History Creator / SigourneyWeaver

Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an American actress born in New York City, New York. She starred in the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' movies, making her one of the few actresses to headline a successful action franchise. She even got nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actress for the second movie, ''Film/{{Aliens}}''. Yes, a sci-fi/action/horror film, something that then and now is practically unheard of.

* MemeticBadass: There's a reason she's what you think of when you hear MamaBear. She's the ImageSource, for crying out loud. This was also a major reason for her playing the BigBad in ''Series/TheDefenders2017'', as Jeph Loeb stated they needed to find an actor you could believe couldn't be defeated by any less than the whole team.

* ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' (2016) -- Herself (Voice)

* VitriolicBestBuds: With Creator/JamesCameron. She claims to have based her portrayal of Dr. Grace Augustine in ''Avatar'' off of him, saying he is a real JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an American actress born in New York City, New York. She starred in the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' movies, making her one of the few actresses to headline a successful action franchise. She even got nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for the second movie, ''Film/{{Aliens}}''. Yes, a sci-fi/action/horror film, something that then and now is practically unheard of.

Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an American actress born in New York City, New York. She starred in the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' movies, making her one of a few actresses (and inarguably the first) who is believable in a heavy action role, and even headline a successful one. She even got nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for the second movie, ''Film/{{Aliens}}''. Yes, a sci-fi/action/horror film, something that then and now is practically unheard of.

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* CastingGag: Sigourney's role as Dr Grace Augustine calls back to her role in ''Film/GorillasInTheMist''. Both Dian and Grace are scientists who came to study an exotic land, and end up fighting to protect the local wildlife.

She's also the daughter of Sylvester Weaver, who was a television pioneer and the creator of ''Series/{{Today}}''.

->''"Being tall has a major impact in general. It takes some courage to be as big as you are - to live up to it and not be intimidated by the graceful tiny people."''

* AdamWesting

* SoMyKidsCanWatch: She starred in ''{{Film/Holes}}'' because it is her daughter's favourite book.

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Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949) was the star of the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' movies, making her one of a few actresses (and inarguably the first) who is believable in a heavy action role, and even headline a successful one. She even got nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for the second movie, ''Film/{{Aliens}}''. Yes, a sci-fi/action/horror film, something that then and now is practically unheard of.

Her reprisal of the Ripley character is culturally significant; although mothers in films were respected before ''Film/{{Aliens}}'', after Ripley's courageous rescue of Newt from the taloned grasp of the Alien Queen in 1986 [[ActionMom filmmakers began taking mothers seriously as warriors]]. Weaver also holds a Black-Belt in Goju-Ryu karate, so she is ''not'' a MamaBear with whom you'd want to mess with in RealLife either.

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* ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' (2021) -- Dana Barrett

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->''"[[MamaBear Get away from her]], you [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch BITCH]]!"''
-->-- '''Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in ''Film/{{Aliens}}'''''

[[DescribeTopicHere Describe Sigourney Weaver here]].

...not as easy as you might think. Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949) was the star of the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' movies, making her one of a few actresses (and inarguably the first) who is believable in a heavy action role, and even headline a successful one. She even got nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for the second movie, ''Film/{{Aliens}}''. Yes, a sci-fi/action/horror film, something that then and now is practically unheard of.

->''"[[MamaWolf Get away from her]], you [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch BITCH]]!"''

->''"Get away from her, you BITCH!"''

...not as easy as you might think. Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949 in New York City, New York) was the star of the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' movies, making her one of a few actresses (and inarguably the first) who is believable in a heavy action role, and even headline a successful one. She even got nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for the second movie, ''Film/{{Aliens}}''. Yes, a sci-fi/action/horror film, something that then and now is practically unheard of.

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* ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' (2020) -- Dana Barrett

Her real name is Susan Alexandra Weaver. She's the daughter of Sylvester Weaver, who was a television pioneer and the creator of ''Series/{{Today}}''.

...not as easy as you might think. Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949) was the star of the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' movies, making her one of a few actresses (and inarguably the first) who is believable in a heavy action role, and even headline a successful one. She even got nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for the second movie, ''Film/{{Aliens}}''. Yes, a sci-fi/action/horror film, something that then and now is practically unheard of.

* ''Series/TheDefenders2017'' (2017) -- Alexandra

* MemeticBadass: There's a reason she's what you think of when you hear MamaBear. She's the ImageSource, for crying out loud. This was also a major reason for her playing the BigBad in ''Series/TheDefenders'', as Jeph Loeb stated they needed to find an actor you could believe couldn't be defeated by any less than the whole team.

* * ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' (2020) -- Dana Barrett