Talk:Sigourney Weaver

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I have no idea why the author left this in Talk:Internet Explorer, but it seems to go better here, so I'm copying it over.

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I have a phonograph record "Feetlebaum Returns" recorded by comedian "Doodles Weaver who was Sigourney Weaver's uncle. It is autographed "To the World's greatest leather pusher, Hector, King of Troy- Best Wishes, Doodles Weaver 1974".

I am pretty sure that "Hector" is Hector Camacho. If it can be confirmed, I would like to send it to Miss Weaver. Doodles brother and Miss Weaver's father was Pat Weaver, Head of CBS.

Thank you for any help you may give me.

Bob Ramsdell, PO Box 948, Magalia, CA 95954 email: bobrams@jps.net

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Photo

More important than the nipples: If this is a movie still, has a permission been acquired to use it on Wikipedia? If not, it's a copyright violation and must be deleted. If permission has been granted, the details should be posted on the picture's descriptional page. Averell 22:00, 26 Oct 2003 (UTC)

Golly! Isn't there a more, er, discreet photo of Weaver we could use? In the current photo, her blouse is a bit... translucent. —Frecklefoot 19:57, 18 Sep 2003 (UTC)

The user who posted the picture, User:KF, also posted a picture of Christina Applegate that is, um, revealing. ThereIsNoSteve 20:11, 18 Sep 2003 (UTC)

And the images of Demi Moore and Meg Ryan. What is this? A witchhunt? What exactly made you, ThereIsNoSteve, post the above comment? Have you ever thought about that? --KF 21:41, 18 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Just happened on the Christina Applegate page before seeing this discussion. It just seemed that you had a proclivity towards selecting pictures of female actresses with their nipples showing. Some might find such pictures in poor taste for an encyclopedia. ThereIsNoSteve 05:10, 29 Sep 2003 (UTC)

It looks doctored. See Nude celebrities on the Internet#Fake Images. --Menchi 05:48, 29 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Ah, my proclivity. You have not answered my question though what made you draw other people's attention to my alleged "proclivity", a move which in turn I think is in poor taste. I see a certain proclivity on the part of certain actresses to show their nipples, and I also feel there is some hypocritical aspect to this discussion. Posting two images of "naked" actresses: What a great basis for induction. If you have nothing else to worry about, you must be a lucky man. And there's always someone bound to mention the "doctored" aspect (see Talk:Sylvia Saint and in particular Image talk:Sylvia Saint.jpg). KF 19:50, 30 Sep 2003 (UTC)

I did answer your question. I drew attention to your past behavior because I had just seen the Christina Applegate page, where you provided a similar picture of that actress also with her nipples clearly showing. I never made the leap that you had or would upload similar images, I simply noted factually what you had done. Now you've become defensive. Don't post pictures of women with their nipples showing, if you mind other people commenting on what you've done. ThereIsNoSteve 22:42, 2 Oct 2003 (UTC)

I'm not defensive, I'm repentant. Just look at what I've done at Nudism#Public outdoor nudist areas: Can I ever be forgiven for posting external link [2] under Vienna, Austria? Humbly, KF 17:39, 3 Oct 2003 (UTC)

The image isn't doctored, I'm almost positive it's a screen shot from Death and the Maiden, and I would say fair use because it's just being supplied to illustrate what she looks like in an academic project, takes an incredibly small part of the film, and does not in any way supplant sales of the film. I don't necessarily have a problem with it myself, and I don't think we should go out of our way to find or avoid images that may have nudity in them if they are appropriate to the article. Perhaps just to avoid the connotation and allegations of a celeb nude web site, however, something of Ms. Weaver not in a wet t-shirt might be better. Or maybe just crop to the head and shoulders? Postdlf 00:42, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Pronunciation

I've heard her say in an interview that her name is correctly pronounced [si'gorni 'w@fer], not [wi:fer]. However, this might have been a joke, so - can anybody confirm or deny this? Anakonda 22:55, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

wasn't she also in 1978 "madman"

I've never heard her say her own name, but her uncle, the late "Doodles" Weaver, pronounced it the normal way, i.e. "WEE-ver". Wahkeenah 3 July 2005 22:16 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it is WEE-ver. Kilo-Lima|^(talk) 16:05, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Movie credit missing

I'm a huge Sigourney Weaver fan and was surprised that I didn't see the mention of Snow White: A Tale of Terror, in which Sigourney did a fantastic job playing the role of the Claudia Hoffman; the wicked step mother and witch who gave Lilliana Hoffman (Snow White) the apple. She was awesome as was the entire movie! It came out in 1997 and you can get the review Here: [1] !

Perhaps you would like to add it to the article? Any one can edit the page; be bold! Kilo-Lima|^(talk) 16:54, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

There are some interesting facts above. What I find interesting is that there seems to be a problem with Sigourney Weaver being sexy. Has anybody seen her in Galaxy Quest? Maybe not a serious movie, but a good cast and I thought she was pretty ... (I am not going to offend anyone). There is no mention of this movie either.

