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Winona Ryder
Winona Ryder
Name
Winona Laura Horowitz
Birthplace
Winona County, Minnesota, U.S.
Birth date
October 29, 1971 (1971-10-29) (age 53)
Occupation
Actress
Producer
Director
Active Years
1986–present

Winona Laura Horowitz[1] (born (1971-10-29)October 29, 1971),[1] known professionally as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Having come to attention with quirky roles in the late 1980s,[2] she achieved success with her more dramatic performances in the 1990s. Ryder's many accolades include a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award.

Following her film debut in Lucas (1986), Ryder rose to prominence when she starred in the comedy Beetlejuice (1988). Major parts in Heathers (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) came next. She earned two consecutive Oscar nominations—Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress—for her portrayals of a socialite in The Age of Innocence (1993) and Jo March in Little Women (1994), respectively. Her subsequent work included starring roles in Reality Bites (1994), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), The Crucible (1996), Alien Resurrection (1997), Celebrity (1998), Girl, Interrupted (1999), and Mr. Deeds (2002).

Ryder took a break from acting in the early 2000s, after the significant negative media attention brought by her arrest in 2001 for shoplifting,[3] later returning with smaller appearances in films such as Star Trek (2009), Black Swan (2010), and The Dilemma (2011). She portrayed Lois Wilson in the Hallmark television film When Love Is Not Enough (2010). Since 2016, she has played Joyce Byers on the Netflix series Stranger Things, for which she received her third Golden Globe nomination. She has since starred in the HBO miniseries The Plot Against America (2020) and the comedy horror sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes References
1986 Lucas Rina Film debut
1987 Square Dance Gemma Dillard
1988 Beetlejuice Lydia Deetz
1969 Beth Karr
Heathers Veronica Sawyer
1989 Great Balls of Fire! Myra Gale Lewis
1990 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Dinky Bossetti
Edward Scissorhands Kim Boggs
Mermaids Charlotte Flax
1991 Night on Earth Corky Segment: "Los Angeles"
1992 Dracula (1992 film) Mina Murray/Elisabeta
1993 The Age of Innocence (1993) May Welland
The House of the Spirits Blanca Trueba
1994 Reality Bites Lelaina Pierce
Little Women (1994) Josephine "Jo" March
1995 How to Make an American Quilt Finn Dodd
1996 Boys (1996) Patty Vare
The Crucible Abigail Williams
Looking for Richard Lady Anne Documentary
1997 Alien Resurrection Annalee Call
1998 Celebrity Nola
1999 Girl, Interrupted Susanna Also executive producer
Being John Malkovich Herself Archive footage
2000 Autumn in New York Charlotte Fielding
Lost Souls Maya Larkin
2001 Zoolander Herself Uncredited cameo
2002 Mr. Deeds Babe Bennett / Pam Dawson
Simone Nicola Anders
2003 The Day My God Died Narrator Documentary; also producer
2004 The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things Psychologist Uncredited
2006 The Darwin Awards Siri Taylor
A Scanner Darkly Donna Hawthorne
2007 The Ten Kelly LaFonda
Sex and Death 101 Gillian De Raisx / Death Nell
Welcome Cynthia Short film [4]
2008 The Last Word Charlotte Morris
The Informers Cheryl Laine
2009 Water Pills Carrie Short film
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Sandra Dulles
Star Trek Amanda Grayson
Stay Cool Scarlet Smith
2010 When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story Lois Wilson TV Movie
Black Swan Beth MacIntyre / The Dying Swan
2011 The Dilemma Geneva Backman
2012 The Iceman Deborah Pellicotti
Frankenweenie Elsa Van Helsing Voice
The Letter Martine
The Iceman Deborah Kuklinski
2013 Homefront Sheryl Mott
2015 Experimenter Sasha Menkin Milgram
2018 Destination Wedding Lindsay
2022 Gone in the Night Kath [5]
2023 Haunted Mansion Pat Uncredited
2024 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Lydia Deetz [6]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Winona Ryder Biography (1971–). Biography.com.
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Dazed_2016
  3. Mendelson, Scott (September 7, 2018). The Grim Reasons Winona Ryder Vanished From Hollywood. Forbes.
  4. Welcome. Palm Springs International Film Festival –Shortfest (August 23, 2007).
  5. Gone in the Night movie review (2022) | Roger Ebert (in en) (July 15, 2022).
  6. D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 9, 2023). 'Beetlejuice 2' Sets 2024 Fall Release Date.
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