Actress Sigourney Weaver. Filmography, best roles

The creator of the popular image of a female warrior, actively used in the modern film world, rightly considered Sigourney Weaver. The filmography of the actress includes over 50 paintings, many of them have become favorites for millions of viewers. What interesting roles happened to the American star, which many still associate with the heroic heroine of "Alien"?

Films featuring Sigourney Weaver: the first

The debut of the celebrity on the big screen remained virtually unnoticed by the world. This was the picture "Annie Hall", published in 1977. Six seconds - just so much stayed in the frame of the tape Woody Allen actress Sigourney Weaver.

Most interesting is the fee paid to the girl for filming in "Annie Hall," which was only $ 50. Before the glory came, there were about two years left.

The success of the film "Alien"

The appearance of Sigourney Weaver in the movie "Alien" brought the actress long-awaited fame. The fantastic horror film, shot by Ridley Scott, was released in 1979. The action develops in the distant future, a spacecraft returning suddenly returns to Earth, suddenly fixing the signal from outer space. The team is forced to land on the planet from which the broadcast is conducted, to study the situation. After landing, the group finds huge cocoons, the origin of which is unknown.

In "Alien" Sigourney got the role of Ellen Ripley - a member of the crew, strong and invincible. The actress looked great in this role, it was fixed for her. Appeal to the image of Ripley will occur three more times, the last picture was "The Return of the Stranger", the film is shown in 1997. For the participation in this tape, Weaver received 11 million dollars, while the 1979 project brought her only 30,000.

Recalling the shooting in the first "Alien", the actress shares interesting information with journalists. It turns out that the actor, chosen for the role of an alien monster, was unknown to the rest of the crew. The director made such a decision that the actors really experienced fear during the game.

"Scary Tales" with Sigourney Weaver

To the modern public, the tape "Hunters for ghosts" will seem unnecessarily childish, uncomplicated. However, in 1984 this project made a real sensation, which marked many other films with the participation of Sigourney Weaver. The States were filled with ghosts, good and evil, to fight with which a group of scientists had volunteered to succeed in studying the afterlife. The actress in this film performed the role of Miss Barrett, a girl who discovered numerous ghosts in her new painting.

"Snow White - a terrible fairy tale" - a work of 1997, in the shooting of which also took part Sigourney Weaver. The filmography of the star was replenished with the role of the spiteful stepmother, whom she played in this film project. Claudia, cold and beautiful, became the new wife of the widowed father of the unfortunate Lillian, nicknamed Snow White for incredible beauty. Of course, the stepmother was not ready for the fact that next to her the girl would be more beautiful than her.

"The Mysterious Forest" is a thriller of 2004, from viewing it is better to refuse to nervous spectators. The action takes place in a small village of Pennsylvania, whose inhabitants are convinced of their neighborhood with fantastic creatures. Terrible legends have turned people away from the local forest surrounding the settlement, they never go beyond the "safe" village. Sigourney herself describes this tape as one of the most horrible horror films of world cinema.

The best drama with Sigourney Weaver

"Heartbreakers" is an easy comedy with elements of drama, created in 2001. In the center of the story, the mother and daughter are charming fraudsters deceiving rich boyfriends. The role of the mother was given to Sigourney Weaver, whose filmography was enriched by the image of the refined lady Max. Critics have declared the plot of the picture unnecessarily banal, but the audience was fascinated by the images of deft little heartlets.

"Business woman" is rather a social drama with elements of comedy. The image of Catherine Parker, embodied by Weaver, can be called the brightest find of the film. The actress plays a talented, purposeful careerist, who achieves success. The role brought the star a Golden Globe prize.

Sigourney Weaver in "Avatar"

One of the grandiose events of modern cinema is the picture "Avatar", filmed in 2009. The role of Dr. Grace, an important character of the fantastic tape, was taken by Sigourney Weaver. The filmography of the star included a project about the most beautiful planet Pandora, which the inhabitants of the earth use as a base, engaged in the extraction of valuable minerals.

Spectators who liked the first part, waiting for a pleasant surprise in the form of the continuation of a romantic story. Demonstration of the film is scheduled for 2016, in its filming is still involved Sigourney Weaver. The creator promises that the project will be even more grandiose in terms of special effects, but it keeps the plot in the strictest secrecy.

Now the actress is only 66 years old, so fans can safely count on other bright film masterpieces with her participation.