Sigourney Weaver is a famous Hollywood actress who started her career back in the seventies. She had many roles, but she gained popularity all over the world thanks to films about space monsters ("Alien", etc.). Her real name is Susan Weaver.
Childhood, adolescence
Susan Weaver was born on October 8, 1949. The family lived in New York. Her mother is a famous British film actress, her father is the president of NBC. Uncle Susan became a comedian actor. Since childhood, Weaver dreamed of becoming an actress, was very sociable. During her school years, she was able to become the soul of the team thanks to her sense of humor.
Susan's family moved frequently. The girl went to school in San Francisco, and then went to the Connecticut school. Moving instilled a love of travel. After leaving school, the girl traveled around the east coast of America, visited Israel, Holland, France, Spain. Returning home, she enrolled first at Stanford to study English literature, and then at Yale, where she studied theater arts.
Creative career
In her student years, Weaver participated in performances, later she was invited to act in films. In 1977 she starred in the movie "Annie Hall". In 1979, Sigourney played in the cult film "Alien" and gained worldwide popularity.
Sigourney Weaver has appeared in all 4 films of the history of space monsters and became the star of American cinema. For this role she was awarded the Saturn Prize. Weaver's heroine - Lieutenant Helen Ripley became an object of imitation for many strong women, the film brought the actress worldwide popularity. Critics believe that this work remained the most significant in Sigourney's career.
Later she starred in other films ("Gorillas in the Fog", "Ice Storm", etc.). Sigourney also got a role in the cult film "Ghostbusters". In the 90s, the actress became one of the most talented Hollywood stars. Later, Weaver decided to try herself as a producer. Then came the tapes with her participation: "Snow Pie", "Heartbreakers", "Point of Fire", "Notoriety", "Avatar".
Weaver embodied an unusual image in the painting "The Imitator". In 2013, Sigourney got the role of Elaine Barrish (US Secretary of State) in the TV series Political Animals. In 2018, Weaver worked in the film Avatar-2; it is planned to release the films Avatar-3, Avatar-4. In total, the actress has played more than 50 roles, she has 2 Golden Globes, 2 Saturn awards, a BAFTA award and a star on the Walk of Fame.
Personal life
Sigourney first married Aaron Latham, a reporter. They met when the girl came to Israel. In 1967, the couple became engaged, but the union did not last long.
Then Sigourney had an affair with Jim Simpson, the director. Weaver is 6 years older than Simpson, but that didn't stop them. They dated for a year and then got married. It happened in 1984. In 1990, Sigourney and Jim had a daughter, Charlotte.
