Susan Alexandra Weaver, known professionally as Sigourney Weaver, portrayed Alexandra Reid in The Defenders. Sigourney Weaver previously worked with Krysten Ritter in Vamps.

Sigourney Weaver was praised by critics for her role in The Defenders. The early screening of the first episode at San Diego Comic-Con was met by "applause throughout" from the crowd.

During her war against the Defenders, Reid avoided combat, letting others fight for her, though it was a possibility that due to her fatal illness, she did not choose to engage in any physical confrontation.

Nov 9, 2017 · When it was learned that Sigourney Weaver would be the villain to unite The Defenders — Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and Iron Fist (Finn...

Jul 26, 2017 · With spoilers, of course, for the entire Marvel/Netflix slate to date, here are our guesses for who Sigourney Weaver is REALLY going to play in The Defenders.

Aug 24, 2017 · In the run up to Netflix's The Defenders, the big team-up crossover of Marvel and Netflix's various solo series, one of the biggest mysteries was the role and true identity of Sigourney Weaver's character Alexandra Reid.

Jan 12, 2017 · Meet Sigourney Weaver's villainous character, who will force the four Defenders — Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist — to unite as a team in the Netflix series.

Aug 17, 2017 · Sigourney Weaver birthed the modern action heroine with Ripley in 1979's Alien. But now she's playing a more morally ambiguous character in Marvel's The Defenders,...

Jul 14, 2017 · In her chat with EW, Sigourney Weaver revealed that Alexandra won't just be a boring baddie who is evil for the sake of being evil. Rather, Alexandra will be an adversary to Matt Murdock, Jessica...

Jan 12, 2017 · Sigourney Weaver’s villainous character in Marvel and Netflix’s upcoming series, The Defenders, has been revealed. Weaver will play Alexandra, an “utter badass,” according …