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Sigourney Weaver

1949 - Today

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Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver ( si-GOR-nee; born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. Prolific in film since the late 1970s, she is known for her pioneering portrayals of action heroines in blockbusters and for her various roles in independent films. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. Born in New York City, Weaver is the daughter of American television executive Pat Weaver and English actress Elizabeth Inglis. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sigourney Weaver is the 103rd most popular actor (down from 96th in 2019), the 255th most popular biography from United States (down from 185th in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Actor.

Sigourney Weaver is most famous for her role as Ellen Ripley in the Alien series.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sigourney Weaver ranks 103 out of 13,578. Before her are Clark Gable, Richard Chamberlain, Gregory Peck, Sharon Tate, Cameron Diaz, and Charlton Heston. After her are Donald Sutherland, John Holmes, Ben Affleck, James Mason, Johnny Depp, and Diane Keaton.

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Among people born in 1949, Sigourney Weaver ranks 21. Before her are Richard Gere, Mark Knopfler, Abdullah Öcalan, Bernard Arnault, Arsène Wenger, and Lech Kaczyński. After her are André Rieu, Maurice Gibb, Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Bruce Springsteen, and Slavoj Žižek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sigourney Weaver ranks 255 out of 20,380. Before her are Thomas Kuhn (1922), Cameron Diaz (1972), Olympias (-375), Barry White (1944), Charlton Heston (1923), and Eli Whitney (1765). After her are Joseph Heller (1923), Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866), John Holmes (1944), Ben Affleck (1972), Robert Andrews Millikan (1868), and Lee de Forest (1873).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Sigourney Weaver ranks 56. Before her are Clark Gable (1901), Richard Chamberlain (1934), Gregory Peck (1916), Sharon Tate (1943), Cameron Diaz (1972), and Charlton Heston (1923). After her are John Holmes (1944), Ben Affleck (1972), Johnny Depp (1963), Diane Keaton (1946), Peter Falk (1927), and Gary Cooper (1901).

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