What was the name of Sigourney Weaver’s character in the ‘Alien’ films?
Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (; born October 8, 1949), is an American actress. Following her film debut with a non speaking role in "Annie Hall" (1977), she quickly came to prominence with her first lead role as Ellen Ripley in "Alien" (1979). She reprised the role in three sequels: "Aliens" (1986), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress; "Alien 3" (1992), and "Alien Resurrection" (1997). She is also known for her starring roles in the box-office hits "Ghostbusters" (1984), "Ghostbusters II" (1989), and "Avatar" (2009). Weaver was nominated for a Drama Desk Award
Sigourney Weaver daughter of Elizabeth Inglis (née Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins; 1913–2007), an actress, and NBC television executive and television pioneer Sylvester "Pat" Weaver (1908–2002). Her uncle, Doodles Weaver (1911–1983), was a comedian and actor. Her mother was English, from Colchester, Essex, and her father, who was American, had English, Scottish, Scots-Irish, and Dutch ancestry, including roots in New England. Weaver began using the name "Sigourney Weaver" in 1963 after a minor character (Mrs. Sigourney Howard, Jordan Baker's aunt) in Chapter 3 of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby". Weaver attended the Ethel Walker School, a girls' preparatory school in Simsbury,