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Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt. Ellen Ripley in the Alien film series.
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Born Susan Alexandra Weaver October 8, 1949 (1949-10-08) (age 59) Manhattan, New York City
Spouse(s) Jim Simpson (1984-)
Awards won
BAFTA Awards
  Best Supporting Actress 1997 The Ice Storm
Golden Globe Awards
  Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama 1989 Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture 1989 Working Girl
Other awards
  Saturn Award for Best Actress (film) 1986 Aliens
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Early Life

Weaver was born Susan Alexandra Weaver in New York City, the daughter of Elizabeth Inglis (née Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins), a English former actress (d. 2007), and the NBC television executive Sylvester "Pat" L. Weaver (d. 2002). Her uncle, Doodles Weaver, was a comedian and actor. She began using the name "Sigourney Weaver" in 1963, aged fourteen, after a character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Read more...

Film Career

Although Weaver has played a number of critically acclaimed roles in movies like Gorillas in the Mist, The Ice Storm, Dave, and The Year of Living Dangerously, she is best known for her appearances as Warrant Officer/Lieutenant Ellen Ripley in the blockbuster "Alien" movie franchise. Her first appearance as Ripley was in Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien. She reprised the role in three sequels, Aliens, Read more...

Dual Nominations

In addition to her Academy Award nomination for Aliens, Weaver has received two other nominations in her career. This makes Weaver one of only eleven actors and actresses to have received two nominations in the same year. Weaver received a Best Actress nomination for her role as gorilla conservationist Dian Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist and a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role as Katharine Read more...

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