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Sigourney Weaver
(1949-)
Who Is Sigourney Weaver?
Sigourney Weaver was born in New York City to a show-business background.
Biography sigourney weaver
Her mother was an English actress and her father was president of NBC. Though self-conscious about her height and looks, Weaver acted in off-Broadway shows, and had her big break in the 1979 film Alien. Weaver appeared in many films throughout the next three decades, including Ghostbusters, Working Girl, Aliens and Avatar.
Weaver has been nominated for three Academy Awards.
Early Life
Susan Alexandra Weaver was born on October 8, 1949, in New York City, and began calling herself Sigourney at the age of 14, after discovering the name in F.
Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The daughter of English actress Elizabeth Inglis and former NBC president Sylvester Weaver, Weaver grew up fully immersed in the entertainment business.
Despite a privileged childhood, Weaver's formative years weren't always easy.
She lacked confidence in her own beaut