016 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Herself 2012 Vivement dimanche (TV Series) Herself 2012 Chelsea Lately (TV Series) Elaine Barrish on 'Political Animals' - Episode #6.109 (2012) ...

Elaine Barrish on 'Political Animals' 2011 Nostalgia Critic (TV Series) Ripley 2011 Saturday Night Live Backstage (TV Special documentary) Herself / Various 2010 Saturday Night Live (TV Series) Herself 2010 Gilles Jacob: CIitizen Cannes (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2007 Vinte na Galega (TV Series) Herself 2006 El camino de Antonio Banderas (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2005 Cinema mil (TV Series) Herself 2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary) Herself 1999 The Alien Legacy (Video documentary) Herself 1999 Saturday Night Live 25 (TV Special documentary) Herself (uncredited) Personal Details Other Works: Played Elizabeth Caulder in "Lone Star" by James McClure - Travel Light Theatre, Chicago (1980). See more » Publicity Listings: 24 Interviews | 12 Articles | 21 Pictorials | 34 Magazine Cover Photos | See more » Height: Did You Know?

Personal Quote: [1992: on the possibility of performing in a fourth Alien movie] I am sure there will eventually be an Alien 4, it just won't have me in it. See more » Trivia: Her character, Ellen Ripley, from the Alien series inspired the "Metroid" video game heroine, Samus Aran. See more » Trademark: Often plays fiercely independent, driven characters See more » Nickname: The Sci-Fi Queen See more » Star Sign: Sigourney Weaver - Film Actress - Biography.com Sigourney Weaver Actress Sigourney Weaver is best known for her roles in films since the 1980s, including Ghost Busters, Working Girl and Alien. IN THESE GROUPS Famous Yale Drama School Alumni Synopsis Sigourney Weaver was born in New York City to a show business background. Her mother was an English actress and her father was president of NBC. THough self conscious about her height and looks, Weaver acted in off-Broadway shows, and had her big break in the 1979 film Alien. Weaver appeared in many films throughout the next three decades, including Ghost Busters, Working Girl, Aliens and Avatar. Weaver has been nominated for three Academy Awards.

Early Life Susan Alexandra Weaver was born on October 8, 1949, in New York City, and began calling herself Sigourney at the age of 14, after discovering the name in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The daughter of English actress Elizabeth Inglis and former NBC president Sylvester Weaver, Weaver grew up fully immersed in the entertainment business. Despite a privileged childhood, Weaver's formative years weren't always easy. She lacked confidence in her own beauty, a trait brought on by the fact that she was generally taller than most girls she knew and by her mom, who told her at the age of 8 that she was simply "plain" looking. "I thought, well, if my mother doesn't think I'm pretty ... no one else will," Weaver once said. At age 13, Weaver was sent to see a psychiatrist to address what her parents perceived to be their daughter's uncommunicative personality. "I never even spoke to the psychiatrist," Weaver recalled. "I was a normal teenager, and teenagers hate telling their parents anything." After private high school in Connecticut, Weaver attended California's Stanford University. It was there that she realized her true dream was to become an actress.

After graduating from Stanford with a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature in 1971, Weaver moved back east to Connecticut to attend Yale Drama School. She finished the program in 1974, one year before another actress and new friend, Meryl Streep. Career Breakthoughs Over the next several years, Sigourney Weaver found steady work in a host of off-Broadway shows. She also landed a role on the short-lived soap, Somerset, and earned a small part as Woody Allen's movie date in the now-classic film Annie Hall (1977). But it was her performance as the tough Ripley in the 1979 megahit Alien that catapulted Weaver to stardom and offered her a lineup of other film work to choose from. Over the next decade she starred in a host of well-received films, including The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) with Mel Gibson and the wildly popular comedy Ghost Busters (1984). In 1986, Weaver reprised her Ripley role for the Alien sequel, Aliens, which garnered the star an Academy Award nomination for best actress.

Two years later, Weaver garnered two more Oscar nominations—in the best actress category for her performance in Gorillas in the Mist, and in the best supporting actress category for her portrayal of Katharine Parker in the film Working Girl (both released in 1988). Weaver's busy workload continued throughout the 1990s. She reunited with castmates of the Alien series to play Ripley in Aliens 3 (1992), resurrecting the role yet again for Alien Resurrection (1997). In 1993, she took on a lighter role as a faux U.S. first lady in the playful hit Dave, also starring Kevin Kline. The pair teamed up again in 1997 for the indie drama The Ice Storm, a moody portrait of family and suburban life set in the 1970s. Additionally, in 1996, Weaver made a return to Broadway in Sex and Lounging. In recent years, Weaver has continued to demonstrate her range as an actress and her willingness to seek out interesting projects. In 2004, she co-starred in the M. Night Shyamalan release The Village.

