Actress Sigourney Weaver was born in the United States on October 8, 1949. She is a prominent figure in science fiction and popular culture and has won numerous awards, including the British Academy Film Award, the Grammy Award, the Golden Globe Award, and the British Academy Film Award. She has also been nominated for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and the Tony Award. She was ranked 20th on Channel 4’s list of the 100 greatest movie stars of all time in 2003.
Weaver gained notoriety when she was chosen to play Ellen Ripley in the science fiction thriller Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott. She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer as a result.
Sigourney Weaver parents: Who are her father and mother?
On October 8, 1949, Susan Alexandra Weaver was born in New York City. Elizabeth Inglis, her mother, was a Colchester, England, native who also worked as an actress in the country. Sylvester “Pat” Weaver Jr., Weaver’s father, was a Los Angeles-born American television executive who ran NBC from 1953 to 1955 and founded the Today Show in 1952. Winstead “Doodles” Weaver, Pat’s brother, was a comic and Mad contributor. The American lineage of her father’s family included Dutch, English, Scots-Irish, and Scottish people.
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