Sigourney Weaver’s filmography is stacked with science fiction gems that not only entertain but also expand the genre’s scope ...

That's when Cameron — a natural born tinkerer — came up with a crafty way to get the ball rolling again.

It was 1979 when Sigourney Weaver portrayed Ellen Ripley as a young actress in the acclaimed sci-fi film Alien, a role she would reprise three more times in the franchise. With a career spanning ...

Weaver starred in the original “Alien” as Ellen Ripley, and for Spaeny, the draw of that character was how “unassuming” she starts out. “She’s sort of — it becomes survival.

Yet starring in “Alien” made Weaver feel typecasted for years afterward, especially coming from the comedy world originally. “Most of what I’d done was comedy onstage.

The reigning Queen of Comic-Con and the ultimate science fiction superstar, Sigourney Weaver, might be gearing up to conquer yet another interstellar franchise. Weaver is in talks to join the cast ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sigourney Weaver, who fought a monster queen in "Aliens," will now act as a vampire queen in "Vamps." The romantic horror-comedy also marks a "Clueless" reunion ...

Born Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949, in New York City, she adopted the name Sigourney at age 14, inspired by a character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby.