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Sigourney Weaver. Actress: Alien: Resurrection. Sigourney Weaver has created a host of memorable characters, both dramatic and comic, ranging from Ripley in Alien to Dian Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist to Gwen/Tawny in Galaxy Quest and most recently, 14-year-old Kiri in Avatar: The Way of Water.
Although best known for her role in the Alien franchise, Weaver has fostered a prolific filmography, appearing in more than 60 films. In 1981, she starred alongside William Hurt in the neo-noir Eyewitness. Her next role was opposite Mel Gibson in the Peter Weir –directed The Year of Living Dangerously (1982). [8]
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.
May 11, 2024 · The reigning Queen of Comic-Con and the ultimate science fiction superstar, Sigourney Weaver, might be gearing up to conquer yet another interstellar franchise. Weaver is in talks to join the cast ...
May 14, 2024 · Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949, New York City, New York, U.S.) is an American actress who has played an eclectic range of characters but is perhaps best known for her portrayals of strong independent women, notably Ellen Ripley, the no-nonsense resourceful heroine in the landmark science-fiction film Alien (1979) and its sequels.
Dec 17, 2022 · Sigourney Weaver, 73, talks teen character in 'Avatar 2': Older actors are 'extraordinary'. Patrick Ryan. USA TODAY. 0:07. 0:41. Before Sigourney Weaver could return to Pandora, she had to...
Jun 7, 2019 · Sigourney Weaver doesn’t sit around and watch her greatest hits. But a few years ago, she did revisit perhaps the greatest of her greatest—the original Alien, the 1979 sci-fi horror classic...
