Sigourney Weaver
American actress known for pioneering action heroines and independent film roles.
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Sigourney Weaver is an American actress born Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949 in New York City.[1][2] She is known for pioneering action heroine roles in blockbusters and for independent film work, receiving a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award.[1]
Key facts and history
In 2009 she played Dr. Grace Augustine in James Cameron's Avatar, which became the highest-grossing film of all time.[3] She has been married to stage director Jim Simpson since 1984, and they co-founded The Flea Theater in New York City in 1996.[4] Pat Weaver, who was Sigourney Weaver's father, held the position of NBC president and was the creator of The Today Show.[2] For her performances in Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl, she took home two Golden Globe Awards during the 1989 ceremony.[5][6]
In 1988, she was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[5] She returned to the character of Ripley in James Cameron's 1986 film Aliens, which led to her initial Academy Award nomination.[7] At the 81st Venice International Film Festival in 2024, she was presented with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.[8]
What the cited sources add
The same interview reports that Weaver ranked The Year of Living Dangerously and Gorillas in the Mist as her favorite films among those she had made.[9] A faroutmagazine.co.uk article notes that Weaver was the first actor to win two Golden Globes in the same year, and that the Best Actress award was a three-way tie with Jodie Foster and Shirley MacLaine.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Sigourney Weaver" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sigourney Weaver", Hollywood Walk of Fame; Ross, "Sigourney Weaver marks 'Alien' anniversary: 'I thought it was a small movie'", Reuters, May 23, 2019; Brooks, "The first action heroine", The Guardian, October 12, 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sigourney Weaver" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Say How: W", National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; "Sigourney Weaver", Biography, April 2, 2014; "Elizabeth Inglis, 94, an actress who appeared...", Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2007; Lueck, "Sylvester Weaver, 93, Dies; Created 'Today' and 'Tonight'", The New York Times, March 18, 2002; "Sylvester L. "Pat" Weaver", Television Academy; Brady, "Sigourney Weaver: 'I want to do an Irish accent'", The Irish Times, December 17, 2016; Interview by Sigourney Weaver, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Augus en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sigourney Weaver" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gritten, "Sigourney Weaver interview for Avatar", December 8, 2009; Yedroudj, "Avengers: Endgame tops Avatar to be highest grossing film Film The Guardian", The Guardian, 2020-04-05; "Sigourney Weaver Says There's a 'Very Good Reason' Why There Are 4 'Avatar' Sequels", July 4, 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sigourney Weaver" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sigourney Weaver- Together they co-founded the Flea Theater in New York City. Biography", Yahoo! Movies; Reinstein, "Sigourney Weaver Reminisces on Her Career, Alien, Avatar and the New Ghostbusters", Parade, June 7, 2019; Nardino, "Sigourney Weaver Reveals Her Only Child Charlotte Is Nonbinary", Us Weekly, December 13, 2022; Freydkin, "Three Movies and an Empty Nest for Sigourney Weaver", ABC News, April 23, 2008; Kandangwa, "Who is Shar, actress Sigourney Weaver's non-binary kid? The Alien star's only child with Jim Simpson is an au en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sigourney Weaver" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Campbell, "Who was the first actor to win two Golden Globes in the same year?", faroutmagazine.co.uk, 2026-01-11 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Campbell, "Who was the first actor to win two Golden Globes in the same year?", faroutmagazine.co.uk, 2026-01-11. facts only, no text reused. faroutmagazine.co.uk
- Wikipedia, "Sigourney Weaver" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ebert, Roger July 18, 1986 Sun Times Aliens review by Roger Ebert, suntimes.com; retrieved September 21, 2010.; Ebert, "Alien movie review & film summary (1979) Roger Ebert", RogerEbert.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sigourney Weaver" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sigourney Weaver recibe el Goya Internacional 2024 » Premios Goya 2024", www.premiosgoya.com; "Biennale Cinema 2024 Sigourney Weaver Leone d'Oro alla carriera", La Biennale di Venezia, 2024-06-28; "Biennale Cinema 2024 Peter Weir Leone d'Oro alla carriera della Biennale Cinema 2024", La Biennale di Venezia, 2024-05-09; "ANNUAL BENEFIT - VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE", Lincoln Center Theater (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Throwback Thursday: Sigourney Weaver on campus protests (Nov. 6, 1989)", February 19, 2015. facts only, no text reused. stanforddaily.com
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