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Sigourney Weaver (born Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949 in New York City) is an Oscar-nominated American actress. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Founder of The Flea Theater in New York City. ...
BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...
Winners of the BAFTA Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. ...
The Ice Storm is a 1994 American novel by Rick Moody. ...
The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. ...
The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in a motion picture released in the previous year. ...
Working Girl is an Academy Award nominee for Best Picture and an Academy Award winner for Best Song (Let the River Run by Carly Simon), which tells the story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill, working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank. ...
The following are a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Actress (in a film): Category: ...
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction/action/horror film starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Carrie Henn, Bill Paxton and Paul Reiser. ...
is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...
Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...
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Early life
Weaver is the daughter of late NBC television executive Pat Weaver (d. 2002) and Elizabeth Inglis, a former British actress (d. 2007). Her uncle, Doodles Weaver, was a comedian and actor. This article is about the television network. ...
Sylvester Pat Weaver (December 21, 1908 - March 17, 2002) was the father of actress Sigourney Weaver. ...
Doodles Weaver Television screen-shot Winstead Sheffield Doodles Weaver (May 11, 1911 – January 17, 1983) was an American comedian. ...
She began using the name Sigourney Weaver in 1963, aged 14, after a character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.[citation needed] For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ...
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American Jazz Age author of novels and short stories. ...
This article is about the novel. ...
She attended the Ethel Walker School, a prep school in Simsbury, Connecticut and graduated from Stanford University. She studied law at Harvard Law School, then drama at Yale School of Drama, where she appeared in original plays by friend and classmate Christopher Durang. She later appeared in the 1981 off-Broadway production of his comedy Beyond Therapy. Simsbury is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut. ...
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For other uses, see Law (disambiguation). ...
Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ...
For other uses, see Drama (disambiguation). ...
Yale School of Drama traces its roots to the Yale Dramatic Association, the second oldest college theatre association in the country, founded in 1900. ...
Christopher Ferdinand Durang (born January 2, 1949) is an American playwright known for works of outrageous and often absurd comedy. ...
Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ...
Beyond Therapy is a comedic play by Christopher Durang that had a short run on Broadway in 1982, starring John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest. ...
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, Alien³, and Alien: Resurrection. She was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award for portraying Ripley in Aliens. Ripley was a breakthrough role: the first female action hero. Although Ripley is tender and nurturing with a cat or a child, she is tough and aggressive with adult humans and alien monsters, and ruthless enough to blow up her own ship or a planetary colony; in the third film, she destroys herself to prevent the xenomorph species from spreading. A film from 1988 based on the autobiographical book by Dian Fossey. ...
The Ice Storm is a 1997 drama film by Ang Lee, it is based on the 1994 acclaimed novel by Rick Moody, The Ice Storm. ...
Dave is a 1993 comedy-drama movie written by Gary Ross, directed by Ivan Reitman, and starring Kevin Kline (in a dual role), Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben Kingsley, and Laura Linney. ...
The Year of Living Dangerously is a novel by Christopher Koch, which was made into a film in 1982, directed by Peter Weir and written by Koch, Weir, and David Williamson. ...
Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, is the protagonist in the Alien movie series. ...
The Alien film series is the group of films that take place in the Alien universe. ...
Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, South Tyneside) is a British film director and producer. ...
Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott, is an extremely popular and influential science fiction/horror film that spawned several sequels and imitators. ...
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction movie directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Carrie Henn, Bill Paxton and Paul Reiser. ...
Alien³ is a science fiction/horror film that opened May 22, 1992. ...
Film poster Alien: Resurrection Alien: Resurrection (1997) is the fourth movie in the Alien series, preceded by Alien, Aliens and Alien³. Synopsis Spoiler warning: Alien: Resurrection takes place 200 years after the events of Alien³. Ellen Ripley has been cloned using blood samples from Fiorina 161, on ice so that...
Arnold Schwarzenegger-example of an action hero An action hero is any heroic character that lacks the superhuman powers that would normally be connoted in the term superhero. Instead of fighting crime using latent or expressed superpowers, they are normal people who use special devices (not limited to gadgetry and...
The xenomorph as it appears in Alien vs. ...
Weaver also appeared in Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II as Dana Barrett. She played the role of the agoraphobic criminal psychologist Helen Hudson in the 1995 movie Copycat, and went on to become the most highly paid actress of the 1990s. In addition to her trademark role as Ripley, Weaver has recently concentrated on smaller, more challenging roles such as 1999's A Map of the World and 2006's Snowcake. Critics have also noted her consistent performances in comedic roles, such as in Jeffrey (1994), Galaxy Quest (1999), and Heartbreakers (2001), in which she starred with Jennifer Love Hewitt. For other uses, see Ghostbusters (disambiguation). ...
