Sigourney Weaver — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

💥Susan Alexandra Weaver. Born in 1949 in New York, USA. Grew up in a family with an older brother. Her father worked as a television producer, and her mother was an actress. She studied at Yale University. She works as an actress. Since 1984 she has been married to director Jim Simpson; the couple has a daughter, Charlotte

🏆Main awards🏆: BAFTA (1988) [Aliens], Golden Globe (1989) [Working Girl], Golden Globe (1989) [Aliens]

🎬Main projects🎬: "Alien" (1979), "Gorillas in the Mist" (1988), "Avatar" (2009), "Ghostbusters" (1984)

⭐Interesting fact⭐: Sigourney took her name from "The Great Gatsby," choosing it simply because it sounded unusual and free

Filmography

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2026 The Mandalorian and Grogu Colonel Ward

Interesting facts

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Sigourney once lived in Israel, trying to find happiness in the collectivist values of a labor kibbutz. She was quickly kicked out for poor housekeeping and a love of adventure.
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The star has a terrible phobia of elevators and escalators.
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The actress's father held a high position at NBC.
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Her real name is Susan Alexandra Weaver.
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At one time, Weaver, who held left-wing political views, considered joining the Maoist party.
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Sigourney's uncle, actor Doodles Weaver, committed suicide in 1983 at the age of 71 by shooting himself with a gun.
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Weaver is fluent in Spanish and French.
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The actress is happy in her only marriage of her life, to Jim Simpson (since 1984). The couple has a daughter, Charlotte, born in 1990.
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According to family legend, she changed her name in honor of one of the heroines of Francis Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby.
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While preparing for the role of a news editor at the largest television channel in the film Vantage Point (2008), Sigourney Weaver spent an entire day in the editing room of one of the country's main television networks.
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Her signature role in the theater is Portia in The Merchant of Venice.
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The future star grew to 180 cm tall while still in school! Her figure measurements are 87-61-89.