Acting credits
186
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Sigourney Weaver
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
5.4
Moderate attention
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Movies: 135Series: 51Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 10205
IMDb ID: nm0000244
Known for: Acting
Born: October 8, 1949
Age: 76
Place of birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2031
Years active: 79
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q102124
Also known as
Susan Alexandra Weaver
Other jobs
Co-Producer (2)Executive Producer (1)
Biography
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).
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Sigourney Weaver.
Dec 17, 2031
as Kiri
Avatar 5
2031 • Movie
Dec 19, 2029
as Kiri
Avatar 4
2029 • Movie
as Colonel Ward
The Mandalorian and Grogu
2026 • Movie
as Kiri
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025 • Movie
as Self
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
2025 • Movie
as Laverne
Dust Bunny
2025 • Movie
as Bartholomew
The Gorge
2025 • Movie
as Self
Aliens Expanded
2024 • Movie
as Self
Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone
2024 • Movie
as Self
Disney 100: Remember That
2023 • Movie
as Norma Haverhill
Master Gardener
2023 • Movie
as Self
Inside Pandora's Box
2023 • Movie
as Kiri
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 • Movie
as Self
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022 • Movie
as Self
Bonnie
2022 • Movie
as Virginia
Call Jane
2022 • Movie
as Self - (archive footage)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 • Movie
as Dana Barrett
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021 • Movie
as Jasper
Oats Studios: Volume 1
2021 • Movie
as Hildy Good
The Good House
2021 • Movie
as Narrator
Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change
2020 • Movie
as Margaret
My Salinger Year
2020 • Movie
as Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 • Movie
as Self
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
2019 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Sigourney Weaver.
as Self - "Kiri" • 2 eps
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
2025 • Series
as Self - Actress • 1 eps
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Fateful Planet
2024 • Series
as June Hart • 7 eps
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
2023 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Mostra, Venise
2022 • Series
as 贾斯珀 • 10 eps
OATS Studios
2021 • Series
as Sigourney Weaver (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps
The Newsreader
2021 • Series
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 4 eps
Secrets of the Whales
2021 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Reunited Apart
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
La semaine des 4 Julie
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Movies That Made Us
2019 • Series
as The Myth-Speaker (voice) • 1 eps
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018 • Series
as Dian Fossey (voice) • 3 eps
Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist
2017 • Series
as Alexandra Reid • 6 eps
Marvel's The Defenders
2017 • Series
as Narrator • 10 eps
Dream the Future
2016 • Series
as Sigourney Weaver • 1 eps
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Call My Agent!
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 • Series
as Lady Starblaster (voice) • 1 eps
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
as Elaine Barrish • 6 eps
Political Animals
2012 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Finding Your Roots
2012 • Series