Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Biography: Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29, 1971), known professionally as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. She is the recipient of several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards. She is known for taking on quirky roles in her earlier films, later playing more prominent roles in the 1990s. After Ryder's film debut in Lucas (1986), she gained attention with her performance in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988). She further rose to prominence with major roles in Heathers (1989), Mermaids (1990), Edward Scissorhands (1990), and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). She garnered critical acclaim and two consecutive Academy Award nominations for her portrayals of socialite May Welland in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence (1993) and Jo March in the fifth film adaptation of Little Women (1994). Her other films during this period were Reality Bites (1994), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), The Crucible (1996), Alien Resurrection (1997), Celebrity (1998), and Girl, Interrupted (1999), which she also executive-produced. In 2002, Ryder starred in the critically panned box office hit Mr. Deeds, after which her career declined and she took a break from films. In 2009, she returned in the high-profile film Star Trek. In 2010, she was nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards: as the lead actress in the television film When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story and as part of the cast of Black Swan. She also reunited with Burton for Frankenweenie (2012). She has starred as Joyce Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2016–present), for which she has received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations; and in 2020, she starred in the HBO drama miniseries The Plot Against America. Her relationship with Johnny Depp in the early 1990s and a 2001 arrest for shoplifting were both subjects of tabloid journalism. She has been open about her personal struggles with anxiety and depression. In 2000, Ryder received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: October 29, 1971

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands

1990-12-07

Night on Earth
Night on Earth

1991-12-12

The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits

1993-10-21

Gone in the Night
Gone in the Night

2022-07-15

A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly

2006-07-07

Autumn in New York
Autumn in New York

2000-08-11

Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted

1999-12-21

Heathers
Heathers

1988-10-01

Mr. Deeds
Mr. Deeds

2002-06-28

Lost Souls
Lost Souls

2000-10-13

Reality Bites
Reality Bites

1994-02-18

Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice

1988-03-30

The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence

1993-09-10

Mermaids
Mermaids

1990-12-14

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2009-07-07

The Crucible
The Crucible

1996-11-27

Stay Cool
Stay Cool

2009-04-23

Great Balls of Fire!
Great Balls of Fire!

1989-06-30

Alien Resurrection
Alien Resurrection

1997-11-12

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

1990-10-12

How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt

1995-10-06

Celebrity
Celebrity

1998-09-07

S1m0ne
S1m0ne

2002-08-23

Little Women
Little Women

1994-12-21

Zoolander
Zoolander

2001-09-28

Lucas
Lucas

1986-03-28

The Ten
The Ten

2007-08-03

Star Trek
Star Trek

2009-05-06

Sex and Death 101
Sex and Death 101

2007-06-15

Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard

1996-10-11

Boys
Boys

1996-05-10

The Dilemma
The Dilemma

2011-01-13

Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie

2012-10-04

Black Swan
Black Swan

2010-12-03

The Informers
The Informers

2008-11-05

The Last Word
The Last Word

2008-04-20

The Darwin Awards
The Darwin Awards

2006-07-05

1969
1969

1988-08-18

The Iceman
The Iceman

2012-09-01

When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story

2010-04-25

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024-09-04

One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection

2003-12-02

The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon
The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon

2022-03-16

Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton

2007-04-27

Square Dance
Square Dance

1987-03-01

The Letter
The Letter

2012-09-06

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

2022-04-09

Welcome
Welcome

2007-10-05

Homefront
Homefront

2013-11-12

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021-03-26

Turks & Caicos
Turks & Caicos

2014-03-20

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

2004-09-15

Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin
Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin

2004-01-20

Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads
Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads

2001-01-01

Haunted Mansion
Haunted Mansion

2023-07-26

Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

2012-11-06

Experimenter
Experimenter

2015-10-16

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

2005-03-01

Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.

1992-01-01

Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence

2003-06-10

Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Author: The JT LeRoy Story

2016-01-22

Destination Wedding
Destination Wedding

2018-08-02

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

1993-09-01

Black Swan: Metamorphosis
Black Swan: Metamorphosis

2011-03-29

Voom Portraits
Voom Portraits

2007-10-01

The Day My God Died
The Day My God Died

2003-04-19

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

2006-12-19

The Making of Edward Scissorhands
The Making of Edward Scissorhands

1990-12-14

Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992-11-13

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

2020-10-27

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

2007-10-08

Water Pills
Water Pills

2009-04-01

Scorsese's Women
Scorsese's Women

2014-09-10