A better photo part three

Anyone has a better photo? I could make it, but I dont' know how. You've just contradicted yourself. I think we had a free-license one once, but I don't know what happened to it. Perhaps a better image would be good, but currently the image is fine. Iolakana•T 20:25, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

While doing a paper on primatology, I came accross this[2] article, where at the bottom it states:

"In 1988 the Life and work of Dian Fossey was portrayed in the major motion picture Gorillas in the Mist, starring Sigourney Weaver. Ms. Weaver was so moved by her experience with the gorillas while filming that she became a supporter of the DFGF. Today Sigourney Weaver is DFGFI's Honorary Chairperson."

I thought it was worth mentioning in the article.--Farquaadhnchmn 18:54, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Heritage

It's funny, isn't it. Almost every person with an Irish-sounding name, or who has an Irish antecedant up to 200 years ago, is recorded in this resource as Irish-American. People like Weaver who are actually born to a British parent or parents and guess what: not British-American, not Anglo-American. Just American. I'll change that, but no doubt it'll soon be reverted.... 86.17.247.135 00:57, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

No one should be described as Irish-American, British-Amercian, Italian-American, etc. in the header of the article under WP:MOSBIO (unless of course, it is confirmed that they are citizens of that other country). In this case, it appears Weaver is only American. Of course, her British heritage can be in the article and have a category, but that's a different story than actually being in the header. Mad Jack 09:49, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

5'12" tall?

I realize it's because someone entered 5ft 11½in in the height field, but her height is rendered as 5'12" which sounds downright stupid. Anyone know how to fix this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.6.198.192 (talk) 07:35, 20 February 2007 (UTC). No shit. This is ridiculous.

The blunt-stick approach would be to strike out the formula and simply replace it with "1.82m (5ft 11½in)". If someone can make the change in a more spohisticated way, please do. If not, I'll return with my blunt stick in a few days. Russ London 01:04, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Planet Earth

Sigourney Weaver narrates the United States release, see: Planet Earth (TV series)#US broadcast. Since this is a TV series rather than a film, should an entry for this go into Sigourney Weaver#Filmography, or elsewhere? --Teratornis 22:58, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Yale & Harvard law school claims

The article's text had her attending Yale Law School. One of the categories describes her as an alumna of Harvard Law School. If there is a credible source for either claim, I have yet to find one on the web.
Can we eliminate the law school claims (Yale from text, Harvard from category)?
Thank you.
AndersW (talk) 06:13, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Ms Weaver attended Stanford University. She however attended Yale Drama School. She recieved a chritical report from her teachers there and almost gave up acting hopes.Johnwrd (talk) 01:09, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with File:Ellen ripley.jpg

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Weaver and The Piano

Regarding

• Jane Campion wanted a "Sigourney Weaver-type" for her film The Piano, but Weaver's agent turned the film down without consulting Weaver. Holly Hunter went on to win the Oscar for the role, and Weaver fired her agent.

...here is a version that implies a slightly different story:

• There were parts she was annoyed to miss out on. Having told her agent, Steve Dontonville, she didn't want to work during a particular period, you can imagine how she felt when Jane Campion asked him if he knew a Sigourney Weaver-type for The Piano and he recommended Holly Hunter.

https://www.tiscali.co.uk/tv/shows/cast/biog/sigourney-weaver/

I have slapped fact tags onto the first, current, version of the event. CapnZapp (talk) 12:31, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Awards section

I submit that portions of the "Awards" section of this article is unnecessary. I say this not because her Academy Award nominations fail to be noteworthy, but rather because those three nominations are mentioned three times in this article. The detail of those nominations are explicitly noted in the headline of the article, as well as the "Film Career" section, so why do we need to reiterate that in a separate "Awards" section? Perhaps further expounding on her Golden Globe nominations and any other awards would be more appropriate here.Kp.murphy (talk) 19:48, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Annie Hall

The carreer section says she played "critically acclaimed roles in movies such as ANNIE HALL, etc.."

She's only an extra in Annie Hall, her face hardly appears, please remove. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mopcwiki (talk • contribs) 03:57, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Best known for

How has it been determined that the roles listed are the ones that she is best known for? This seems to be a personal opinion and should probably be removed or changed somehow. 216.36.132.66 (talk) 19:19, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

The list is too long--no matter how many high-profile productions she's been in, the list of productions an actor is "best known for" should not exceed 2 or 3 IMO. My picks would be Ghostbusters and the Alien series, but then that's just personal opinion again. 75.145.136.37 (talk) 22:54, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Agreed with above, She is best known for those two, not the others listed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.107.163.49 (talk) 12:16, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

French

I have no reference about this, but I've seen her appear on French TV several times when I lived in Paris, and her French was near impeccable. Oddly enough, she speaks French with a British accent rather than an American accent. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.45.178.123 (talk) 05:32, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Song named after her

In John Grant' album, Queen of Denmark, the 4th track is a song called "Sigourney Weaver": Excerpt:

"And I feel just like Sigourney Weaver
When she had to kill those aliens
and one guy tried to get them back to the earth
and she couldn't believe her ears"

I think it should be mentioned (in which section?) Rps (talk) 12:47, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

A small point about Alien

In the original theatrical release of Alien, none of the characters has a first name. Weaver was simply "Ripley"; I don't know about the Director's Cut. If no-one objects, I'll remove the first name when Alien is referenced. 118.172.127.232 (talk) 12:04, 17 November 2011 (UTC)Hellbound Hound (talk) 05:34, 19 November 2011 (UTC)