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I had always done theater in extracurricular ways. I'd never been a drama major.

Sigourney Weaver

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Sigourney Weaver
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 8
Actor
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Film Actor
Film Producer
Stage Actor
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Voice Actor
New York City
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Susan Alexandra Weaver
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