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  1. At the age of 14, Weaver began using the name Sigourney, taking it from a minor character in The Great Gatsby. She briefly attended the Brearley School and Chapin School in New York before arriving at the Ethel Walker School (Walker's) in Simsbury, Connecticut, where she developed an early interest in performance art.

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Susan Alexandra Weaver was born on October 8, 1949, in New York City, and began calling herself Sigourney at the age of 14, after discovering the name in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great...

  3. Jun 24, 2023 · At age 14 Weaver rechristened herself Sigourney after a character in the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby. By that point she had already achieved her full height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 meters), and she felt that the name Susan was too short for someone so tall.

  4. Aug 15, 2022 · The name was taken from a minor character in "The Great Gatsby," and Weaver was only 14 when she began asking friends and teachers to use it to refer to her (per In Style).

  5. Jan 8, 2021 · Sigourney Weaver Opens Up About Changing Her First Name at Age 14. Sigourney Weaver is getting candid about identity. The 71-year-old Alien actress opened up in an interview with...

  6. Jan 11, 2023 · Official Avatar 2: The Way of Water Movie Behind the Scenes Featurette 2022 | Subscribe https://abo.yt/ki | Sam Worthington Movie Trailer | Theaters: 16 De...

  7. Dec 17, 2022 · Sigourney Weaver returns in a new, younger role in the "Avatar" sequel. She hopes playing 14-year-old Kiri will send a message about Hollywood ageism.