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Winona Ryder

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Known For

53 Years Old

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.

Born

Winona, Minnesota, USA on 29th October 1971

All Credits

Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
Allison Taylor (voice)
Friends Image
Friends
Melissa Warburton
Stranger Things Image
Stranger Things
Joyce Byers
The Larry Sanders Show Image
The Larry Sanders Show
Winona Ryder
Honest Trailers Image
Honest Trailers
Amanda Grayson (archive footage)
Strangers with Candy Image
Strangers with Candy
Fran
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Image
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Drunk History Image
Drunk History
Mary Dyer
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Image
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Winona (voice)
Show Me a Hero Image
Show Me a Hero
Vinni Restiano
The Plot Against America Image
The Plot Against America
Evelyn Finkel
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Image
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Lydia
Homefront Image
Homefront
Sheryl Marie Mott
Beetlejuice Image
Beetlejuice
Lydia
Edward Scissorhands Image
Edward Scissorhands
Kim
Star Trek Image
Star Trek
Amanda Grayson
Black Swan Image
Black Swan
Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan
Bram Stoker's Dracula Image
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Mina Murray / Elisabeta
Girl, Interrupted Image
Girl, Interrupted
Susanna
Alien Resurrection Image
Alien Resurrection
Call
Zoolander Image
Zoolander
Winona Ryder (uncredited)
Frankenweenie Image
Frankenweenie
Elsa Van Helsing (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story Image
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
Haunted Mansion Image
Haunted Mansion
Pat (uncredited)
The Age of Innocence Image
The Age of Innocence
May Welland
Mr. Deeds Image
Mr. Deeds
Babe Bennett
Heathers Image
Heathers
Veronica Sawyer
The Crucible Image
The Crucible
Abigail Williams
Little Women Image
Little Women
Jo March
The House of the Spirits Image
The House of the Spirits
Blanca Trueba
The Iceman Image
The Iceman
Deborah Kuklinski
Night on Earth Image
Night on Earth
Corky
Mermaids Image
Mermaids
Charlotte Flax
Sex and Death 101 Image
Sex and Death 101
Death Nell / Gillian De Raisx (#101)
A Scanner Darkly Image
A Scanner Darkly
Donna Hawthorne
The Dilemma Image
The Dilemma
Geneva Brannen
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment Image
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
The Informers Image
The Informers
Cheryl Moore
Reality Bites Image
Reality Bites
Lelaina Pierce
Destination Wedding Image
Destination Wedding
Lindsay
Celebrity Image
Celebrity
Nola
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Image
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Sandra Dulles
No Image
The Entertainment Biz
Self
Celebrities Uncensored Image
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
Autumn in New York Image
Autumn in New York
Charlotte Fielding
S1m0ne Image
S1m0ne
Nicola Anders
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things Image
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
Psychologist
Experimenter Image
Experimenter
Alexandra "Sasha" Milgram
Lucas Image
Lucas
Rina
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony Image
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
How to Make an American Quilt Image
How to Make an American Quilt
Finn Dodd
Lost Souls Image
Lost Souls
Maya Larkin
The Darwin Awards Image
The Darwin Awards
Siri Taylor
Great Balls of Fire! Image
Great Balls of Fire!
Myra Gale Brown
Gone in the Night Image
Gone in the Night
Kath
The Ten Image
The Ten
Kelly La Fonda
Looking for Richard Image
Looking for Richard
Self / Lady Anne
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Image
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Dinky Bossetti
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood Image
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
Declaration of Independence Image
Declaration of Independence
Self
Welcome Image
Welcome
Cynthia
Turks & Caicos Image
Turks & Caicos
Melanie Fall
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story Image
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
Lois Wilson
1969 Image
1969
Beth Carr
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine Image
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Lacey Groin
The Letter Image
The Letter
Martine Jamison
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called Image
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Stay Cool Image
Stay Cool
Scarlet Smith
The Last Word Image
The Last Word
Charlotte Morris
Boys Image
Boys
Patty Vare
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' Image
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Self (archive footage)
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin Image
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon Image
The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon
Self
The Making of Edward Scissorhands Image
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
Self
Voom Portraits Image
Voom Portraits
Self
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies. Image
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.
Self
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease Image
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
Self
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' Image
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Self
Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads Image
Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads
Self
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales Image
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Self
Author: The JT LeRoy Story Image
Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Herself
The Day My God Died Image
The Day My God Died
Narrator (voice)
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' Image
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Self / Donna
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton Image
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton
Herself
Square Dance Image
Square Dance
Gemma
Black Swan: Metamorphosis Image
Black Swan: Metamorphosis
Self
No Image
Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin
(archive footage) (uncredited)
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection Image
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
Self
Scorsese's Women Image
Scorsese's Women
Mask
No Image
Water Pills
Carrie