Saturday, November 26, 2022

Sigourney Weaver

 American actress Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" born on 8 October 1949, is known as /sI'go/. A figure in science fiction and popular culture, [2] she has been awarded numerous awards, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and an Grammy Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards and an Tony Award. 3 She was named Number 20 in the countdown of Channel 4's list of the 100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time and was the only female in the Top 20.Weaver gained notoriety when she was chosen to play Ellen Ripley in the Ridley Scott directed science fiction film Alien (1979), which was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. With a critically acclaimed performance in the role of Ellen Ripley from James Cameron's Aliens (1986), she was nominated for the first Academy Award. Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection (1997) were the two sequels to her role. The character is regarded as a significant female protagonist in cinema history. The other franchise roles include Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), Ghostbusters (2016) as well as Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). Cameron returned her to the role of Dr. Grace Augustine in Avatar 2009, which remains the most successful film ever. It is anticipated that she will return for Avatar The Way of Water (2022). [6]Known for her work on the Broadway stage, she earned an Tony Award nomination for her part in the musical Hurlyburly (1984). Also, she was praised for her role as Dian Fossey, a primatologist, in Gorillas in the Mist (1988), where she received the Golden Globe Award. In the same year, Working Girl won another Golden Globe Award. Weaver was the first actor to win two acting wins at the Golden Globes in the same year; she also received an Academy Award nomination for both films. Weaver was reunited with Ridley Scott as Queen Isabella in 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) and starred in Roman Polanski's Death and the Maiden (1994). She won the BAFTA Award for her role in The Ice Storm (1997). Since since then, she has been featured in films like Galaxy Quest (1999), Holes (2004), Infamous (2006) and You Again (2010). She's a voiceover artist , and has been in multiple roles in animated films such as The Tale of Despereaux (2008), WALL-E (2008), Finding Dory (2016) and WALL-E (2008). She has worked in several documentaries, such as the BBC series Planet Earth (2006) and The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2016). Her voice was used in film soundtracks, audiobooks and video games like Alien: Isolation (2013) and James Cameron's Avatar: The Game (2010). Her voice has been utilized for roles such as Futurama and Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero.

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