Ghostbusters II is the 1989 sequel to Ghostbusters (1984). ...
Copycat is an American suspense movie thriller from 1995. ...
A Map of the World (1994) is a novel by Jane Hamilton. ...
Snowcake is a film due to be released in 2006. ...
Jeffrey (1995) is an American gay comedy movie directed by Christopher Ashley. ...
Galaxy Quest is a 1999 comedy film written by Robert Gordon and David Howard and directed by Dean Parisot, starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell and Tony Shalhoub. ...
Heartbreakers is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by David Mirkin. ...
Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. ...
In 1997, Weaver won the BAFTA Award for her supporting role in Ang Lee's "The Ice Storm."
In 2003, Weaver was voted 20th in Channel 4's countdown of the 100 greatest movie stars of all time. She was one of only two women in the top 20 (the other was Audrey Hepburn). Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929 - 20 January 1993) was an Academy Award and Tony Award winning Anglo-Dutch actress of film and theatre, Broadway stage performer, ballerina, fashion model, and humanitarian. ...
In 2006, Weaver returned to Rwanda for the BBC special Gorillas Revisited.
Bryan Singer originally wanted Weaver to play the lead villainess role of Emma Frost in X-Men: The Last Stand. But after Singer left the project to direct Superman Returns, the story changed considerably and the part of Emma Frost was dropped entirely from the script.[citation needed] Bryan Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American film director. ...
Emma Grace[1] Frost, formerly known as the White Queen, is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...
For the video game of the same name, see Superman Returns (video game). ...
Dual nominations In addition to her Academy Award nomination for Aliens, Weaver has received two other nominations in her career, both in 1988. This makes Weaver one of only ten 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 Parker in Working Girl opposite Harrison Ford and Melanie Griffith. She did not win either nomination, but was awarded a Golden Globe for each role. By failing to win an Oscar in either category for 1988, she became the first person in history to lose twice in the same ceremony. Only two people have been "double losers" since then - Emma Thompson in 1994 and Julianne Moore in 2003. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...
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Dian Fossey (January 16, 1932 – December 27, 1985) was an American Zoologist who completed an extended study of several gorilla groups. ...
Working Girl is an Academy Award nominee for Best Picture and an Academy Award winner for Best Song (Let the River Run by Carly Simon), which tells the story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill, working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank. ...
For the silent film actor, see Harrison Ford (silent film actor). ...
Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957, in New York City) is an Academy Award-nominated American film actress. ...
The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...
Personal life Weaver married theater director Jim Simpson (The Flea Theater) in 1984. They have one child, Charlotte Simpson (born 13 April 1990). Founder of The Flea Theater in New York City. ...
The Flea Theater, founded in 1996, is a theater in the Tribeca section of New York City. ...
is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...
After making Gorillas in the Mist, she became a supporter of The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and is now the DFGFI's honorary chairperson.[1] A film from 1988 based on the autobiographical book by Dian Fossey. ...
Dian Fossey Dian Fossey (January 16, 1932 – December 27, 1985) was an American Zoologist who completed an extended study of several gorilla groups. ...
Weaver is an environmentalist. [2] In October 2006 she drew international attention through a news conference at the start of a United Nations General Assembly policy deliberation. She outlined the widespread threat to ocean habitats posed by deep-sea trawling, an industrial method for harvesting fish. She also narrated the Discovery Channel show Planet Earth, which focuses on the wonders of our world.[3] [4] Planet Earth is a BBC nature documentary series narrated by David Attenborough and produced by Alastair Fothergill. ...
Weaver is notable for her stature, standing 6' (1.83 m) tall. She is also notable for her wardrobe: She appears at many awards shows, wearing dresses by famous designers. At one time in the 1990s, two magazines appointed her Best Dressed and Worst Dressed, respectively.[citation needed]
Popular culture The Italian lesbian science-fiction comics character Legs Weaver is inspired by Sigourney Weaver's role in Alien. Legs Weaver is a Italian science fiction comic book published by Sergio Bonelli Editore between 1994 and 2005. ...
Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott, is an extremely popular and influential science fiction/horror film that spawned several sequels and imitators. ...
In the South Park episode, Quest for Ratings, a dead horse is mistaken to be Sigourney Weaver. This article is about the TV series. ...
Quest for Ratings is episode 811 in the Comedy Central series South Park. ...
In 2007, Weaver reprised her role of Ellen Ripley in a commercial for DirecTV. In the commercial, Weaver, in the power loader vehicle from the movie Aliens (film), is battling the queen xenomorph while explaining to watchers how DirecTV is a better deal than cable. Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, is the protagonist in the Alien movie series. ...
