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Sigourney Weaver TV Listings

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SUNDeFri, Jul 25, 4:30 PMThe GuysBuy
SHO2eFri, Jul 25, 8:15 PMThe TV SetBuy
SUNDeSat, Jul 26, 5:45 AMThe GuysBuy
TNTSat, Jul 26, 6:00 AMCopycatBuy
HBOSGeSat, Jul 26, 5:00 PMInfamousBuy
SHOeSun, Jul 27, 7:05 AMThe TV SetBuy
SPIKESun, Jul 27, 2:30 PMGhostbustersBuy
SHOeSun, Jul 27, 7:30 PMThe TV SetBuy
SHO2eMon, Jul 28, 6:30 PMThe TV SetBuy
HBOeTue, Jul 29, 11:45 AMGalaxy QuestBuy
SUNDeTue, Jul 29, 7:00 PMThe GuysBuy
TNTFri, Aug 1, 4:00 AMCopycatBuy
OXYGNFri, Aug 1, 4:30 PMDaveBuy
SHO2eSat, Aug 2, 8:30 AMHappily N'Ever AfterBuy
SHO2eSat, Aug 2, 7:00 PMHappily N'Ever AfterBuy
DISNEYSat, Aug 2, 9:00 PMHolesBuy
DISNEYSun, Aug 3, 12:00 PMHolesBuy
SPIKESun, Aug 3, 5:00 PMGhostbustersBuy
HBO2eMon, Aug 4, 10:30 AMGalaxy QuestBuy
SHOeMon, Aug 4, 3:15 PMHappily N'Ever AfterBuy
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Sigourney Weaver Biography

Sigourney Weaver
  • Birth Name: Susan Alexandra Weaver
  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/08/1949, Libra
  • Profession: Actor; writer; producer
Sigourney Weaver Fast Facts:
  • At age 14, she took the name Sigourney from a character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
  • While a student at Stanford University, she joined a theater group, lived in a tree-house with a friend and spent two months in Israel on a kibbutz.
  • Breakthrough role was as Ellen Ripley in the 1979 horror flick Alien, a part originally written for a man.
  • Earned an Oscar nod for her portrayal of real-life primatologist Dian Fossey in 1988's Gorillas in the Mist and is an honorary chair of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.
  • Has a fear of elevators.
    Sigourney Weaver Relationships:
  • Sylvester 'Pat' Weaver - Father
  • Trajan Weaver - Brother
  • Charlotte Simpson - Daughter
  • Elizabeth Inglis - Mother
  • Jim Simpson - Husband

  • Sigourney Weaver Awards:
  • 1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1989 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
  • 2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1989 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1998 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1998 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 1986 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1988 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1988 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1985 Tony: Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play - Winner

  • College:
  • Attended Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY; Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (BA in English, 1971); Yale University School of Drama, New Haven, CT (MFA in Drama, 1974)
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