Two years later, she was the face of a pair of indie releases: The TV Set and Snow Cake. In 2009, she paired up with Aliens director James Cameron for the big budget hit Avatar. In addition to her steady film work, Weaver has maintained a close connection to the stage, starring in variety of theatrical performances. Personal Life Sigourney Weaver is married to filmmaker Jim Simpson. They have one child together: a daughter, Charlotte, who was born on April 13, 1990. Weaver lives with her family in New York City. Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us ! Citation Information Avatar Cast List: Actors and Actresses from Avatar G Options B Comments & Embed 1 Sigourney Weaver Alien, Ghostbusters, Avatar ; Sam Worthington Avatar, Clash of the Titans, Terminator Salvation ; David Warner Titanic, Planet of the Apes, The Omen ; Giovanni Ribisi Saving Private Ryan, Avatar, Lost in Translation ; Zoe Saldana Avatar, Star Trek, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ...

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Pounder Avatar, Face/Off, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones ; Peter Mensah Avatar, 300, The Incredible Hulk ; Scott Lawrence Avatar, The Social Network, Cloverfield ; Henry O The Last Emperor, 2012, Shanghai Noon ; Matt Gerald Avatar, Magnolia, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines ; Michael de Mesa Mulawin: The Movie, Batang X, The Inmate ; Wang Luoyong Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Rollerball, Smile ; Dileep Rao Avatar, Inception, Drag Me to Hell ; Genevieve O'Reilly The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, The Young Victoria ; Jason Whyte Avatar, King Kong, Kombi Nation ; Sean Anthony Moran Avatar, Waist Deep 24 Remesh Panicker Avatar, The Cloud of Unknowing 25 Aliens (1986) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.

Error The moon from Alien (1979) has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough? Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 24 titles created 20 Nov 2010 a list of 38 titles created 26 Mar 2011 a list of 21 titles created 29 Mar 2011 a list of 24 titles created 19 Jan 2014 a list of 21 titles created 18 Oct 2015 Search for " Aliens " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 2 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 22 nominations.

See more awards » Videos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as distress call, their landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious lifeform. Continuing their journey back to Earth with the attacked crew having recovered and the critter deceased, they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun. Director: Ridley Scott After her last encounter, Ripley crash-lands on Fiorina Fury 161, a maximum security prison. When a series of strange and deadly events occur shortly after her arrival, Ripley realizes that she brought along an unwelcome visitor. Director: David Fincher Two centuries after her death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a powerful human/alien hybrid clone who must continue her war against the aliens. Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her teenage son, John Connor, from a more advanced cyborg.

Director: James Cameron 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X A seemingly indestructible humanoid cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs. Director: James Cameron A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. Director: John McTiernan Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown. Director: Robert Zemeckis Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.

Director: Steven Spielberg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X Following clues to the origin of mankind a team journey across the universe and find a structure on a distant moon containing a monolithic statue of a humanoid head and stone cylinders of alien blood but they soon find they are not alone. Director: Ridley Scott During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. Director: Steven Spielberg When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis. Director: Steven Spielberg A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Director: Stanley Kubrick Edit Storyline Fifty seven years after Ellen Ripley survived her disastrous ordeal, her escape vessel is recovered after drifting across the galaxy as she slept in cryogenic stasis. Back on Earth, nobody believed her story about the "Aliens" on the moon LV-426.

After the "Company" orders the colony on LV-426 to investigate, however, all communication with the colony is lost. The Company enlists Ripley to aid a team of tough, rugged space marines on a rescue mission to the now partially terraformed moon to find out if there are aliens or survivors. As the mission unfolds, Ripley will be forced to come to grips with her worst nightmare, but even as she does, she finds that the worst is yet to come. Written by Brian Rawlings This time there's more. See more » Genres: Rated R for monster violence, and for language | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 18 July 1986 (USA) See more » Also Known As: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby (35 mm prints) Color: Did You Know? Trivia The "special edition" includes seventeen minutes of extra scenes: Newt's parents discovering the abandoned alien ship on LV-426, scenes of Ripley discussing her daughter, Hudson bragging about his weaponry, robot sentry guns repelling first alien raid, and Hicks and Ripley exchanging first names.

