A seven-time Golden Globe Award nominee, she won both Best Actress in Drama and Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 1988 films Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl, becoming the first person to win two acting Golden Globes in the same year.
Weaver has been married to stage director Jim Simpson since 1984, and they have a daughter.
The guy climbs in and they embrace.
She challenged genre gender roles by playing a strong feminine character in science fiction, action, and horror movies.
She attended Stanford University and Yale University.
She also received Academy Award nominations.