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Sigourney Weaver
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Biography
Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. Weaver is considered to be a pioneer of action heroines in science fiction films. She is known for her role as Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise, which earned her an Academy Award nomination in 1986 and is often regarded as one of the most significant female protagonists in cinema history. A seven-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Weaver won both Best Actress in Drama and Best Supporting Actress in 1988 for her work in the films Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl, becoming the first person to win two acting Golden Globes in the same year. She also received Academy Award nominations for both films. For her role in the film The Ice Storm (1997), she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress ina Supporting Role. She also received a Tony Award nomination for her work in the 1984 Broadway play Hurlyburly. Weaver's other film roles include Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), Dave (1993), Galaxy Quest (1999), Holes (2003), WALL-E (2008), Avatar (2009), Prayers for Bobby (2009), Paul (2011), The Cabin in the Woods (2012), and A Monster Calls (2016); and the television miniseries Political Animals (2012) and The Defenders (2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sigourney Weaver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Avatar
As Dr. Grace Augustine
Alien
Appears in a KinoChain journey
WALL·E
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Mandalorian and Grogu
As Colonel Ward
Aliens
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Avatar: Fire and Ash
As Kiri
The Cabin in the Woods
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Avatar: The Way of Water
As Kiri
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Death as Choreography: Eight Films of Inventive Demise
From cosmic indifference to moral punishment, these eight horror films treat death as a precise, theatrical art form. Each kill is a set piece, a statement, and...
8 films
The Bogeyman Never Dies
From Elm Street to Halloween, Scream to Candyman, horror icons keep returning in new forms. Freddy's Dead marked a strange end that became a beginning.
8 films
When Studios Marry: Films Born of Corporate Chaos
From the ashes of mergers and acquisitions come some of cinema's most fascinating experiments. This chain traces how boardroom decisions shaped the art on scree...
8 films
The Art of Listening
From the whisper of a surveillance tape to the roar of a wartime beach, these eight films prove that sound is not just heard, it is felt. A chain of masterpiece...
7 films
Pure-Hearted Heroes
Sixty years after Batman '66 taught us that heroism can be bright, sincere, and utterly without irony, this chain celebrates films whose protagonists believe, s...
7 films
From External Beast to Internal Trauma
Here is a five-film narrative chain that traces how the monster evolved from an exotic physical threat into a psychological mirror of society.
5 films
When the Sequel Outshines the Original
From gritty crime epics to mind-bending sci-fi, these sequels didn't just continue stories, they redefined them. Here's a chain of films that prove the second (...
8 films
20 Home Video Releases Every Film Obsessive Should Own
There was a brief, glorious period in the late 1990s and early 2000s when buying a film on home video felt less like acquiring a product and more like being han...
20 films
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The Mandalorian and Grogu
2026 · Colonel Ward
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025 · Kiri
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
2023 · June Hart
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · Kiri
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022 · Self
Bonnie
2022 · Self
Call Jane
2022 · Virginia
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021 · Dana Barrett
OATS Studios
2021 · 贾斯珀
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
2019 · Self
A Monster Calls
2016 · Grandma
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016 · Self
The Assignment
2016 · Dr. Rachel Kay
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014 · Tuja
The Cabin in the Woods
2012 · The Director
The Cold Light of Day
2012 · Jean Carrack
Abduction
2011 · Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
Paul
2011 · The Big Guy
Avatar
2009 · Dr. Grace Augustine
Prayers for Bobby
2009 · Mary Griffith
The Tale of Despereaux
2008 · The Narrator (voice)
WALL·E
2008 · Ship's Computer (voice)
Be Kind Rewind
2008 · Ms. Lawson
Vantage Point
2008 · Rex Brooks
The Village
2004 · Alice Hunt
Holes
2003 · Louise Walker the Warden
Heartbreakers
2001 · Max Conners
Galaxy Quest
1999 · Gwen DeMarco
Alien Resurrection
1997 · Ripley
Copycat
1995 · Helen Hudson
Death and the Maiden
1994 · Paulina Escobar
Alien³
1992 · Ripley
Ghostbusters II
1989 · Dana Barrett
Working Girl
1988 · Katharine Parker
Aliens
1986 · Ripley
Ghostbusters
1984 · Dana Barrett
Alien
1979 · Ripley