Sigourney Weaver
Known for: Acting
Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. Weaver is considered to be a pioneer of action heroines in science fiction films. She is known for her role as Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise, which earned her an Academy Award nomination in 1986 and is often regarded as one of the most significant female protagonists in cinema history. A seven-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Weaver 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. She also received Academy Award nominations for both films. For her role in the film The Ice Storm (1997), she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress ina Supporting Role. She also received a Tony Award nomination for her work in the 1984 Broadway play Hurlyburly. Weaver's other film roles include Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), Dave (1993), Galaxy Quest (1999), Holes (2003), WALL-E (2008), Avatar (2009), Prayers for Bobby (2009), Paul (2011), The Cabin in the Woods (2012), and A Monster Calls (2016); and the television miniseries Political Animals (2012) and The Defenders (2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sigourney Weaver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Futurama
Planet Express Ship (voice)
1999
Film
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Kiri
2025
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Film
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Colonel Ward
2026
Series
NOVA
Narrator
1974
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Film
Avatar: The Way of Water
Kiri
2022
Series
Richard & Judy
Self
2001
Film
Avatar
Dr. Grace Augustine
2009
Series
La semaine des 4 Julie
Self
2020
Series
Doc Martin
American Tourist
2004
Series
Doc Martin
Beth Traywick
2004
Series
C à vous
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Film
The Gorge
Bartholomew
2025
Film
Alien
Ripley
1979
Film
WALL·E
Ship's Computer (voice)
2008
Film
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Dana Barrett
2021
Series
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Sigourney Weaver
2016
Series
Click
Self
2000
Series
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Film
Chappie
Michelle Bradley
2015
Film
Alien³
Ripley
1992
Film
Aliens
Ripley
1986
Series
The Jay Leno Show
Self
2009
Film
Alien Resurrection
Ripley
1997
Series
Nulle part ailleurs
Self
1987
Series
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Lady Starblaster (voice)
2014
Series
Call My Agent!
Self
2015
Film
Ghostbusters II
Dana Barrett
1989
Film
The Cabin in the Woods
The Director
2012
Film
Ghostbusters
Rebecca Gorin
2016
Series
The Movies That Made Us
Self
2019
Series
The Movies That Made Us
Dana Bennett (archive footage)
2019
Film
Finding Dory
Sigourney Weaver (voice)
2016
Film
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Tuja
2014
Film
Paul
The Big Guy
2011
Series
Ciné regards
Self
1978
Film
Ghostbusters
Dana Barrett
1984
Series
Eli Stone
Therapist
2008
Series
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Myth-Speaker (voice)
2019
Film
Dust Bunny
Laverne
2025
Film
You Again
Ramona
2010
Film
Annie Hall
Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
1977
Series
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Actress
2025
Film
A Monster Calls
Grandma
2016
Film
Galaxy Quest
Gwen DeMarco
1999
Series
Lo + plus
Self - Guest
1995
Film
Working Girl
Katharine Parker
1988
Series
Marvel's The Defenders
Alexandra Reid
2017
Series
Cérémonie des César
Self - Presenter
1976
Series
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
June Hart
2023
Series
The Newsreader
Sigourney Weaver (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Film
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Queen Isabella
1992
Series
Secrets of the Whales
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Film
The Village
Alice Hunt
2004
Film
Vantage Point
Rex Brooks
2008
Film
Abduction
Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
2011
Film
Holes
Warden
2003
Film
The Assignment
Dr. Rachel Kay
2016
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Film
Call Jane
Virginia
2022
Film
Happily N'Ever After
Frieda (voice)
2007
Film
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2022
Film
Red Lights
Margaret Matheson
2012
Series
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self
2018
Series
Political Animals
Elaine Barrish
2012
Film
The Tale of Despereaux
The Narrator (voice)
2008
Film
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Sigourney Weaver
2017
Film
The Ice Storm
Janey Carver
1997
Film
Copycat
Helen Hudson
1995
Series
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Series
Mark Twain Prize
Self
1999
Film
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Lady Claudia Hoffman
1997
Film
Gorillas in the Mist
Dian Fossey
1988
Film
Master Gardener
Norma Haverhill
2023
Film
Prayers for Bobby
Mary Griffith
2009
Film
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
Self / Ripley (archive footage)
2025
Film
The Cold Light of Day
Jean Carrack
2012
Film
Baby Mama
Chaffee Bicknell
2008
Film
Rampart
Joan Confrey
2011
Film
Be Kind Rewind
Ms. Lawson
2008
Series
OATS Studios
贾斯珀
2021
Film
Heartbreakers
Max Conners
2001
Film
Oats Studios: Volume 1
Jasper
2021
Series
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
Self - "Kiri"
2025
The Entertainment Biz
Self
1998
Series
Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist
Dian Fossey (voice)
2017
Film
Crazy on the Outside
Viki
2010
Film
Cedar Rapids
Macy Vanderhei
2011
Film
Vamps
Cisserus
2012
Film
My Salinger Year
Margaret
2020
Film
Infamous
Babe Paley
2006
Film
Dave
Ellen Mitchell
1993
Film
Half Moon Street
Dr. Lauren Slaughter
1986
Series
Mostra, Venise
Self
2022
Film
Tadpole
Eve Grubman
2002
Film
Death and the Maiden
Paulina Escobar
1994
Film
Avatar 4
Kiri
2029
Film
Get Bruce!
