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Sigourney Weaver is an American actress known for her performances in film, television and stage. Over the course of her over five decade long career she has received several awards including for a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Tony Award.

Weaver received Academy Award nominations for her roles as Ellen Ripley in James Cameron's science fiction-action filmAliens (1986), portraying primatologistDian Fossey in the Michael Apted directed biographical drama film Gorillas in the Mist (1988), and as a villainous boss in the Mike Nichols directed romantic comedy Working Girl (1988).

She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture DramaGorillas in the Mist (1988) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for Working Girl (1988). She won the BAFT