Sigourney Weaver / filmography
Sigourney Weaver's filmography names the films in which the film actress Sigourney Weaver has worked. In her almost 40-year film career, she has appeared in many films. With a few exceptions, mostly at the beginning of her career, she played the leading role .
In 1976 she stood in the television series Somerset for the first time for a supporting role over several episodes in front of the camera. In 1977, she played a supporting role in the film The city euros sufferers of Woody Allen and appeared in 1978 in the film Madman of Dan Cohen with. With the science fiction horror film Alien - The uncanny creature from an alien world by Ridley Scott , she had her international breakthrough as the main character Ripley and won the Saturn Award of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films as well as the best leading actress British Academy Film Award nominated. This was followed by numerous leading and supporting roles in high-value films, including the portrayal of the primate researcher Dian Fossey in the film biography Gorillas im Nebel and the portrayal of Ripley in three sequels of the Alien series. Sigourney Weaver has been nominated for three Academy Awards for her acting achievements ( Aliens - The Return , Gorillas in the Mist and The Weapons of Women ).
Explanation
- Year: Calls the year in which the film first appeared.
- German title: gives the German title of the film. Some films never appeared in Germany.
- Original title: gives the original title of the film.
- Director: Name the director of the film.
- Genre: Mention the genre of the film (e.g. adventure film , science fiction , horror film , comedy or drama ).
- Min .: States the original length of the film in the theatrical version in minutes. Some films were later cut, sometimes only for German film distributors. Movies have 24 frames per second. On television or on DVD, films are shown in the phase alternating line system (PAL) with 25 full frames per second, see PAL acceleration . As a result, the running time of the films in the cinema is four percent longer than on television, which means a running time of 96 minutes on television with a cinema running time of 100 minutes.
- Credit : States whether Sigourney Weaver is mentioned in the opening and / or closing credits in the film (yes), or not (no).
- Role: Outlines the role of Sigourney Weaver. Further information on the film can be found under Note .
Movies
contents | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s |
year | German title | Original title | Director | genre | Min. | Credit | role |
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1970s | |||||||
1976 | - | Somerset (series) | k. A. | TV series, several episodes | 30 each | - | Avis Ryan, a young reporter who tries to start an affair with newspaper editor Julian Cannell, thereby separating him from his partner. |
1977 | The city neurotic | Annie Hall | Woody Allen | comedy | 93 | Yes | Date of main character Alvy Singer |
1977 | - | The best of families | k. A. | Television series | 30 each | k. A. | Laura Wheeler, wife of Teddy Wheeler |
1978 | Madman | Madman | Dan Cohen | drama | 95 | Yes | k. A. |
1979 | Alien - The creepy creature from a strange world | Alien | Ridley Scott | Science fiction / horror film | 117 | Yes | Main role as Ellen Louise Ripley, third officer of the cargo ship Nostromo. Together with the freighter's crew, she lands on a planetoid from which they have received a cry for help. After a crew member has been attacked by a being, a parasite develops in it, which breaks out and grows into an "alien". The alien kills the crew and Ripley is the last survivor to leave with a rescue ship. |
1979 | - | 3 by Cheever: O Youth and Beauty! |
Jeff Bleckner | TV series, drama | 60 | Yes | Marcia Lawton |
1979 | - | 3 by Cheever: The Sorrows of Gin |
Jack Hofsiss | TV series, drama | 60 | Yes | Marcia Lawton |
1980s | |||||||
1981 | the eye witness | Eyewitness | Peter Yates | thriller | 103 | Yes | Tony Sokolow, a reporter who wants to cover the murder of businessman Long. She tries to get information from the eyewitness Daryll Deever and begins a relationship with him. Her family and her fiancé, who was also Long's killer, try to kill him. |
1982 | A year in hell | The Year of Living Dangerously | Peter Weir | Film drama | 117 | Yes | Jill Bryant, employee of the British Embassy in Jakarta at the time of the attempted coup against Indonesian President Sukarno . |
