Sigourney Weaver is a three-time Oscar-nominated actress and winner of a BAFTA and a Golden Globe, who has created a series of memorable characters, both dramatic and comedic, ranging from Ripley in Alienlike Dian Fossey’s Gorilla in the fog up to the Gwen/Tawny of Galaxy Quest. Over the years, she has garnered acclaim from audiences and earned acclaim as one of the most versatile actresses on both stage and screen.
The following films starring Sigourney Weaver were premiered at the Venice International Film Festival: Aliens – Final Clash (1986) in James Cameron, Dave – President for a day (1993) by Ivan Reitman, Infamous – A very bad reputation (2006) di Douglas McGrath, Master Gardener – The master gardener (2022) by Paul Schrader.
Born and raised in New York, Sigourney Weaver graduated from Stanford University and received a master’s degree from the Yale School of Drama. She made her film debut in Ridley Scott’s hit 1979 film, Alien. He subsequently reprized the role of Marshal Ripley in Aliens – Final Clash 1986 by James Cameron. Her performance earned her Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for best actress. In 1992, she brought Ripley back to life Aliens 3 by David Fincher, who also co-produced, and in 1997 he starred in and co-produced Alien – The Cloning by the direction of Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
In 1984 she played Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters by Ivan Retiman, with the help of Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, and in 1988 primatologist Dian Fossey was in Gorilla in the fog by Michael Apted, both Katharine Parker in the comedy by Mike Nichols A career woman. These two performances earned her an Oscar nomination and she won a Golden Globe for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. She later starred in 1989 in Ghostbusters IIdirected by Ivan Reitman, again alongside Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd. His other performances include An inconvenient witness (1981) con William Hurt, A year lived dangerously (1982) by Peter Weir, with Mel Gibson and Linda Hunt, 1492 – The conquest of Paradise (1992) by Ridley Scott and Dave – President for a day (1993) in Ivan Reitman.
In 1997 he was in the cast of Ice storm by Ang Lee, a critically acclaimed film. Her performance earned her a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe nomination and a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She later gave a major performance in The world map (1999), Scott Elliott’s drama based on Jane Hamilton’s novel, which earned her critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Also in 1999, she appeared in the science fiction comedy Galaxy Quest, directed by Dean Parisot, alongside Tim Allen and Alan Rickman. The comedy received great public acclaim due to its comedic talent and the film proved to be a Christmas 1999 hit.
In 2008 he lent his voice to the Pixar film Wall-E and also for the animated film The Adventures of Despereaux the Mouse (2008) with Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman and Emma Watson. In December 2009 you starred in James Cameron’s work Avatar, which became the highest-grossing film of all time. The latter won a Golden Globe for best film and an Oscar nomination for best film.
Other credits include Welcome to Cedar Rapids (2011) by Drew Goddard and Miguel Arteta, Paul (2011), That house in the woods (2012), Vamps (2012) by Amy Heckerling and Humandroid (2015) by Neil Blomkamp. In December 2016, she starred in Seven minutes past midnight from Focus Features alongside Liam Neeson, Felicity Jones and newcomer Lewis MacDougall, followed by Noble from Lionsgate with Michelle Rodriguez directed by Walter Hill in 2016.
On television, Weaver received Emmy, Screen Actors’ Guild and Golden Globe nominations for her role as Mary Griffith in Prayers for Bobby from Lifetime, which was also nominated for an Emmy for best television movie. In 2012, she appeared in the miniseries Political Animals USA Network, for which she received a SAG, Golden Globe and Emmy nomination. She also appeared in the Marvel series The Defendersreleased worldwide on Netflix in August 2017.
Additionally, he starred in A Year with Salinger by Philippe Falardeau, which opened the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival. In 2022, Weaver starred in Avatar – The Way of Waterwhich was nominated for Best Film at the 2023 Oscars. In 2023, he starred in The master gardener by Paul Schrader, alongside Joel Edgerton and in Listen to the forgotten flowers from Amazon Studios, where she also served as executive producer.
Among his next roles, he will star in black comedy Dust Bunny alongside Mads Mikkelsen and in The Gorge alongside Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy.