A standard DirecTV satellite dish with 1 LNB on a roof DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service based in El Segundo, California, USA, that transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America except for Mexico. ...
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction/action/horror film starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Carrie Henn, Bill Paxton and Paul Reiser. ...
The xenomorph as it appears in Alien vs. ...
Filmography Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...
Annie Hall is a 1977 romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. ...
Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...
This article is about the first film in a series. ...
Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, is the protagonist in the Alien movie series. ...
Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...
Eyewitness is a 1981 thriller film about a television news reporter and a janitor who team up to solve a murder. ...
Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Year of Living Dangerously is a novel by Christopher Koch, which was made into a film in 1982, directed by Peter Weir and written by Koch, Weir, and David Williamson. ...
This article is about the year. ...
For other uses, see Ghostbusters (disambiguation). ...
This article is about the year. ...
Introduction Une Femme ou Deux ( One Woman or Two ) was made in France in 1985. ...
Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...
Half Moon Street is a 1986 erotic thriller film about a American woman working at a British escort service who becomes involved in the political intrigues surrounding one of her clients. ...
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction movie directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Carrie Henn, Bill Paxton and Paul Reiser. ...
Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...
A film from 1988 based on the autobiographical book by Dian Fossey. ...
Dian Fossey (January 16, 1932 – December 27, 1985) was an American Zoologist who completed an extended study of several gorilla groups. ...
Working Girl is an Academy Award nominee for Best Picture and an Academy Award winner for Best Song (Let the River Run by Carly Simon), which tells the story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill, working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank. ...
Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...
Ghostbusters II is the 1989 sequel to Ghostbusters (1984). ...
Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...
Alien³ is a science fiction/horror film that opened May 22, 1992. ...
1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 American/Spanish adventure/drama film. ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
Dave is a 1993 comedy movie written by Gary Ross, directed by Ivan Reitman, and starring Kevin Kline. ...
Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...
Copycat is an American suspense movie thriller from 1995. ...
Jeffrey (1995) is an American gay comedy movie directed by Christopher Ashley. ...
Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...
Death and the Maiden (La muerte y la doncella) is a play by Ariel Dorfman, first published in 1991. ...
For the band, see 1997 (band). ...
The Ice Storm is a 1997 drama film by Ang Lee, it is based on the 1994 acclaimed novel by Rick Moody, The Ice Storm. ...
Film poster Alien: Resurrection Alien: Resurrection (1997) is the fourth movie in the Alien series, preceded by Alien, Aliens and Alien³. Synopsis Spoiler warning: Alien: Resurrection takes place 200 years after the events of Alien³. Ellen Ripley has been cloned using blood samples from Fiorina 161, on ice so that...
This article is about the year. ...
A Map of the World (1994) is a novel by Jane Hamilton. ...
Galaxy Quest is a 1999 comedy film written by Robert Gordon and David Howard and directed by Dean Parisot, starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell and Tony Shalhoub. ...
Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...
Heartbreakers is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by David Mirkin. ...
Also see: 2002 (number). ...
Tadpole is the title of a movie released in 2002, directed by Gary Winick. ...
Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Holes is a 2003 film based on the novel of the same title by Louis Sachar. ...
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Imaginary Heroes is a 2004 movie that tells the story of the Travis family. ...
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Snow Cake is a film due to be released in 2006. ...
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Babe Paley [1] [2] [3] (July 5, 1915 - July 6, 1978) was a prominent American socialite. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
Happily NEver After is an animated film retelling several of Brothers Grimms fairy tales. ...
Planet Earth is a BBC nature documentary series narrated by David Attenborough and produced by Alastair Fothergill. ...
The Girl In The Park is a thriller film by writer/director David Auburn, who makes his directorial debut here after having written the films Proof in 2005 and The Lake House in 2006. ...
2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...
North American members of the Aston Martin Owners Club receive four annual issues of The Vantage Point magazine. ...
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Anna is a 1987 film which tells the story of a Polish actress, looking for work in Amsterdam, who sees her protege JR shine while she herself struggles. ...
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. ...
A film from 1988 based on the autobiographical book by Dian Fossey. ...
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The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in a motion picture released in the previous year. ...
Working Girl is an Academy Award nominee for Best Picture and an Academy Award winner for Best Song (Let the River Run by Carly Simon), which tells the story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill, working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank. ...
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Winners of the BAFTA Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. ...
The Ice Storm is a 1997 drama film by Ang Lee, it is based on the 1994 acclaimed novel by Rick Moody, The Ice Storm. ...
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