Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
190
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 8, 1949 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Susan Alexandra Weaver
სიგურნი ვივერი
Sigourney Weaver
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).
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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).
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Known For
Acting
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Tomb Raider
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Evelyn Wallis
1 episode
2031
Avatar 5
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Kiri
2029
Avatar 4
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Kiri
2026
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
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Colonel Ward
2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Kiri
2025
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
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Self
2025
Dust Bunny
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Laverne
2025
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
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Self - "Kiri"
2 episode
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2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
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Self - Actress
1 episode
2025
The Gorge
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Bartholomew
2024
Aliens Expanded
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Self
2024
Fateful Planet
as
Self
1 episode
2024
Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone
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Self
2023
Disney 100: Remember That
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Self
2023
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
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June Hart
7 episode
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2023
Master Gardener
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Norma Haverhill
2023
Inside Pandora's Box
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Self
2022
Avatar: The Way of Water
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Kiri
2022
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
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Self
2022
Bonnie
as
Self
2022
Call Jane
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Virginia
2022
Mostra, Venise
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Self
1 episode
2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
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Self - (archive footage)
2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
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Dana Barrett
2021
Oats Studios: Volume 1
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Jasper
2021
OATS Studios
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贾斯珀
10 episode
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2021
The Good House
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Hildy Good
2021
The Newsreader
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Sigourney Weaver (archive footage) (uncredited)
1 episode
2021
Secrets of the Whales
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Narrator (voice)
4 episode
s
2020
Reunited Apart
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Self
1 episode
2020
Protecting the Amazon Demands Radical Change
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Narrator
2020
My Salinger Year
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Margaret
2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
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Self
2020
La semaine des 4 Julie
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Self
1 episode
2019
The Movies That Made Us
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Self
1 episode
2019
The Movies That Made Us
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Dana Bennett (archive footage)
1 episode
2019
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
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Self
2019
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
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The Myth-Speaker (voice)
1 episode
2018
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
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Self
1 episode
2018
Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii
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Georgia O’Keeffe
2017
Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist
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Dian Fossey (voice)
3 episode
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2017
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
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Self
2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
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Sigourney Weaver
2017
Marvel's The Defenders
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Alexandra Reid
6 episode
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2017
Rakka
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Jasper
2016
A Monster Calls
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Grandma
2016
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
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Self
2016
Dream the Future
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Narrator
10 episode
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2016
Ghostbusters
as
Rebecca Gorin
2016
Finding Dory
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Sigourney Weaver (voice)
2016
The Assignment
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Dr. Rachel Kay
2016
Ghostheads
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Self
2016
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
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Sigourney Weaver
1 episode
2015
Call My Agent!
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Self
1 episode
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Self - Guest
2 episode
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2015
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
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Self
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Self - Guest
1 episode
2015
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
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Self
2015
Chappie
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Michelle Bradley
2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
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Lady Starblaster (voice)
1 episode
2014
Exodus: Gods and Kings
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Tuja
2014
All You Need Is Love
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Narrator
2014
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
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Elizabeth Swados (voice)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Self - Guest
1 episode
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Self
1 episode
2012
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
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Masha
2012
Vamps
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Cisserus
2012
Political Animals
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Elaine Barrish
6 episode
s
2012
The Cabin in the Woods
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The Director
2012
The Cold Light of Day
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Jean Carrack
2012
Finding Your Roots
as
Self
1 episode
2012
Red Lights
as
Margaret Matheson
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
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(archive footage)
2011
Rampart
as
Joan Confrey
2011
Abduction
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Dr. Geraldine 'Geri' Bennett
2011
Tipping Point: The End of Oil
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Narrator (voice)
2011
Paul
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The Big Guy
2011
Cedar Rapids
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Macy Vanderhei
2010
Capturing Avatar
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Self
2010
You Again
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Ramona
2010
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
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Self
2010
Crazy on the Outside
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Viki
2009
Avatar
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Dr. Grace Augustine
2009
The Jay Leno Show
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Self
1 episode
2009
C à vous
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Self - Guest
1 episode
2009
Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification
