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She played Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters (1984), later returning to the franchise in Ghostbusters II (1989), Ghostbusters (2016), and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). In 1986, Weaver starred opposite Michael Caine in the erotic thriller Half Moon Street .
YearTitleRole1977Alvy's date outside theater1978MadmanGale19791981Tony SokolowJun 8, 1984 · Ghostbusters: Directed by Ivan Reitman. With Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis. Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.
- (453K)
- Action, Comedy, Fantasy
- Ivan Reitman
- 1984-06-08
In 1985, Weaver starred in Ivan Reitman's Ghostbusters alongside Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd playing Dana Barrett and her possessed counterpart Zuul. In 1988 Weaver portrayed primatologist Dian Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist and Katharine Parker in the Mike Nichols comedy Working Girl.
- January 1, 1
- 1.80 m
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Ellen Mitchell, Dave
- Dian Fossey, Gorillas in The Mist
- Dana Barrett, Ghostbusters
- Katherine Parker, Working Girl
- The Director, The Cabin in The Woods
- Dr. Grace Augustine, Avatar
- Gwen Demarco, Galaxy Quest
Directed by Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters), 1993‘s Dave took place during a time when political comedies/dramas were all the rage and there was a certain mystical/magical aura surrounding all things White House. There was certainly a formula established: from the best-friend-secret-service-agent to the Downton Abbey-like staff. And this flick fell rig...
Nominated for five Academy Awards, Gorillas in The Mist follows real life Dian Fossey(Weaver), an occupational therapist who completely devotes her life to study the behaviors of gorillas in Africa. There, to Fossey's horror, she finds that her study is greatly overshadowed by the poaching of gorillas to harvest their hands, heads, and skin. Despit...
Although Weaver has appeared in not only Ghostbusters, but Ghostbusters 2 and Ghostbusters: Afterlife, it was the original where she put forward her best performance. Weaver plays the character Dana Barrett, a successful musician who lives in the most luxurious part of New York City. But it's not all peachy for Dana, as her apartment ends up being ...
Before the devil wore any type of Prada, there was Working Girl. This white-collar comedy, directed by Mike Nichols (The Birdcage), focuses on Tess (Melanie Griffith), who is hired as an associate's secretary at a big-time Manhattan company. At first, this associate, Katherine (Weaver), seems like a boss who's open to hear out Tess' ideas and is he...
The Cabin in The Woodsis a unique horror comedy that is a cult classic. As for Weaver, although she only plays a small role, this film allows every actor to shine in their own way. And Weaver surely does shine, as she plays The Director of an underground, unknown, laboratory of sorts, which is dedicated to protecting the world from every possible h...
It’s hard to believe that James Cameron‘s science-fiction epic, Avatar, was released over a decade ago, and even harder to believe that we haven’t seen the much anticipated sequels yet. Well, that shouldn’t stop you from giving yourself a refresher look at this quality (and highly expensive) film, which includes a great performance from Weaver. She...
If you feel like, for some reason, you can only stomach one science fiction comedy/parody on your watch-list, Galaxy Quest flies past all options, at warp speed. This timeless classic follows the aging cast of an old Star Trek-like TV series entitled Galaxy Quest. In fact, you can pretty much match up each character with its Star Trek counterpart. ...
Mar 3, 2024 · With memorable roles in iconic movies like Avatar, Alien, and Ghostbusters, Sigourney Weaver is up there as one of the best of her generation.
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).
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