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My Take
Sigourney Weaver rewired what a Hollywood heroine could be, and I do not think the industry has fully repaid that debt. Her most famous roles were not written as feminist statements; she made them so through sheer presence, tall and intelligent and unglamorous when the part demanded it. What I admire even more is her range afterward: prestige drama, comedy, voice work, and blockbusters well into her seventies. The Stanford-educated discipline shows in everything she touches. She treats genre material with the seriousness of Chekhov, which is exactly why it endures. For my money, she is one of the most quietly influential actors of the past fifty years.
Overview
Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver ( sig-OR-nee; born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. Prolific in film since the late 1970s, she is known for her pioneering portrayals of action heroines in blockbusters and for her various roles in independent films.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sigourney Weaver
- Name (Japanese)
- シガニー・ウィーバー
- Reading
- しがにー・うぃーばー
- Born
- October 8, 1949 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Manhattan, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 182 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / voice actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Stanford University
Awards & achievements
- 1988 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
- 1998 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 1988 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
- 1987 Saturn Award for Best Actress
- 2011 Rachel Carson Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1998 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
- 2024 International Goya Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.