While working in numerous films, Sigourney Weaver contributed a lot to the science fiction film history and was awarded the title of "The Sci-Fi Queen".  

The Sci-Fi Queen was born on October 8, 1949 as Susan Alexandra Weaver in Manhattan, New York City to an English Actress Elizabeth Inglis and the NBC television executive and pioneer Sylvester Weaver. She began using the name "Sigourney Weaver" in 1963 after a minor character (Sigourney Howard) in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby.

Weaver's first role was in Woody Allen's 1977 comedy 'Annie Hall' playing a minor role opposite Allen. Weaver appeared two years later as Warrant Officer/Lieutenant Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott's blockbuster 1979 film 'Alien'. She reprised the role in the three sequels of the Alien movie franchise, 'Aliens', 'Alien 3' and 'Alien Resurrection'. She received a lot of recognition after her portrayal of Ellen Ripley in these films.

Weaver has received three Academy Award nominations and six Golden Globe Award nominations, winning two in 1988 (Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress) for Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl. Her 1986 Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Aliens are considered as landmarks in the recognition of science fiction, action and horror genres, as well as a major step in challenging the gender role in cinema. 

Apart from being an actress, she is an environmentalist. In October 2006, she drew international attention through a news conference at the start of a United Nations General Assembly policy deliberation where she outlined the widespread threat to ocean habitats posed by deep-sea trawling, an industrial method for harvesting fish. 

Sigourney Weaver is turning 62 today. Fridaymoviez wishes the gorgeous Sigourney Weaver a very Happy Birthday!