1983 | The bomb business | Deal of the Century | William Friedkin | comedy | 99 | Yes | Catherine DeVoto, the wife and future widow of an arms dealer, who, together with Eddie Muntz, sells “Peacemaker” war drones to the dictator of a Caribbean island nation. |
1984 | Ghostbusters - The Ghostbusters | Ghostbusters | Ivan Reitman | comedy | 105 | Yes | Dana Barrett, musician. She is owned by the demigod Zuul (the "gatekeeper") and is supposed to unite with the "key master" to enable the arrival of the god Gozer, the annihilator. |
1985 | A woman to fall in love with | Une femme ou deux | Daniel Vigne | comedy | 97 | Yes | |
1986 | Aliens - The Return | Aliens | James Cameron | Science fiction / horror film | 137 | Yes | Starring as Ellen Louise Ripley. After Ripley reaches a space station after 57 years of travel in space, no one believes the story with the alien. She learns that the planetoid on which she lost her crew has been colonized. After communication has broken down, Ripley returns with a special unit and comes across an alien nest in the colony. Together with a surviving girl (Newt) and Corporal Dwayne Hicks, she manages to escape, while all the other soldiers die. |
1986 | Half Moon Street | Half Moon Street | Bob Swaim | thriller | 90 | Yes | Dr. Lauren Slaughter |
1988 | The weapons of women | Working girl | Mike Nichols | comedy | 109 | Yes | Katharine Parker, successful business consultant and head of Tess McGill, from whom she steals an important idea for a client. |
1988 | Gorillas in the fog | Gorillas in the Mist | Michael Apted | Film drama, film biography | 129 | Yes | Dian Fossey , researcher of mountain gorillas |
1989 | Ghostbusters II | Ghostbusters II | Ivan Reitman | comedy | 104 | Yes | Dana Barrett, who is mother of a baby (Donald) 5 years after the first part. The baby is chosen by Vigo, a 17th century Carpathian tyrant, to come back to earth in his guise. |
1989 | - | Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge | Adrian Maben | documentary | 95 | Yes | As herself. In the documentary, Sigourney Weaver describes her collaboration with the photographer Helmut Newton in an interview . |
1990s | |||||||
1992 | - | The Snow Queen | Marek Buchwald , Vladlen Barbe | Animated film, fairy tale | 30th | Yes | Narrator (voice only). The film is an animated version of the fairy tale The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen . |
1992 | Alien 3 | Alien³ | David Fincher | Science fiction / horror film | 114 | Yes | Starring as Ellen Louise Ripley. The escape pod with Ripley on board has to make an emergency landing on a prison planet; Her two companions are dead. The capsule brings a creature that attacks a dog, matures into an alien and decimates the prison inmates. Together with the prisoners, Ripley tries to catch and kill the alien, killing herself. |
1992 | 1492 - The Conquest of Paradise | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Ridley Scott | Historical film | 142 | Yes | Queen Isabella , Queen of Aragon and Castile . Isabella supports Christopher Columbus ' journey that leads to the discovery of America. |
1993 | - | Rabbit Ears: Peachboy | Mike Pogue | Animation film | 30th | Yes | Narrator (voice only); Fairy tale film by Rabbit Ears Productions |
1993 | Dave | Dave | Ivan Reitman | comedy | 105 | Yes | Ellen Mitchell, wife of the President of the United States ( First Lady ) |
1994 | - | The Wild Swans | Vladlen Barbe | Animated film, fairy tale | 30th | Yes | Narrator (voice only). The film is an animated version of the fairy tale The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen . |
1994 | Death and the Maiden | Death and the Maiden | Roman Polanski | drama | 99 | Yes | Paulina Escobar, wife of a lawyer from a nameless republic who is supposed to solve crimes of the military junta. |
1995 | Jeffrey | Jeffrey | Christopher Ashley | tragicomedy | 92 | Yes | Debra Moorhouse, a self-help therapist with whom the title character Jeffrey seeks help in fighting her HIV fear. |
1995 | Copykill | Copycat | Jon Amiel | thriller | 123 | Yes | Dr. Helen Hudson, a serial killer psychologist and a victim of a serial killer herself. She helps the police find a serial killer who is copying the deeds of historical models. |
1997 | Snow white | Snow White: A Tale of Terror | Michael Cohn | Fantasy | 95 | Yes | Claudia Hoffman, the stepmother of Lilli Hoffman ( Snow White ); she tries to kill her stepdaughter. |
1997 | The ice storm | The Ice Storm | Ang Lee | drama | 112 | Yes | Janey Carver, mother of the Carvey sons and affair of the main character Ben Hood |
