Sigourney Weaver
| Born | October 8, 1949 |
| Hometown | New York City, New York, United States |
| Net worth | $60 million |
| Height | 5'11" (1.80m) |
| Spouse | Jim Simpson |
| Children | Charlotte Simpson |
| Parents | Pat Weaver, Elizabeth Inglis |
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THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'Holes' over 20 years later
- Disney's "Holes" premiered way back in 2003. Here's what stars like Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, and Dulé Hill look like and are doing now.
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Sigourney Weaver Was Told She 'Had No Talent' At Drama School
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2024 | Logie Awards | Best Lead Actress in a Drama | The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart | Nominated |
| 2024 | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards | Best Lead Actress - Drama | The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart | Nominated |
| 2021 | Prix Iris | Best Female Performance - Supporting Role | My Salinger Year | Nominated |
| 2017 | Los Premios Goya | Best Supporting Actress | A Monster Calls (film) | Nominated |
| 2013 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries | Political Animals | Nominated |
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‘I Was Stunned': Sigourney Weaver Remembers Getting The Script For Aliens After The First Movie's Success And Having An Intense Reaction
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The Mandalorian movie adds Sigourney Weaver to cast
Sigourney Weaver has joined the cast of Star Wars movie The Mandalorian & Grogu.
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Sigourney Weaver objected to gun use in?“Aliens”?before James Cameron had her shoot one
Once the actress got to test out the weapons, she found them "unfortunately very addictive."
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Sigourney Weaver Says She “Would Consider” Returning as Ellen Ripley
Fans of the Alien franchise have been eating well this year, with Fede Alvarez's addition landing in theaters two weeks ago to rave reviews from fans and critics alike who had high praise for the direction the beloved series is heading. Now, Sigourney Weaver has teased that she would be open to ...
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The Mandalorian & Grogu: Sigourney Weaver Set for ‘Fun’ Role in Upcoming Star Wars Film
That galaxy far, far away just gained another resident. Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver has revealed that she’ll appear in The Mandalorian & Grogu, the upcoming big-screen film based on Disney+’s The Mandalorian series. Weaver shared her casting with our sister site Deadline earlier this week. Though she kept mum about the details of her character, …
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Sigourney Weaver ‘Wasn’t Thrilled’ About ‘All the Guns’ on ‘Aliens,’ but James Cameron Convinced Her: Ripley ‘Needs to Defend Herself’
Sigourney Weaver delivered a career-spanning masterclass at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, and of course touched on her time leading the “Alien” franchise as Ellen Ripley. Ridley Scott directed the first film in 1979 before James Cameron came on board to helm sequel “Aliens” seven years later. This marked Weaver’s first time meeting Cameron, …
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Sigourney Weaver says studio was "idiotic" to not support David Fincher's vision on Alien 3
"I keenly felt the lack of studio support"
