Sigourney Weaver
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She made her film debut with a minor role in Woody Allen's romantic comedy ''Annie Hall'' before receiving her breakthrough role playing Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott's science fiction film ''Alien'' (1979). She reprised the role in James Cameron's follow-up ''Aliens'' (1986) and in two more sequels: ''Alien 3'' (1992) and ''Alien Resurrection'' (1997). The character is regarded as a significant female protagonist in cinema history, and her performance in ''Aliens'' received a landmark nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other franchise roles include Dana Barrett in the ''Ghostbusters'' films (1984–2021) and Dr. Grace Augustine / Kiri in the ''Avatar'' films (2009–present), which rank among the highest-grossing films of all time.
She received dual Golden Globe Awards and dual Academy Award nominationsBest Actress and Best Supporting Actressfor the respective roles of primatologist Dian Fossey in ''Gorillas in the Mist'' and a young associate in ''Working Girl'' (both 1998). She won the British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''The Ice Storm'' (1997). Her other notable roles include ''The Year of Living Dangerously'' (1982), ''Dave'' (1993), ''Copycat'' (1995), ''Galaxy Quest'' (1999), ''The Village'' (2004), ''Vantage Point'' (2008), ''You Again'' (2010), ''Chappie'' (2015), ''A Monster Calls'' (2016), and ''Master Gardener'' (2022). She has also voice roles in the animated Pixar films ''WALL-E'' (2008) and ''Finding Dory'' (2016).
On stage, Weaver made her Broadway debut in the play ''The Constant Wife'' (1974). She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role in ''Hurlyburly'' (1984) and returned to Broadway in ''Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike'' (2013). She received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in the Showtime horror film ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'' (1998), the Lifetime drama film ''Prayers for Bobby'' (2009), the USA Network political miniseries ''Political Animals'' (2013). Her other television projects include the Marvel action miniseries ''The Defenders'' (2017) and the drama miniseries ''The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart'' (2023), the later of which she also served as an executive producer. Provided by Wikipedia
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