the actress explains where this mythical stage name comes from

The love of atypical characters. Sigourney Weaver, born susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949, in New York, was revealed to the general public in Alien – The Eighth Passengerafter taking acting classes and graduating from the Yale School of Drama. Great lover of productions at the twisted universethe brunette with a slender physique and such a special aura played inGhostbusters , Gorillas in the mistor even the first opus ofAvatar. In an interview with Konbinithe one who celebrates her 73rd birthday this Saturday, October 8, 2022 returned to the origin of his stage name become legendary. An identity she borrowed from a very intriguing character in the masterful novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald,Gatsby the magnificent.

“I was 12 years old, I was reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and I saw this name, Sigourney, it was a character that the reader never meets, and I said to myself: ‘ It’s a long name, it starts with an S, it’s more like me ‘”, confided to our colleagues the wife of the director and director Jim Simpson. And to continue:I wanted to go back to the name Susan when I startedwork, but everyone called me ‘Siggy’. So it’s not important to know my first name.

Sigourney Weaver: Alien, the role of his life?

With our colleagues from Konbini, Sigourney Weaver also confided that she was still very attached to her very first role on the big screen, that ofEllen Ripley in the Alien saga. “Until I met Ridley Scott, I knew nothing about the ‘alien’ world.” And to add, referring more specifically to his character: “I love that this young woman never ends up at a crime scene where she passed out in a corner before being rescued by a man. I loved it, the writers and producers were feminists. They also offer a beautiful end to a character that we do not expect, this young woman who ends up as the only survivor. I miss her sometimes, she was good company.” As a reminder, this role followed him in no less than five installments of the saga Alien.