Susan Alexandra “Sigourney” Weaver is an American actress. A figure in science fiction and popular culture, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2003 she was voted Number 20 in Channel 4’s countdown of the 100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time.
Weaver rose to fame when she was cast as Ellen Ripley in the Ridley Scott-directed science fiction film Alien (1979), which earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She reprised the role with a critically acclaimed performance in James Cameron’s Aliens (1986), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. She returned to the role in two more sequels: Alien 3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997).
Who is Sigourney Weaver’s husband Jim Simpson?
Sigourney Weaver’s husband is theater director Jim Simpson. They have been married since Oct. 1, 1984, for 38 years, That’s equal to 100 years when it comes to a Hollywood marriage! Simpson is a theater director, TV director, and film director and has even appeared in small film roles.
The character is regarded as a significant female protagonist in cinema history. Her other franchise roles include Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). She reunited with Cameron portraying Dr. Grace Augustine in Avatar (2009)—which remains the highest-grossing film of all time and returned in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
