Winona Ryder

Born: 1971-10-29

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.


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Black Swan

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Edward Scissorhands

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Released: 1990-12-07

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Frankenweenie

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Released: 2012-10-04

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Gone in the Night

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The Crucible

as Abigail Williams
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Released: 1993-10-21

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Little Women

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Released: 1994-12-21

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Mermaids

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The Age of Innocence

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Autumn in New York

as Charlotte Fielding
Released: 2000-08-11

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as Finn Dodd
Released: 1995-10-06

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as Rina
Released: 1986-03-28

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Reality Bites

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as Self (archive footage)
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as Beth Carr
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Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

as Self - Actress (archive footage)
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Author: The JT LeRoy Story

as Herself
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Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton

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

as Self / Donna
Released: 2006-12-19

A unique documentary that interlaces archival interviews with author Philip K. Dick with chats...

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When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story

as Lois Wilson
Released: 2010-04-25

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One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection

as Self
Released: 2003-12-02

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

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2007-10-08

Director Francis Ford Coppola, cast and production crew explore the making of the 1992 masterpiece.

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as Gemma
Released: 1987-03-01

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Black Swan: Metamorphosis

as Self
Released: 2011-03-29

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Declaration of Independence

as Self
Released: 2003-06-10

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The Making of Edward Scissorhands

as Self
Released: 1990-12-14

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

as Self
Released: 1992-01-01

Short documentary on the making of Francis Ford Coppola's "Dracula" (1992).

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Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads

as Self
Released: 2001-01-01

Documenting the making of Heathers with interviews from cast and crew members.

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

as Self
Released: 1993-09-01

A documentary about the making of director Martin Scorsese's 1993 film adaptation of Edith...

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The Day My God Died

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2003-04-19

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Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

as Self
Released: 2012-11-06

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Voom Portraits

as Self
Released: 2007-10-01

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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

as Self
Released: 2005-03-01

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as Cynthia
Released: 2007-10-05

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The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon

as Self
Released: 2022-03-16

On a bicycle trip across the country, a young Neill Kirby McMillan Jr. experiences The Mojo...

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The Simpsons

as Allison Taylor (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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Friends

as Melissa Warburton
First aired: 1994-09-22

Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world,...

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Stranger Things

as Joyce Byers
First aired: 2016-07-15

When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments,...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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The Larry Sanders Show

as Winona Ryder
First aired: 1992-08-15

Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry...

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Drunk History

as Mary Dyer
First aired: 2013-07-09

Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on...

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Strangers with Candy

as Fran
First aired: 1999-04-07

Jerri Blank is a former prostitute and junkie whore who returns to high school as a 46-year-old...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-05-28

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is an American animated series that originally ran on Comedy...

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Show Me a Hero

as Vinni Restiano
First aired: 2015-08-16

Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis when federal courts ordered...

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The Plot Against America

as Evelyn Finkel
First aired: 2020-03-16

An alternate American history told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as Self
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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Celebrities Uncensored

as Self
First aired: 2003-06-04

Celebrities Uncensored is a TV program on the E! network that edited together amusing paparazzi...

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