Also included is a scene on LV-426 where a child rides a Bigwheel similar to one ridden in The Terminator (1984), also directed by James Cameron . See more » Goofs When the marines are loading the drop-ship aboard the Sulaco, right after Sgt Apone says 'take it away,' to Spunkmeyer, the power-loader pivots - holding a weapon, and a high set light is visible. See more » Quotes [first lines] Salvage Team Leader : Bio-readouts are all in the green, looks like she's alive. Well, there goes our salvage, guys. See more » Crazy Credits As the final credits fade, there is the sound of a facehugger scurrying across from left to right. See more » Connections Spoofed in Coneheads (1993) See more » Frequently Asked Questions (Edinburgh, Scotland) – See all my reviews Seven years after barely surviving events on board the Nostromo in Ridley Scott's classic sci-fi horror ALIEN, Sigourney Weaver reprised her role as Warrant Officer Ripley for one of the most compelling and critically-acclaimed sequels of all time.

Canadian director James Cameron had already struck gold with the Arnold Schwarzenegger starring vehicle THE TERMINATOR (1984), after his somewhat inauspicious feature film directorial debut with the long-forgotten, Dutch-backed PIRANHA II: THE SPAWNING 3 years earlier. ALIENS would further cement Cameron's growing reputation as a first-rate director of high-tech, fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping action thrillers, from which there would normally be no let-up once they got going. When Ripley is rescued from drifting aimlessly through deep space, she is horrified to learn that not only has she been asleep for 57 years, but the planet on which she had encountered the original alien all that time ago has since been colonized. At first no-one will heed her warnings or completely believe the story she gives at an official enquiry as to what happened to her and her fellow Nostromo crew members. But then contact is lost with LV-426, and despite initially throwing Ripley "to the wolves" (as she herself puts in), The Company, through representative Carter J.

Burke (Paul Reiser), suddenly finds itself in a position of having to ask Ripley for help, finally persuading her to return to the planet that still consumes her every nightmare, as an advisor to a motley group of very tough colonial marines expecting this to be just another run-of-the-mill "bug-hunt". But how wrong that assumption turns out to be! I would argue that ALIENS far surpasses its celebrated predecessor in almost every aspect. Obviously the sheer spectacle of what is basically a Vietnam war movie in space is particularly awe-inspiring - the impressive sets, the many excitingly-staged combat sequences, the aliens themselves (interestingly enough, although through fast cutting and appropriate camera placement it seems as though there are hundreds of aliens being blasted to kingdom come - or else picking off the gung-ho marines one by one - in reality no more than 6 aliens are ever seen in any one shot).

But the human drama element of this sequel is also greatly heightened, primarily by the introduction of "Newt" (wonderful little Carrie Henn, in her only film role), who turns out to be the sole survivor of recent events on LV-426, becoming a kind-of surrogate daughter to Ripley, which leads to several touching moments and gives the story a surprisingly effective emotional core in the midst of all the otherwise pre-eminent carnage. Amongst the talented supporting players are Cameron regulars Michael Biehn (THE TERMINATOR, THE ABYSS) and Bill Paxton (bit part in THE TERMINATOR, TRUE LIES, TITANIC), and Cameron's punchy dialogue includes such suitably macho wisecracks as - Hudson (Paxton): "Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?" Vasquez (a pumped-up Jenette Goldstein): "No, have you?" Nominated for 7 Oscars, including Weaver as Best Actress (again this confirms the general class on display, as it is fairly rare for the Academy to recognize the acting qualities inherent in this type of predominantly action-driven movie), the film went on to win for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Effects Editing.

Further, almost inevitable sequels followed in 1992 and 1997, but I prefer to think of the terrifying perils of Ellen Ripley as ending on this high note. 143 of 260 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Sigourney Weaver cast in Avatar sequels - Telegraph Film news Sigourney Weaver cast in Avatar sequels Despite her character dying in the first film, Sigourney Weaver will take on a new role for James Cameron's sequel Sigourney Weaver: making a reprisal from Avatar 2 Photo: Getty Images By Alice Vincent , Entertainment Writer 10:28AM BST 10 Jun 2014 Follow In Avatar, Sigourney Weaver 's character, Dr Grace Augustine, was shot dead and apparently transcended to Pandora heaven. However, the Oscar-nominated actress will be back again for the three sequels to James Cameron's blockbuster film as a new character. Cameron and 20th Century Fox, the studio behind the Avatar films, made the official announcement on Monday.

