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Susan Alexandra “Sigourney” Weaver English, from Colchester, Essex, and her You Again (2010). In a 2015 interview
born October 8, 1949 is an American father, who was American, had English, together, Curtis admitted to Weaver
actress. Dubbed “The Sci-Fi Queen”, Scottish, Scots-Irish, and Dutch ancestry, that she never saw Alien in its entirety
Weaver is considered to be a pioneer of including roots in New England. because she was too scared. In 2017,
action heroines in science fiction films. Weaver began using the name Weaver made a cameo in the English
She is primarily known for her role as “Sigourney Weaver” in 1963 after a television series Doc Martin. She
Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise. The minor character (Mrs. Sigourney revealed that the reason behind her
role earned her an Academy Award Howard, Jordan Baker’s aunt) in appearance was her 40-year friendship
nomination in 1986 and is often Chapter 3 of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel with Doc Martin star Selina Cadell.
considered one of the most significant The Great Gatsby. Weaver has been nominated three
female protagonists in all of cinema. Weaver attended the Ethel Walker times for an Academy Award, three
Weaver received a Tony Award School, a girls’ preparatory school in BAFTA Awards (one win) and seven
nomination for the 1984 Broadway play Simsbury, Connecticut. She also Golden Globe Awards (two wins). She
Hurlyburly. A seven-time Golden Globe attended The Chapin School and The has also earned Tony Award and
Award nominee, in 1988 she won both Brearley School. Sigourney was Drama Desk Award nominations for
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Best Actress in Drama and Best Supporting reportedly 5 ft 10 D in (179 cm) tall by her work on the stage.
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Actress for her work in the films Gorillas in the age of 14, although she only grew later acted in original plays by her friend and Principal photography for Avatar 2
the Mist and Working Girl, becoming the another inch during her teens to her classmate Christopher Durang. She later and Avatar 3 started on September 25,
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first person to win two acting Golden adult height of 5 ft 11 D in (182 cm). In appeared in an “Off-Broadway” production of 2017, with Weaver returning; however,
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Globes in the same year. She also received 1967, at the age of 18, Weaver visited Durang’s comedy Beyond Therapy in 1981, which she stated that she would portray a
Academy Award nominations for both Israel and volunteered on a kibbutz for was directed by the up-and-coming director different, currently unknown
films. For her role in the film The Ice Storm several months. Jerry Zaks. character. Although, no one ever dies
(1997), she won the BAFTA Award for Best Weaver attended Sarah Lawrence Weaver has been married to stage director in science fiction. She had to learn both
Actress in a Supporting Role. College. In 1972, she graduated with a Jim Simpson since October 1, 1984. They have free-diving and scuba diving for the
Weaver’s other popular works include B.A. in English from Stanford one daughter, Charlotte Simpson (born April film at age 69.
Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), University, where she first began her 13, 1990). In July 2020, Weaver will be
Galaxy Quest (1999), WALL-E (2008), Avatar involvement in acting by living in After making Gorillas in the Mist, she became reprising her role as Dana Barrett in
(2009), Prayers for Bobby (2009), Paul (2011), Stanford’s co-ed Beta Chi Community a supporter of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Ghostbusters 2020, teaming up with Bill
The Cabin in the Woods (2012), A Monster for the Performing Arts. Weaver earned and is now its honorary chairwoman. She was Murray and Dan Aykroyd.
Calls (2016), and The Defenders (2017). her Master of Fine Arts degree at the honored by the Explorers Club for this work. Weaver’s estimated net worth is 50
Weaver was born in Manhattan, New Yale University School of Drama in Weaver is considered to be an million dollars.
York City, the only daughter of Elizabeth 1974, where one of her appearances was environmentalist. Cover copy and photos: Wikipedia/
Inglis (née Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins; in the chorus in a production of Stephen In October 2006, she drew international Creative commons
1913–2007), an actress, and NBC television Sondheim’s musical version of The attention at the start of a United Nations
executive and television pioneer Sylvester Frogs, and another was as one of a mob General Assembly policy deliberation, where
“Pat” Weaver (1908–2002). Her uncle, of Roman soldiers alongside Meryl she outlined the widespread threat to ocean Greetings
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Doodles Weaver (1911–1983), was a Streep in another production. Weaver habitats posed by deep-sea trawling, an the
comedian and actor. Her mother was industrial method for catching fish. Editor...
Elder Abuse On April 8, 2008, she hosted the annual gala
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