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Narrator
2009
Annul Victory
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Self
2009
Prayers for Bobby
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Mary Griffith
2009
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
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Narrator (voice)
2008
The Tale of Despereaux
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The Narrator (voice)
2008
Fragile Planet
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Narrator
2008
His Highness Hollywood
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Self
2008
WALL·E
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Ship's Computer (voice)
2008
Baby Mama
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Chaffee Bicknell
2008
Be Kind Rewind
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Ms. Lawson
2008
Vantage Point
as
Rex Brooks
2008
Eli Stone
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Therapist
1 episode
2007
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
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Self
2007
The Girl in the Park
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Julia Sandburg
2007
Helmut by June
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Self
2007
DNA: Secret of Photo 51
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Narrator
2007
The TV Set
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Lenny
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as
Self
2 episode
s
2007
Happily N'Ever After
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Frieda (voice)
2006
Infamous
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Babe Paley
2006
Snow Cake
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Linda
2006
50 Films to See Before You Die
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Self
2006
Gorillas Revisited with Sigourney Weaver
as
Self
2005
Deconstructing 'The Village'
as
Self
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as
Self
1 episode
2004
Imaginary Heroes
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Sandy Travis
2004
Doc Martin
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American Tourist
1 episode
2004
Doc Martin
as
Beth Traywick
1 episode
2004
The Village
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Alice Hunt
2003
The Beast Within: Making Alien
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Self
2003
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
as
Self
2003
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
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Self
2003
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
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Self
2003
Holes
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Louise Walker the Warden
2003
National Geographic : Search for the Afghan Girl
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Narrator
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Self - Guest
1 episode
2002
The Alien Saga
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Self
2002
The Guys
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Joan
2002
Tadpole
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Eve Grubman
2002
Heart of the Festival
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Self (archive footage)
2002
Sundance 20
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Herself
2001
Richard & Judy
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Self
1 episode
2001
Through These Eyes
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Narrator
2001
Alien Evolution
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Self
2001
Big Bad Love
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Betti DeLoreo (voice)
2001
Heartbreakers
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Max Conners
2001
The Roman Empire in the First Century
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Narrator
2000
Click
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Self
1 episode
2000
Company Man
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Daisy Quimp
1999
Galaxy Quest
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Gwen DeMarco
1999
The Early Show
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Self
1 episode
1999
Ghostbusters 1999
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Self
1999
A Map of the World
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Alice Goodwin
1999
Futurama
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Planet Express Ship (voice)
1 episode
1999
Mark Twain Prize
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Self
1 episode
1999
Get Bruce!
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Self
1999
Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry
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Narrator
1998
The Entertainment Biz
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Self
1 episode
1997
Alien Resurrection
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Ripley
1997
The Ice Storm
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Janey Carver
1997
The View
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Self
6 episode
s
1997
The View
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Self - Guest
1 episode
1997
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
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Lady Claudia Hoffman
1996
The Daily Show
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Self
3 episode
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1995
Copycat
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Helen Hudson
1995
Jeffrey
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Debra Moorhouse
1995
Lo + plus
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Self - Guest
1 episode
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
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Self
1 episode
1994
Death and the Maiden
as
Paulina Escobar
1994
The Wild Swans
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Narrator
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Self - Guest
1 episode
1993
Dave
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Ellen Mitchell
1993
Rabbit Ears - Peachboy
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Narrator (voice)
1993
GMTV
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Self
1 episode
1992
The Snow Queen
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Narrator (voice)
1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise
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Queen Isabella
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Self - Guest
2 episode
s
1992
Alien³
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Ripley
1989
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
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Self
1989
Ghostbusters II
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Dana Barrett
1988
Working Girl
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Katharine Parker
1988
Gorillas in the Mist
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Dian Fossey
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2 episode
s
1987
Nulle part ailleurs
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Self
1 episode
1986
Half Moon Street
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Dr. Lauren Slaughter
1986
Aliens
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Ripley
1985
One Woman or Two
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Jessica Fitzgerald
1984
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
Ghostbusters
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Dana Barrett
1984
Goldene Kamera
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Self
1 episode
1984
Wilderness: A Country in the Mind
1983
Deal of the Century
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Mrs. DeVoto
1982
The Year of Living Dangerously
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Jill Bryant
1981
Eyewitness
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Tony Sokolow
1979
O Youth and Beauty!
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Marcia Lawton
1979
The Sorrows of Gin
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Marcia Lawton
1979
Alien
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Ripley
1978
Madman
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Gale
1977
Annie Hall
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Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
1976
Cérémonie des César
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Self - Presenter
1 episode
1975
Saturday Night Live
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Self - Host
2 episode
s
1974
NOVA
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Narrator
1 episode
1953
The Oscars
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Self
5 episode
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1953
The Oscars
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Self - Presenter
1 episode