1997 | Alien - The rebirth | Alien: Resurrection | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Science fiction / horror film | 114 | Yes | Starring as the clone of Ellen Louise Ripley. At a research station, clones of Ripley and the alien queen that she carries are bred. The aliens can escape from their cells and decimate the crew. Ripley helps a group of space pirates escape from the space station. |
1999 | Persecuted innocently | A Map of the World | Scott Elliott | drama | 123 | Yes | Alice Goodwin, a nurse who is arrested and accused of molesting a boy after the fatal accident of a friend's daughter. In the process it turns out that the allegations were fabricated. |
1999 | - | Get Bruce | Andrew J. Kuehn | documentary | 88 | k. A. | Than herself |
1999 | Galaxy Quest - Planlessly through space | Galaxy Quest | Dean Parisot | Science fiction comedy | 102 | Yes | Gwen DeMarco, the actress who starred in the series Galaxy Quest Lt. Tawny Madison plays and works as a communications officer. |
2000s | |||||||
2000 | Cuba Libre - Dumber than the CIA allows | Company Man | Peter Askin and Douglas McGrath | comedy | 82 | Yes | |
2001 | Heartbreakers - Warning: Sharp curves! | Heartbreakers | David Mirkin | comedy | 119 | Yes | Max Conners, who is active as a marriage fraud duo together with her daughter Page. |
2001 | - | Big Bad Love | Arliss Howard | comedy | 111 | Yes | Betti DeLoreo (voice only) |
2002 | Everyone loves Oscar | Tadpole | Gary Winick | comedy | 75 | Yes | Eve Grubman, stepmother of Oscar Grubman. 15-year-old Oscar is in love with his stepmother and tries to get close to her while ignoring girls of the same age. |
2002 | - | The Wedding Contract | - | - | - | - | |
2002 | The guys | The guys | Jim Simpson | - | - | Yes | |
2003 | The Secret of Green Lake | Holes | Andrew Davis | adventure | 117 | Yes | Warden Walker, called "the Boss". She is the director of the Green Lake Criminal Camp and forces the imprisoned boys to dig holes in the desert. |
2004 | The Village | The Village | M. Night Shyamalan | Mystery | 108 | Yes | Alice Hunt, mother of the main character Lucius Hunt and member of the elders. Alice Hunt is a widow and tries to prevent her son from leaving the village. |
2004 | Imaginary Heroes | Imaginary Heroes | Dan Harris | drama | 107 | Yes | Sandy Travis. Your eldest son takes his own life. Like her husband and children, she tries to deal with the situation. |
2005 | The taste of snow | Snow Cake | Marc Evans | drama | 112 | Yes | Linda, the autistic mother of Vivienne, who was killed in an accident. |
2006 | Cold blood - In the footsteps of Truman Capote | Infamous | Douglas McGrath | Drama, biography | 110 | Yes | Babe Paley, wife of William S. Paley and friend of Truman Capote |
2006 | The TV Set | The TV Set | Jake Kasdan | Drama, biography | 85 | Yes | Lenny, the president of a television station, wants to influence the casting of the leading role in a television series. |
2007 | It was never in fairyland | Happily N'Ever After | Paul J. Bolger | Animation film | 87 | Yes | Frieda (voice only) |
2007 | Girl in the park | Girl in the park | David Auburn | drama | 109 | Yes | The singer Julia believes that she has found her daughter who disappeared 16 years ago. |
2008 | 8 angles | Vantage Point | Pete Travis | drama | 90 | Yes | Rex Brooks, station director of the news channel GNN in the TV outside broadcast van. She observes the assassination attempt on the president through the camera of reporter Angie, who is killed in the explosion. |
2008 | Wacky | Be Kind Rewind | Michel Gondry | comedy | 110 | Yes | Mrs. Lawson, a lawyer who brings Mr. Fletscher and his coworkers a lawsuit for copyright infringement on films and has the "Swed" films confiscated and destroyed. |
2008 | Baby mom | Baby mom | Michael McCullers | comedy | 95 | Yes | Chaffee Bicknell, director of a surrogacy clinic. Bicknell is hired by businesswoman Kate Holbrook to arrange a surrogacy for Angie Ostrowiski. |
2008 | WALL · E - The last one is cleaning up the earth | WALL E | Andrew Stanton | Animation | 98 | Yes | Ship computer (voice only) |
2008 | Eli Stone : Return of the Prophet | Eli Stone: The Path | Perry Lang | Television series | 55 | Yes | Eli Stone's therapist, later revealed to be a vision |
2008 | Despereaux - The little mouse hero | The Tale of Despereaux | Sam Fell , Robert Stevenhagen | Animation | 94 | Yes | Narrator (voice only) |
2009 | Avatar - Departure for Pandora | Avatar | James Cameron | Science fiction | 161 | Yes | Dr. Grace Augustine, Scientific Director of the Avatar Program. |