Cameron did not explain what character, or perhaps characters, Weaver would be playing, but explained that "We’re good friends who’ve always worked well together, so it just feels right that she’s coming back for the Avatar sequels. "Her character of Grace Augustine, as fans know, died in the first movie, so she’s playing a different and in many ways more challenging character in the upcoming films." Cameron and Weaver have worked together since 1985, when the director made Aliens, in which she played main character Ellen Ripley, a role that landed her first Oscar nomination. The director added: “We’re both looking forward to this new creative challenge, the latest chapter in our long and continuing collaboration”. Weaver will join other original Avatar stars Sam Worthington (ex-marine Jake Sully), Zoe Saldana (his Avatar love interest Neytiri) and Stephen Lang (Colonel Miles Quaritch, who shot and killed Grace Augustine) in the cast of the new films.

Related Articles ‘Avatar 2, 3 & 4’: Sigourney Weaver Will ‘Transform’ Between Films ‘Avatar 2, 3 & 4’: Sigourney Weaver Will ‘Transform’ Between Films Share Comment What kind of director has the clout to secure an advance green light for three big-budget space-bound sci-fi sequels? James Cameron, of course, whose all-time box office champion Avatar surpassed his own Titanic as the highest-grossing movie of all time (not adjusted for inflation). Five years ago, Avatar defied many naysayers and took the world by storm, with Cameron promising plenty more adventures set on the distant Pandora. While the first film took 14 years between conception and realization as James Cameron waited for the technology to catch up with his vision, the director is moving forward with Avatar 2 , Avatar 3 and Avatar 4 all at once. The main stars of the original are returning: our heroes Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana , along with the megalomaniacal villain Col. Quaritch , played by Stephen Lang. And that’s not all. Cameron’s Aliens star Sigourney Weaver is returning, as well. Weaver portrayed Dr.

Grace Augustine, a scientist studying the indigenous life on Pandora and who, like Stephen Lang’s Quaritch, died before the end of Avatar. Just how exactly Weaver’s character will return is a mystery, but the actress recently shed a bit of light on the subject. Speaking to Vulture , Weaver spoke about filming all three films back-to-back, citing another famous blockbuster trilogy: “It’s going to be an adventure! It will be awesome. I can’t even imagine what I am taking on — and what James Cameron is taking on — with filming three ‘Avatars’ at once, but … Peter Jackson did it with the ‘Hobbit’ films, so we have that to look to.” The big question, of course, is how Grace can return at all. After being mortally wounded, Worthington’s Sully and Saldana’s Neytiri attempted to save her by transferring her consciousness into that of her avatar. Grace doesn’t survive, but apparently has a spiritual experience and confirms the existence of an overall conscious entity within the planet itself. Weaver hinted that Grace undergoes more than one transformation over the course of the next three films, saying: “It will be challenging for me.

I can’t talk about it, but my part is a little different in each one. I’ll transform somewhat. We’ll have to talk again when I survive this. For now, I’m going to skittle around and enjoy this leisure time.” While Cameron has stated that the scripts for the sequels are almost complete , we still don’t know much more about the plot details beyond Avatar 2 being set in Pandora’s oceans . Weaver’s comments do seem to confirm that the sequels will being shooting this fall , as well as echoing Cameron’s assertion that Avatar 2 & 3 will complete the over-arcing trilogy he had in mind. If the fourth film indeed ends up being a prequel to the first film, will Weaver be involved in some way? If so, would the story of Grace’s initial exploration of the Na’vi culture count as one transformation? Expect more plot details to surface as Avatar 2 gears up for production. Avatar 2 is expected to reach theaters in December 2016, followed by Avatar 3 in 2017 and Avatar 4 in 2018. ALIENS Cast: Where Are They Now?

