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Sigourney Weaver

(Susan Weaver)
actress
Born: 10/8/1949
Birthplace: New York City

Weaver attended Stanford University and the Yale School of Drama before making her film debut in Annie Hall (1977). Her first lead role in Alien (1979) skyrocketed her to fame and earned her the first of three Academy Award nominations. Other films of this versatile actress include three Alien sequels—Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection (1997)—the comedies Ghostbusters (1984), Dave (1993), Galaxy Quest (1999), and more serious fare, such as Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Death and the Maiden (1994), The Ice Storm (1997), and A Map of the World (1999).

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PILLAR OF STRENGTH; KNOWN FOR HER POWERFUL FILM ROLES, SIGOURNEY WEAVER REVEALS HER SOFTER SIDE. (WWD)

Hail Mary: Sigourney Weaver's starring role in Prayers for Bobby--the true story of Mary Griffith, a religious mother who drives her gay son to suicide--is a far cry from her more notorious turn as the panty-clad, flame-throwing Lieutenant Ripley, but this is one actress who still knows what it means to feel like an alien.(SPECTATOR: Television) (The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine))

Weaver drawn to pair of comedies.(Sigourney Weaver in You Again and Paul)(Brief article) (Daily Variety)

Thesps Park in indie pic.(Sigourney Weaver and Kate Bosworth cast in The Girl in the Park)(Brief article) (Daily Variety)

Women of the future: in August, contributing editor Ted Allen provided readers with a primer on the mysteries of how a woman ages -- a vivid reconnaissance for men of the physiological terrain ahead for the women in their lives. The special section included Sigourney Weaver's report, with the help of contributing Cal Fussman on the view from a very sexy age fifty-one ("How Sigourney Weaver Ages"). (the sound & the fury).(Letter to the Editor) (Esquire)

Alien menace: Lt. Ripley is Hollywood's mythical woman - butch and ready to kill.('Alien' films; Sigourney Weaver role) (National Review)

Ryan Kelley ("Letters From Iwo Jima"), and Henry Czerny ("The Ice Storm") have signed on to star in Lifetime telepic "Prayers for Bobby," alongside Sigourney Weaver.(Players)(Letter to the editor) (Daily Variety)

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