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Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver (born Susan Alexandra Weaver; October 8, 1949) is an American actress. She is best known for her critically acclaimed role of Ellen ... More »Sigourney Weaver (born Susan Alexandra Weaver; October 8, 1949) is an American actress. She is best known for her critically acclaimed role of Ellen Ripley in the four Alien films: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien Resurrection, for which she has received worldwide recognition (she was also a co-producer for the final two films). Other notable roles include Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters and its sequel Ghostbusters II, Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey, Working Girl, Death and the Maiden, The Ice Storm, Galaxy Quest, Snow Cake, Prayers for Bobby and Grace Augustine in Avatar, its prequel video game, and its upcoming sequel, Avatar 2. Weaver has been nominated for three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards (one win), two Emmy Awards, a Drama Desk Award, a Tony Award and six Golden Globe Awards, winning two in 1988 for Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl, becoming the first person ever to have won two acting Golden Globe Awards in the same year. Her 1986 Academy Award... [ Wikipedia ]

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This Week On Stage: Sigourney and Co. extend, Billy Crystal Back to Broadway

The Trip to Bountiful has announced an extension to Sept. 1, and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike has announced it will extend several more weeks to July 28 (as star Sigourney Weaver amusingly pointed out: “the audience’s response is so enthusiastic—and, also, we need the money.”). ...

The Year of Living Dangerously- Aussie Film Week

But it's Guy's affair with the beautiful British attaché Jill Bryant (Sigourney Weaver) that complicates his life. As the country moves to the brink of civil war, Jill warns her lover to leave, but Guy insists on pressing on to expose the truth ... even if it comes with a high cost. ...

'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' gets 4-week Broadway extension

Directed by Nicholas Martin, the production stars Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen, Billy Magnussen, Shalita Grant, and Genevieve Angelson. "We are having so much fun performing together we simply aren't ready to break this family apart," Weaver said in a ...

Extended Runs for Some Tony Nominees

On Thursday the producers of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” starring David Hyde Pierce and Kristine Nielsen (both nominated for lead acting Tonys) and Sigourney Weaver, said they were adding four weeks of performances through July 28. The play, written by Christopher Durang, is ...

Shira Hirschman Weiss: Call It 'Kardashienvy': Can You Get Kim K's Look With Sensitive Eyes?

Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Sigourney Weaver and Gisele Bundchen), points out that it is important to understand which types of eye makeup cause sensitivity: "Among those that are irritating are powdered eye shadows, particularly ones that contain shimmer or sparkles (the ...

'Star Trek Into Darkness' screenwriter Damon Lindelof regrets 'gratuitious' Alice Eve underwear scen...

Even Sigourney Weaver, the matriarch of kick-ass sci-fi heroines, shed her clothes to dispatch the title creature in 1979’s “Alien.” And Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia's metal bikini in "Return of the Jedi" is still the talk of 12 parsecs. Eve herself told he Daily News after the film’s ...

The ESA: A Rule, Or More Of A Guideline?

There is a great scene in “Ghostbusters” in which Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) is being seduced by the possessed Dana (Sigourney Weaver). At first, Venkman says “I make it a rule never to get involved with possessed people.” But when Dana becomes more passionate in her advances...

Evan Rachel Wood flutters around in a butterfly top as she gets ready for baby

' She'll star in The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman with Shia LaBeouf, the romance It Is What It Is with Sigourney Weaver, and she the romantic dramedy Barefoot with Scott Speedman. Evan will also return to True Blood's sixth season, premiering June 16 on HBO. Matching: The couple ...

Christina Crawford, whose off-Broadway show ran for five minutes, is very critical of her mom, Joan...

Somebody mumbled, “Designers actually just throw these gowns at us.” Sigourney Weaver in black silk Dior: “I’ve had two fittings. I think I’ll try to keep it.” Ashlee Simpson was surrounded by more minders than Syria’s Assad. Nobody allowed to approach her. However, she posed for every ...

Sophie Monk Admits Dating Sam Worthington

The actor will soon be reuniting with his co-stars Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver, with director James Cameron for the filming of the follow up to the blockbuster science fiction adventure, Avatar, set for release in 2015. Actor Sam Worthington interacts with fans as he arrives at the ...

ABC brass met with Barbara Walters to ensure a smooth retirement announcement

Uma Thurman, Sigourney Weaver, Solange Knowles, Coco Rocha, Chanel Iman and Blaine Trump were witnesses to an incredible one-off performance showcasing the stars of the renowned ballet company. The gala marks the opening of ABT’s new season, which will feature eight performances of ...

Ballet Gala Brings Out The Chiffon And Sequins : NPR

More enjoyable was what followed: a spirited performance by young students of the ABT-affiliated Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, introduced by actress Sigourney Weaver. In a short snippet of that gala standard, "Le Corsaire," the flamboyant Ivan Vasiliev entertained the crowd with his ...

Maya Angelou Domestic Abuse: Poet Tells Oprah That Ex-Boyfriend Beat Her And Held Her Captive (VIDEO...

Actress Sigourney Weaver and poet Maya Angelou attends the 2009 Straight for Equality awards at the Marriott Marquis. Poet Maya Angelou reads a poem during a ceremony to present Archbishop Desmond Tutu of Cape Town, South Africa with the William J. Fulbright Prize for International ...

Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes how their 'hairdryers' compare... and whose is like the film Ali

It was like that scene in Alien when the alien's right in Sigourney Weaver's face. it was horrible. David Moyes began his coaching career at Preston North End, where former players recall his temper was as fiery as his red hair. 'David doesn't take any messing,' said Paul McKenna, now on ...

Sophie Monk does nothing to quiet dating rumours as she picks up Sam Worthington at Melbourne airpor...

He will also soon be rejoining former cast mates Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver - along with legendary director James Cameron - to begin filming the sequel to record breaking Sci Fi adventure, Avatar, due for release in 2015. Laugh as you mean to go on: They were brainstorming ideas ...

3 Charts That Reveal Deleveraging, Releveraging And The Facehugger Alien

I'll put it in Hollywood terms by taking you back to the 1979 classic, Alien (but don't click on the links if you're squeamish): You're standing with Warrant Officer Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and the rest of the Nostromo's crew and you've just had your first encounter with the ...

Wall St. on the silver screen: Pros pick top movies

Melanie Griffith is a secretary from Staten Island who always wants more, and Sigourney Weaver is the uptight investment banker who steals her idea for a merger. There are just so many classic lines. It was a big mishmash that just didn't get it right. It was really two different subject ...

Miscellenea from Espana Spain and Canary Islands, Spain Travel Blog

This refers to an agreement between King Fernando and Queen Isabel (she of the Christopher Columbus/Sigourney Weaver and Gerard Depardieu fame), whereby they agreed to share equal power. So the following blog is a collection of miscellaneous thoughts and experiences from several recent ...

There Are Nasty Looking Aliens?

Even if Riddick ends up being Aliens with Diesel in Sigourney Weaver’s role, I think that could make for an entertaining night at the movies … and a big step up from the bloated The Chronicles of Riddick. David Twohy once again directs this chapter in the Riddick saga. The film co-stars ...

Ellie Kemper Solves 'Are Men Funny?' Argument

( Via ) Kemper goes on to list some of her comedy icons — Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, Sigourney Weaver in Gorillas in the Mist, the little lady in Three Men and a Little Lady, and David Bowie in Labyrinth, all ladies — and even begrudgingly throws her support behind a couple of ...

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