2009 | Prayers for Bobby | Prayers for Bobby | Russel Mulcahy | drama | 86 | Yes | The devout Christian Mary regards the homosexuality of her son Bobby as "sin" and "disease". After Bobby committed suicide, she changes her mind. |
2010s | |||||||
2010 | - | Crazy on the Outside | Tim Allen | comedy | 96 | Yes | |
2010 | You again | You again | Andy Fickman | comedy | 106 | Yes | Ramona Clark, successful businesswoman and aunt of bride Joanna Clark. Ramona Clark was in high school with Gail Olsen, the groom's mother, and they both have a competitive battle due to old disputes before the wedding. |
2011 | - | Spring / Fall | Jake Kasdan | comedy | 30th | Yes | |
2011 | Paul - an alien on the run | Paul | Greg Mottola | Science fiction comedy | 104 | Yes | The big boss, the boss of Agent Zoil at the FBI, who is after the alien Paul. The boss only appears as a voice on the phone for most of the film, but lands in a helicopter near the take-off point just before the end to catch Paul. |
2011 | Welcome to Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids | Miguel Arteta | comedy | 86 | Yes | Macy Vanderhei, former teacher and lover of insurance agent Tim Lippe |
2011 | Breathless-Dangerous Truth | Abduction | John Singleton | thriller | 106 | Yes | Dr. Bennett, youth therapist for Nathan Harper and Steven Price respectively. After his foster parents are killed, it turns out that she is a former CIA agent and should protect Nathan. |
2011 | Rampart - cop out of control | Rampart | Oren Moverman | drama | 104 | Yes | Joan Confrey, a politician who is engaged in solving and solving the case of the violent police officer David Douglas Brown. |
2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | The Cabin in the Woods | Drew Goddard | horror | 95 | Yes | Director of an organization that stages the ritual killing of a group of young people to appease the old gods. She only appears at the end of the film to explain the background to the two survivors. |
2012 | The Cold Light of Day | The Cold Light of Day | Mabrouk El Mechri | Action | 94 | Yes | Jean Carrack, a corrupt CIA agent. Carrack has Will Shaw's father killed and also hunts him down so as not to leave any witnesses for their actions. |
2012 | Red lights | Red lights | Rodrigo Cortés | Mystery | 113 | Yes | Margaret Matheson, together with the main character Tom Buckley, an expert on convicting fraudsters who claim to have supernatural gifts. |
2012 | Vamps - dating with a bite | Vamps | Amy Heckerling | Horror comedy | 92 | Yes | Cisserus, tribal vampire and converter of the main characters Stacy and Goody. |
2012 | - | Political Animals | Greg Berlanti | Television series | 60 each | Yes | Elaine Barrish Hammond |
2014 | Exodus: gods and kings | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Ridley Scott | Mystery, drama | 150 | Yes | Tuya, wife of Pharaoh Sethos I and mother of Ramses II , foster mother of Moses . |
2015 | Chappie | Chappie | Neill Blomkamp | Action, science fiction | 120 | Yes | Michelle Bradley, head of robot manufacturing company Tetravaal |
2016 | Ghostbusters | Ghostbusters: Answer the Call | Paul Feig | Comedy, science fiction | 117 | Yes | Dr. Rebecca Gorin, mentor to Dr. Jillian Holtzmann |
2016 | Find Dory | Finding Dory | Andrew Stanton | Animation film | 103 | Yes | Human (voice only) |
2016 | Seven minutes past midnight | A monster calls | Juan Antonio Bayona | Fantasy, drama | 109 | Yes | Conor's grandmother; Young Conor is looked after by his grandmother while his mother is in the hospital battling a deadly disease. |
2016 | - | The assignment | Walter Hill | Action, crime, thriller | 95 | Yes | Doctor Rachel Jane |
2017 | Raqqa | Raqqa | Neill Blomkamp | Military science fiction | 22nd | Yes | Jasper, commander of the Texan militia in the fight against reptilian , alien invaders |
2017 | Marvel's The Defenders | Marvel's The Defenders | Greg Berlanti | TV series, episodes 1.01 to 1.06 | 44–57 each | Yes | Alexandra |
2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) | The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) | Noah Baumbach | tragicomedy | 110 | Yes | Guest appearance |
supporting documents
- ↑ vanityfair.de: Heroine without an expiration date. ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Cast of the Somerset series on IMDB.
- ↑ Somerset Storylines 1976 on Somerset online.
Web links
- Sigourney Weaver in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sigourney Weaver on All Movie Guide