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Sigourney Weaver Biography (1949-)

Born Susan Alexandra Weaver, October 8, 1949, in New York, NY; daughter of Sylvester (Pat) L. Weaver (a television executive) and Elizabeth Inglis (an actress); married James Simpson (a director), 1984; children: Charlotte. Addresses: Agent: Sam Cohn, International Creative Management, 40 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, producer, playwright

Birth Details

October 8, 1949

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• A Streetcar Named Desire, Southbury, CT, 1965
• You Can't Take It with You, Southbury, CT, 1965
• Jenny, Darryl and Carol and Kenny and Jenny (also known as Better Dead Than Sorry), 1971
• Watergate Classics, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1973
• Initiate, The Frogs, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1974
• Understudy for role of Marie-Louise Durham, The Constant Wife, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1975
• Lidia, Titanic, Direct Theatre, New York City, then produced in adouble bill with Das Lusitania Songspiel, Van Dam Theatre, New York City, both 1976
• Das Lusitania Songspiel, first produced in a double bill with Titanic, Van Dam Theatre, then Direct Theatre, both 1976
• Gemini, Playwrights Horizons, New York City, 1976
• Freydis, Marco Polo Sings a Solo, Public/Newman Theatre, New YorkCity, 1977
• Annabella, Conjuring an Event, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1978
• A Flea in Her Ear, Hartford Stage Company, John W. Huntington Theatre, Hartford, CT, 1978
• New Jerusalem, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public/Other Stage Theatre, New York City, 1979
• Elizabeth Caulder, Lone Star, Travel Light Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1980
• Das Lusitania Songspiel, Chelsea Theatre Center, New York City, 1980
• As You Like It, Dallas Shakespeare Festival, Dallas, TX, 1981
• Prudence, Beyond Therapy, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New York City, 1981
• Old Times, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1981
• Darlene, Hurlyburly, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, then PromenadeTheatre, New York City, later Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, all 1984
• The Marriage of Bette and Boo, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, 1985
• A Streetcar Named Desire, 1986
• Portia, The Merchant of Venice, The Classic Stage Company, New York City, 1986-1987
• Lulu, Sex and Longing, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1996
• Also appeared as an understudy, Captain Brassbounds Conversation;in The Nature and Purpose of the Universe; Naked Lunch.
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Madman, 1976, Congress Entertainment, 1979
• Alvy's date outside theatre, Annie Hall, United Artists, 1977
• Second Officer Ripley, Alien, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
• Tony Sokolow, Eyewitness (also known as The Janitor), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
• Jill Bryant, The Year of Living Dangerously, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1982
• Mrs. Catherine De Voto, Deal of the Century, Warner Bros., 1983
• Dana Barrett/Zuul the Gatekeeper, Ghostbusters, Columbia, 1984
• (Archive footage) Ripley, segment "Alien," Terror in the Aisles (also known as Time for Terror), 1984
• Jessica Fitzgerald, Une femme ou deux (also known as One Womanor Two and A Woman or Two), Orion Classics, 1985
• Lieutenant Ellen Ripley, Aliens, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• Dr. Lauren Slaughter, Half Moon Street (also known as Escort Girl), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• Dian Fossey, Gorillas in the Mist, Universal, 1988
• Katharine Parker, Working Girl, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
• Dana Barrett, Ghostbusters II, Columbia, 1989
• Herself, Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge (also known as Frames from the Edge; documentary), RM Associates/Cine Classic, 1989
• Ellen Ripley, Alien 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• Queen Isabella, 1492: Conquest of Paradise (also known as 1492:Christophe Colomb, 1492: La conquete du paradis, and 1492: Laconquista del paraiso), 1992
• American First Lady Ellen Mitchell, Dave (also known as Mr. President), Warner Bros., 1993
• Paulina Escobar, Death and the Maiden (also known as La jeune fille et la mort), Fine Line, 1994
• Debra Moorhouse, Jeffrey, Orion, 1995
• Dr. Helen Hudson, Copycat (also known as Copycats and Copy Cat), Warner Bros., 1995
• Janey Carver, The Ice Storm, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
• Ripley, Alien: Resurrection (also known as Alien 4), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
• Herself, Get Bruce (also known as Get Bruce!), Miramax, 1999
• Alice Goodwin, A Map of the World, USA Films, 1999
• Gwen DeMarco/Lieutenant Tawny Madison, Galaxy Quest, DreamWorks Distribution L.L.C., 1999
• Daisy Quimp, Company Man, Paramount, 2000
• Various, Speak Truth to Power, 2000
• Maxine Connors/Angela Nardino/Olga Yevanova, Heartbreakers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2001
• Eve, Tadpole, 2001
• Film Work
• Coproducer, Alien 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• Coproducer, Alien: Resurrection (also known as Alien 4), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Avis Ryan, Somerset (also known as Another World: Somersetand Somerset: Bay City), NBC, 1976
• The Best of Families, PBS, 1977
• Episodic
• "Clement Clark Moore," An American Portrait, CBS, 1985
• Guest host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1986
• Hollywood Insider, USA Network, 1988
• Narrator, "The Peachboy," We All Have Tales, Showtime, 1991
• Movies
• The Sorrows of Gin (also known as 3 by Cheever: The Sorrows ofGin), 1979
• 3 by Cheever: O Youth and Beauty!, 1979
• Wicked Stepmother (Lady Claudia Hoffman), Snow White: A Tale of Terror (also known as Snow White in the Black Forest, Snow White, Snow White in the Dark Forest, and The Grimm Brothers' Snow White), Showtime, 1997
• Specials
• The Making of "Gorillas in the Mist," syndicated, 1988
• "Twilight of the Gorilla," Mutual of Omaha's Spirit of Adventure,ABC, 1988
• The Third Annual Hollywood Insider Academy Awards Special, USA Network, 1989
• Our Common Future, Arts and Entertainment, 1989
• Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters, Fox, 1989
• American Tribute to Vaclav Havel and a Celebration of Democracy in Czechoslovakia, PBS, 1990
• Hollywood Hotshots, 1992
• Narrator, The Wild Swans (animated), The Disney Channel, 1994
• Narrator, Why Dogs Smile & Chimpanzees Cry (documentary), 1999
• Herself/Lieutenant Ellen Ripley, Alien Evolution, 2001
• Awards Presentations
• The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987
• Presenter, The 46th Annual Tony Awards, 1992
• Presenter, The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995
• The 50th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1996
• Presenter, The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
• (Uncredited) The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
• RECORDINGS
• Taped Readings
• Peachboy, by Eric Metaxas, Rabbit Ears (Santa Monica, CA), 1991
• The Snow Queen, by Amy Ehrlich, Lightyear (New York City), 1991
• The Wild Swans, by Hans Christian Andersen, Lightyear, 1994
• WRITINGS
• Plays
• (With Christopher Durang) Das Lusitania Songspiel (based on theatre songs of Bertolt Brecht), first produced in a double bill with Titanic at Van Dam Theatre, New York City, 1976
• Also wrote (with Durang) Naked Lunch.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
• Newsmakers, 1988 Cumulation, Gale, 1989, p. 466

Periodicals

• American Film, October, 1983, p. 32
• Esquire, July, 1984, p. 73
• Film Comment, December, 1986, p. 18; July/August, 1986, p. 4
• Interview, July, 1988, p. 34
• New York, October 21, 1996, pp. 76-77
• New York Times, December 21, 1986
• Premiere, October, 1988, pp. 43-48
• Time, July 28, 1986, p. 60