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She has narrated or appeared in 14 documentaries, such as the BBC series Planet Earth (2006) and The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2016). Weaver has also lent her voice to three audio-books, four film soundtracks, and two video games: James Cameron's Avatar: The Game (2009) and Alien: Isolation (2014).
24 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Annie Hall. 1977 1h 33m PG. 8.0 (279K) Rate. 92 Metascore. Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages. Director Woody Allen Stars Woody Allen Diane Keaton Tony Roberts. 2. Alien.
- Aliens. Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn. 201 votes. In the science fiction thriller Aliens, Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), survivor of the spaceship Nostromo, returns to confront her nightmares.
- Alien. Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt. 200 votes. In Ridley Scott's 1979 movie Alien, the crew of the commercial space tug Nostromo, led by Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), encounter an unknown life form after being awakened from stasis to investigate a distress signal from a distant planet.
- Ghostbusters. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis. 159 votes. In the 1984 classic, Ghostbusters, three quirky parapsychologists - Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), and Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) - find themselves out of work.
- Galaxy Quest. Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman. 141 votes. In Galaxy Quest, a group of washed-up TV actors, led by Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), find themselves in an interstellar dilemma.
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1. Alien (1979) R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi. 8.5. Rate. 89 Metascore. The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin. Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright. Votes: 951,830 | Gross: $78.90M. Watch on Hulu.
Weaver's recent film work includes Phyllis Nagy's drama Call Jane alongside Elizabeth Banks, Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky's The Goos House alongside Kevin Kline. James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water premiered at the end of 2022 with Weaver playing Kiri, Grace Augustine's Na'vi daughter.
- Actress, Producer, Soundtrack
- October 8, 1949
- 4 min
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.
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.
