Weaver was born in Manhattan to Elizabeth Inglis, an actress, and NBC executive and champion of early television, Sylvester “Pat” Weaver. Throughout the 1970’s Miss Weaver performed in a host of “Off-Broadway” shows which brought her to the attention of director Woody Allen who cast her in a small, but noticeable, role in his 1977 film Annie Hall. What would follow would be the series of films which would define Weaver’s career and public persona. In 1979, she starred in Ridley Scott’s Alien—winning rave reviews and a permanent place in popular culture. Weaver would go on to star in the next three installments in this franchise.
Meanwhile, Sigourney Weaver was impressing people with her exceptional talent in films such as The Year of Living Dangerously, Ghostbusters, Gorillas in the Mist, Working Girl and Ghostbusters II.
It was her work on Gorillas in the Mist, wherein she played Dian Fossey, that led Weaver to become a supporter of the protection of gorillas. She worked closely with The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and now serves as its chairperson. Weaver is infinitely interested in preserving our planet and is a stauch environmentalist. Of special concern to her is the preservation of ocean habitats—a matter which she addressed in a 2006 news conference at the United Nations General Assembly.
Sigourney Weaver also supports “Trickle Up” an organization which is dedicated to assisting women and disabled persons who are living in extreme poverty.
Her career continues to go strong with films such as Avatar and Prayers for Bobby. We look forward to see much more of Miss Weaver in the future. For all of her work—both entertaining and enlightening—Sigourney Weaver is our “Humanitarian of the Week.”
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