Sigourney Weaver

Biography
Sigourney Weaver was born in New York on October 8, 1949. She changed her name at age 14 after a character in the book The Great Gatsby. Her father was the president of the NBC and her mother actress (participate in many Hitchcock films). She went to the same school as Meryl Streep, then studied at Stanford and Yale School of Drama (then again the same as Meryl Streep) where stars as Paul Newman, Stacey Keach and Charles Dutton studied.

Her career began in 1973 with the play Watergate Classics. Her first film role was in Annie Hall (1977). In 1979 she played Ripley (Alien), which earned her fame. In 1989 she won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for Working Girl and the year after she won Best Actress for Gorillas in the Mist. She has been nominated three times for the Oscar.

Actress

 * 2009 - Avatar (Dr. Grace Augustine)
 * 2008 - WALL·E (Voice of Ship's Computer)
 * 1999 - Galaxy Quest (Gwen DeMarco)
 * 1997 - Alien: Resurrection (Ellen Ripley)
 * 1997 - Snow White: A Tale of Terror (Lady Claudia Hoffman)
 * 1995 - Copycat (Helen Hudson)
 * 1992 - Alien³ (Ellen Ripley)
 * 1986 - Aliens (Ellen Ripley)
 * 1982 - Ghostbusters (Dana Barrett)
 * 1979 - Alien (Ellen Ripley)

Saturn Award

 * Won
 * 2010 - Best Supporting Actress for Avatar
 * 1987 - Best Actress for Aliens


 * Nominated
 * 2000 - Best Actress for Galaxy Quest
 * 1998 - Best Actress for Alien: Resurrection
 * 1993 - Best Actress for Alien³
 * 1980 - Best Actress for Alien