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Eye/hair color: brown
Real name: Susan Alexandra Weaver
Born: October 8, 1949, New York, N.Y., USA, 6:15pm
EST
Relations:
Father: Pat Weaver
Husband: Jim Simpson
Child: Charlotte
Brother: Trajan (named after the Roman Emperor)
Education: Stanford University, Yale University
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Trivia
- Her dad Pat Weaver, NBC-TV president
(1953-55), pioneered the desk-and-couch talk show format that still
survives on two programs he created - NBC's "Today" and
"Tonight" show.
- (October 1997) Ranked #71 in Empire
(UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time"
list.
- Changed her name after reading
"The Great Gatsby"
- Debuted in Woody Allen 's Annie Hall
(1977), duration: 6 seconds
- Daughter of NBC-TV executive Sylvester
"Pat" Weaver and actress Elizabeth Inglis
- Niece of actor Doodles Weaver
- Afraid to travel in elevators
- (1997) #13 of Sci-Fi's Sexy 50, by
Femme Fatales magazine
- Salary
Alien: Resurrection (1997): $11,000,000
Alien (1979): $30,000
Annie Hall (1977): $50
Filmography
| Project |
Year |
Role |
| Happily
N'Ever After (voice) |
2005 |
Frida |
| Village,
The |
2004 |
Alice Hunt |
| Imaginary
Heros |
2004 |
Sandy Travis |
| Holes |
2003 |
The Warden |
| The Guys |
2002 |
Joan |
| Tadpole |
2002 |
Eve |
| Big Bad
Love |
2001 |
Voice of
Betti DeLoreo |
| The 73rd
Annual Academy Awards (TV) |
2001 |
Herself |
| Alien
Evolution (TV) |
2001 |
Herself/Lt.
Ellen Ripley |
| VH1 Divas
Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin (TV) |
2001 |
Herself |
| Heartbreakers |
2001 |
Max |
| Speak
Truth to Power |
2000 |
Various |
| Company
Man |
2000 |
Daisy
Quimp |
| Why Dogs
Smile & Chimpanzees Cry |
1999 |
Narrator |
| Galaxy
Quest |
1999 |
Gwen
DeMarco / Lieutenant Tawny Madison |
| A Map
of the World |
1999 |
Alice
Goodwin |
| Get
Bruce |
1999 |
Herself |
| Company
Man |
1999 |
Daisy
Quimp |
Alien:
Resurrection
aka Alien 4 |
1997 |
Ellen
Ripley (Number 8) /Number 7 co-producer |
Snow
White
aka The Grimm Brothers' Snow White
aka Snow White in the Black Forest
aka Snow White in the Dark Forest
aka Snow White: A Tale of Terror |
1997 |
Claudia
Hoffman |
| The
Ice Storm |
1997 |
Janey
Carver |
| Copycat |
1995 |
Helen
Hudson |
| Jeffrey |
1995 |
Debra Moorhouse |
| The
Wild Swans |
1994 |
Narrator |
Death
and the Maiden
aka Jeune fille et la mort, La (1995) (France) |
1994 |
Paulina
Escobar |
| Dave |
1993 |
Ellen
Mitchell |
1492:
Conquest of Paradise
aka 1492: Christophe Colomb (France)
aka 1492: La conquête du paradis
aka 1492: la conquista del paraíso (Spain: dubbed
version) |
1992 |
Queen
Isabel |
| Alien³
|
1992 |
Ellen
Ripley
co-producer |
| Frames
from the Edge |
1989 |
? |
| Ghostbusters
II |
1989 |
Dana
Barrett |
| Gorillas
in the Mist |
1988 |
Dian
Fossey |
| Twilight
of the Gorillas (Documentary) |
1988 |
? |
| The
Making of "Gorillas in the Mist" (Documentary) |
1988 |
Herself |
| Working
Girl |
1988 |
Katherine
Parker |
| Half
Moon Street |
1986 |
Lauren
Slaughter |
| Aliens |
1986 |
Ellen
Ripley |
Une
femme ou deux
aka One Woman or Two
aka A Woman or Two |
1985 |
Jessica
Fitzgerald |
| Ghostbusters |
1984 |
Dana
Barrett/The Gate Keeper |
| Deal of
the Century |
1983 |
Catherine
DeVoto |
| The
Year of Living Dangerously |
1982 |
Jill
Bryant |
Eyewitness
aka The Janitor |
1981 |
Tony
Sokolow |
| Alien |
1979 |
Ripley |
| The
Sorrows of Gin (TV) |
1979 |
? |
| Madman |
1978 |
? |
| Annie
Hall |
1977 |
Alvy's
Date Outside Theatre |
"Somerset"
(TV Series)
aka "Another World: Somerset"(original title)
aka "Somerset: Bay City" (original title) |
1970 |
Avis
Ryan |
Other
works
Stage
| Project |
Year |
Role |
| "The
Guys" play by Anne Nelson (Flea Theater, New York City). |
2002 |
Joan |
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Watergate Classics |
1973 |
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The Frogs |
1974 |
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The Nature And Purpose Of The Universe |
1974 |
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The Constant Wife |
1975 |
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Das Lusitania Songspiel
Off-Broadway Revue: Weaver
co-wrote and co-starred with Chris Durang ("Radio
Days"). It ran for a limited run at the Chelsea Theatre
Center in New York in 1979 |
1976 |
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Marco Polo Sing A Song |
1977 |
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A Flea In Her Ear |
1978 |
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As You Like It |
1981 |
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Beyond Therapy |
1981 |
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Hurly Burly |
1984 |
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The Marriage Of Bett And Bo |
1985 |
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The Merchant Of Venice |
1986 |
Portia |
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Titanic |
1990 |
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Sex And Longing |
1996 |
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Awards
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2001 - Chicago
International Film Festival - Lifetime Achievement Award
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1999 - Walk of Fame -
Motion Picture- On 16 December 1999. - At 7021 Hollywood Blvd.
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1998 - British Academy
Awards - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for: Ice
Storm, The (1997)
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1998 - Hasty Pudding
Theatricals, USA - Woman of the Year
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1996 - Cognac Festival du
Film Policier - Special Mention - for: Copycat (1995) Award shared
with: Holly Hunter - For their acting performance.
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1994 - Gotham Awards -
Acting Award
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1989 - Golden Globes, USA
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for:
Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion
Picture for: Working Girl (1988)
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1987 - Academy of Science
Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Films, USA - Best Actress for: Aliens
(1986)
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