What is Sigourney Weaver?
{{Infobox person | name = Sigourney Weaver | image = Sigourney Weaver @ 2010 Academy Awards cropped.jpg | caption = Sigourney Weaver in 2010 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|10|8}} | birth_place = [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] | residence = | nationality = [[Americans|American]] | education = [[Bachelor of Arts]]<br>[[Master of Fine Arts]] | television = | spouse = [[Jim Simpson (director)|Jim Simpson]] (1984–present) | children = 1 | parents = [[Sylvester Weaver (executive)|Sylvester Weaver, Jr.]]<br>[[Elizabeth Inglis]] | relatives = [[Doodles Weaver]]<br>(uncle) | awards = '''BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress'''<br>1997 ''[[The Ice Storm]]''<br>'''Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama'''<br>1989 ''[[Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey]]''<br>'''Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture'''<br>1989 ''[[Working Girl]]''<br>'''Saturn Award for Best Actress (film)'''<br>1986 ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' | birthname = Susan Alexandra Weaver | alma mater = [[Stanford University]]<br>[[Yale School of Drama]] | occupation = [[Celebrity]] }} '''Sigourney Weaver''' (born as ''Susan Alexandra Weaver'' on October 8, 1949, in [[New York City|New York]]) is an [[Americans|American]] [[actor|actress]]. Sigourney Weaver played the [[role]] of Lieutenant Ellen Ripley in the [[movie]] series ''Alien'', in the four movies ''[[Alien (movie)|Alien]]'', ''[[Aliens]]'', ''[[Alien³]]'', and ''[[Alien: Resurrection]]''. She is also well known for playing Dana Barrett in the movies ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' and ''[[Ghostbusters II]]'' or for the role [[Dian Fossey]] in the movie ''[[Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey|Gorillas in the Mist]]''. She was the first person to win two Golden Globe acting awards in the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_a