Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver is an American actor known for playing Ellen Ripley in the Alien film series, Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters, and Dian Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist.

Alien (film): Ridley Scott’s 1979 science-fiction horror film, starring Weaver as warrant officer Ellen Ripley. The first film established Ripley as Weaver’s signature role.
James Cameron: A Canadian filmmaker known for directing the Alien sequel Aliens and the Avatar films. Cameron directed Weaver in Aliens and cast her in Avatar.
Women in science fiction: Women’s roles as characters and creators in science-fiction literature, film, and other media. Ripley became a prominent example of a woman leading a science-fiction action story.
Galaxy Quest: A 1999 science-fiction comedy about actors from a canceled television series drawn into an alien conflict. Weaver parodies science-fiction television while affectionately echoing her own genre roles.
Aliens: James Cameron’s 1986 science-fiction action film and the second installment in the Alien series. Weaver’s return as Ripley earned her an Academy Award nomination.
Ridley Scott: An English film director who made the 1979 science-fiction horror film Alien. Scott directed Weaver in the film that introduced Ellen Ripley.
Final girl: A horror-film convention in which a surviving woman confronts the killer or threat. Ripley’s survival resembles the convention while giving it a capable action-hero dimension.
Death and the Maiden: Roman Polanski’s 1994 thriller about a woman confronting a man she believes tortured her. Weaver leads a tense chamber drama far removed from franchise spectacle.
Ghostbusters: Ivan Reitman’s 1984 supernatural comedy film, featuring Weaver as Dana Barrett. The role showcased her comic timing alongside her dramatic work.
Dian Fossey: An American primatologist known for studying and protecting mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Weaver portrayed Fossey and later supported gorilla conservation.

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Linda HuntRelated: Weaver co-starred with Hunt in The Year of Living Dangerously.