Self
1999
Film
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Self
2016
Film
Snow Cake
Linda
2006
Film
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Film
Aliens Expanded
Self
2024
Film
One Woman or Two
Jessica Fitzgerald
1985
Film
The Year of Living Dangerously
Jill Bryant
1982
Film
Ghostheads
Self
2016
Film
Company Man
Daisy Quimp
2000
Film
Rakka
Jasper
2017
Film
The Good House
Hildy Good
2021
Film
Bonnie
Self
2022
Series
Tomb Raider
Evelyn Wallis
Film
The TV Set
Lenny
2007
Film
Deal of the Century
Mrs. DeVoto
1983
Film
Avatar 5
Kiri
2031
Film
Eyewitness
Tony Sokolow
1981
Film
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
2006
Film
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
Self
2019
Film
A Map of the World
Alice Goodwin
1999
Film
The Girl in the Park
Julia Sandburg
2007
Film
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2020
Film
Imaginary Heroes
Sandy Travis
2004
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Igniting the Flame: The Making of “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
Self
2026
Film
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
Self
1989
Film
Capturing Avatar
Self
2010
Film
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Self
2010
Film
Jeffrey
Debra Moorhouse
1995
Film
Disney 100: Remember That
Self
2023
Film
His Highness Hollywood
Self
2008
Film
Inside Pandora's Box
Self
2023
Film
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
Elizabeth Swados (voice)
2014
Film
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
Self
2015
Film
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
Film
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
2003
Film
The Twelfth Night Reunion
Self - Audience Member
2026
Series
Fateful Planet
Self
2024
Film
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Masha
2012
Series
Dream the Future
Narrator
2016
Film
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
Self
2007
Film
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Self
2005
Film
The Guys
Joan
2002
Film
Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone
Self
2024
Film
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2022
Film
The Alien Saga
Self
2002
Film
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
Self
2015
Film
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Self
2003
Film
Madman
Gale
1978
Film
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
Self
2003
Useful Idiots
Film
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Self
2003
Film
Big Bad Love
Betti DeLoreo (voice)
2001
Film
Tipping Point: The End of Oil
Narrator (voice)
2011
Film
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
2017
Film
Peachboy
Narrator (voice)
1991
Film
Annul Victory
Self
2009
Film
Sundance 20
Self
2002
Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott
1992
Film
Fragile Planet
Narrator
2008
Film
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
Narrator (voice)
2009
Film
The Lost Film of Dian Fossey
Narrator (voice)
2002
Film
Helmut by June
Self
2007
Film
Asteroid: Mission Extreme
Narrator
2016
Film
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
Self
2019
Film
National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl
Narrator
2003
Film
Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry
Narrator
1999
Film
All You Need Is Love
Narrator
2014
Film
O Youth and Beauty!
Marcia Lawton
1979
Film
Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver
Self
2006
Film
Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii
Georgia O’Keeffe
2018
Film
The Making of 'Alien³'
Self
1992
Film
DNA: Secret of Photo 51
Narrator
2007
Film
The Roman Empire in the First Century
Narrator
2001
Film
Wilderness: A Country in the Mind
1984
Film
Alien Evolution
Self
2001
Film
Ghostbusters 1999
Self
1999
Film
The Sorrows of Gin
Marcia Lawton
1979
Film
Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change
Narrator
2020
Film
The Snow Queen
Narrator (voice)
1992
Film
Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification
Narrator
2009
Film
The Wild Swans
Narrator
1994
Through These Eyes
Narrator
2001