[Gallery] ~ The Geek Twins Lance Henriksen 2011 Lance Henriksen , now 73, played the Android Bishop in Aliens. He went on to do two other Alien movies. Henriksen reprized his role of Bishop in Alien 3 and played Charles Bishop Weyland, the man Bishop's appearance was based on, in Alien vs. Predator (2004). Since his cancelled show Millennium, he's focused on voice acting for movies like Tarzan and video games like Admiral Hackett in Mass Effect 3. Currently he does the voice of "Lockdown" on the animated television series Transformers: Animated. Caroline Marie Henn Caroline Marie Henn Caroline Marie Henn played 10-year-old Newt in Aliens, and was nominated for the "Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress" at the Young Artist Awards. Henn never acted again. She graduated from California State University, Stanislaus (CSUS), in Turlock, California in 2000 with a BA in liberal studies. Now 37-years-old, Henn's an elementary school teacher in Atwood, California.

Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver 2013 Sigourney Weaver , now 63, played Ellen Ripley in four Alien films: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien Resurrection.Since then she's starred in numerous roles in movies and television. Weaver has been nominated for, and won a ton of awards: from nominations for three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards (one win), two Emmy Awards, six Saturn Awards (two wins), seven Golden Globe Awards, Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award. In 2012 she played Elaine Barrish, the lead role on USA Network's Political Animals miniseries, and was nominated for another Golden Globe award. Weaver is going to reprise her role of Grace Augustine in Avatar 2 (2015) saying, "No one ever really dies in science fiction." Michael Biehn Michael Biehn 2013 Michael Biehn , now 56, played Space Marine Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in Aliens. He went on to star in many big budget action films like Abyss and The Rock. Biehn starred in three TV series including The Magnificent Seven (1998), Adventure Inc.

(2002) and Hawaii (2004). While working on the 2007 film Planet Terror he decided to produce, write, direct and star in his own "grindhouse" style film called The Victim (2011). He's starring in the thriler The Dark Forest which is scheduled for release in 2014. William Hope William Hope played Lieutenant William Gorman, the marines' unprepared commanding officer. The 58-year-old actor has been playing leading roles in a wide variety of regional, touring and West End theatres in England. He's also done voice work for the shows like Thomas & Friends. These days, he's best known best on BBC radio, but continues to act in big budget films like xXx (2002), Dark Shadows (2012) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). His most recent role is in the World War action film Walking with the Enemy (2013) along with Ben Kingsley. Paul Reiser Paul Reiser 2013 Stand-up comedian Paul Reiser, now 56, played the duplicitous Burke in the film.

He acted in several other films including Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), One Night at McCool’s (2001) and The Thing About My Folks (2005). Mainly he focused on television with two hit sitcoms My Two Dads (1987–90) and Mad About You (1992–99). Although these were successful, his semi-autobiographical sitcom The Paul Reiser Show (2011) was cancelled after two episodes. Reiser is a published author with Couplehood, Babyhood and Familyhood. He recently appeared in the HBO drama Behind the Candelabra (2013) directed by Steven Soderbergh, and starring Michael Douglas, about the last years of the famous pianist Liberace. Currently he tours as a stand-up comedian. Jenette Goldstein Jenette Goldstein 2013 Jenette Goldstein, now 53-years-old, played the tough-as-nails Space Marine PFC Jenette Vasquez. Although she played a Hispanic character, she's Jewish by birth.

Since Aliens, she's acted in a number of high-profile films like Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Star Trek Generations (1994). Her last major role was in the horror film Autopsy (2008). Today she's the owner of "Jenette Bras," a large-size bra specialist in California known for its slogan "The alphabet starts at 'D'". Al Matthews Al Matthews Al Matthews played the barking Sgt. Apone, known for quotes like "A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm. Every meal's a banquet! Every paycheck a fortune! Every formation a parade! I LOVE the Corps!" He continued to work in film appearing in Hollywood blockbusters like The Fifth Element (1997) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). Now 70, Matthews was the first black voice on England’s national station, BBC Radio 1, and continues to work in British radio as an actor and presenter. Most recently he reprised the role of Apone for the video game Aliens: Colonial Marines (2013).

Bill Paxton Bill Paxton 2012 58-year-old Bill Paxton played Pvt. Hudson in the film. He went on to star in many other popular films like Apollo 13, Predator 2, Twister, True Lies, and Titanic. Paxton's popularity followed him to television. He starred in the hit HBO series Big Love (2006–2011) and the History Channel miniseries Hatfields & McCoys (2012) which earned him an Emmy Award nomination. What do you think of the cast of Aliens today? Are there any surprises to you? What's your favorite scene from the film? Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post. Click on the links to follow us for free by Email , RSS and follow us on Twitter @thegeektwins and like us on Facebook

Question: What actress starred in "Avatar" and "Aliens"?
Answer: Sigourney Weaver