Sigourney Weaver Bio | Wiki
Sigourney Weaver is an American actress. A figure in science fiction and popular culture, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award.
Weaver has also received nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2003 she was voted Number 20 in Channel 4’s countdown of the 100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time, being one of only two women in the Top 20.
Weaver rose to fame when she was cast as Ellen Ripley in the Ridley Scott-directed science fiction film Alien in 1979. She earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer.
Sigourney Weaver Age
Weaver was born on October 8, 1949, in Manhattan, New York, United States. She is 73 years old.
Sigourney Weaver Height
She is a woman of tall stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 1 in (Approx. 1.85 m).
Sigourney Weaver Family
She was born in New York City, to her parents, Elizabeth Inglis and Sylvester “Pat” Weaver Jr. Weaver’s mother was an English actress and a native of Colchester, England. Her father was an American television executive born in Los Angeles, who served as president of NBC between 1953 and 1955 and created NBC’s Today Show in 1952. At the age of 14, Weaver began using the name “Sigourney”, taking it from a minor character in The Great Gatsby.
Sigourney Weaver Husband
Weaver has been married to stage director Jim Simpson since October 1, 1984. They live in Manhattan and have one daughter, Charlotte.
Sigourney Weaver Education
She briefly attended the Brearley School and Chapin School in New York before arriving at the Ethel Walker School (Walker’s) in Simsbury, Connecticut. While there, Weaver developed an early interest in performance art. In 1967, shortly before turning 18, she visited Israel and volunteered in a kibbutz for several months.
On her return to the United States, she attended Sarah Lawrence College. After her freshman year, Weaver transferred to Stanford University as an English major where she was extensively involved in theater.
She eventually graduated in 1972 with a B.A. in English. Weaver subsequently applied to Yale University’s School of Drama, performing Bertolt Brecht’s Saint Joan of the Stockyards at her audition, and was accepted. She graduated from Yale with a Master of Fine Arts in 1974.
Sigourney Weaver Alien | Ripley
Weaver appeared as Warrant Officer / Lieutenant Ripley in Ridley Scott’s blockbuster film Alien (1979). The role was initially designated to co-star British-born actress Veronica Cartwright until a late change in casting.
Cartwright stated to World Entertainment News Network (WENN) that she was in England ready to start work on Alien when she discovered that she would be playing the navigator Lambert in the project, and Weaver had been given the lead role of Ellen Ripley.
Weaver reprised the role seven years later in the sequel to Alien, similarly titled Aliens. For Aliens, she won the Saturn Award for Best Actress and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Movies With Sigourney Weaver
2015, 2017 Doc Martin
2017 The Defenders
2019 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2020 Call My Agent!
2017 The Meyerowitz Stories
2017 Rakka
2020 My Salinger Year
2021 The Good House
2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2022 Call Jane
2022 Avatar: The Way of Water
Sigourney Weaver In Ghostbusters
She played Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters in 1984. On June 7, 2019, Weaver confirmed that she would reprise her role as Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. It was released on November 19, 2021. On September 23, 2019, Variety reported that Weaver and Kevin Kline are set to reunite again for The Good House, a drama from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners and Universal Pictures.
Sigourney Weaver Avatar
Weaver reunited with Aliens director James Cameron for his film Avatar in 2009. She played a major role as Dr. Grace Augustine, leader of the AVTR (avatar) program on the film’s fictional moon Pandora. In September 2011, it was confirmed that Weaver would be returning to Avatar: The Way of Water, with James Cameron stating that “no one ever dies in science fiction.”
In 2014, he revealed that Weaver would be featured in all three sequels. Principal photography for Avatar: The Way of Water and Avatar 3 started simultaneously on September 25, 2017; for Avatar 3, Weaver stated that she would portray a different, currently unknown character.
Sigourney Weaver Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Weaver’s estimated net worth is $60 million.
Who Is Sigourney Weaver
She is a 73-year-old American actress. A figure in science fiction and popular culture, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award.
How Old Is Sigourney Weaver
She is 73 years old. Weaver was born on October 8, 1949, in Manhattan, New York, United States.