1971-10-29 Winona, Minnesota, USA
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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Stranger Things: The Rightside Up | Joyce Byers | 2025-12-31 |
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Tim Burton: Life in the Line | Self | 2024-06-06 |
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Lydia | 2024-09-04 |
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Haunted Mansion | Pat (uncredited) | 2023-07-26 |
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The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon | Self | 2022-03-16 |
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Gone in the Night | Kath | 2022-07-15 |
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Winona Ryder - Die Geister, die sie rief | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 2022-04-09 |
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Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony | Self (archive footage) | 2021-03-26 |
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Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine | Lacey Groin | 2020-10-27 |
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Destination Wedding | Lindsay | 2018-08-02 |
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Author: The JT LeRoy Story | Herself | 2016-01-22 |
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Experimenter | Alexandra "Sasha" Milgram | 2015-10-16 |
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Scorsese's Women | Mask | 2014-09-10 |
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Turks & Caicos | Melanie Fall | 2014-03-20 |
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Homefront | Sheryl Marie Mott | 2013-11-12 |
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The Iceman | Deborah Kuklinski | 2012-09-01 |
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The Letter | Martine Jamison | 2012-09-06 |
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Ben Lee: Catch My Disease | Self | 2012-11-06 |
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Frankenweenie | Elsa Van Helsing (voice) | 2012-10-04 |
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Stay Cool | Scarlet Smith | 2011-09-16 |
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Black Swan: Metamorphosis | Self | 2011-03-29 |
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The Dilemma | Geneva Brannen | 2011-01-13 |
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Black Swan | Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan | 2010-12-03 |
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When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story | Lois Wilson | 2010-04-25 |
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Water Pills | Carrie | 2009-04-01 |
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | Sandra Dulles | 2009-07-07 |
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Star Trek | Amanda Grayson | 2009-05-06 |
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The Last Word | Charlotte Morris | 2008-04-20 |
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The Informers | Cheryl Moore | 2008-11-05 |
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Welcome | Cynthia | 2007-10-05 |
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The Darwin Awards | Siri Taylor | 2007-06-25 |
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Voom Portraits | Self | 2007-10-01 |
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The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' | Self (archive footage) | 2007-10-08 |
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The Ten | Kelly La Fonda | 2007-08-03 |
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Sex and Death 101 | Death Nell / Gillian De Raisx (#101) | 2007-06-15 |
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Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton | Self | 2007-04-27 |
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A Scanner Darkly | Donna Hawthorne | 2006-07-07 |
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The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales | Self | 2006-12-19 |
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One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' | Self / Donna | 2006-12-19 |
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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2005-03-01 |
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Linklater: St. Richard of Austin | Self | 2004-12-13 |
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Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2004-01-20 |
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The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things | Psychologist | 2004-09-15 |
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The Day My God Died | Narrator (voice) | 2003-04-19 |
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Declaration of Independence | Self | 2003-06-10 |
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101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment | Self (archive footage) | 2003-07-18 |
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One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection | Self | 2003-12-02 |
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S1m0ne | Nicola Anders | 2002-08-23 |
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Mr. Deeds | Babe Bennett | 2002-06-28 |
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Zoolander | Winona Ryder (uncredited) | 2001-09-28 |
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Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads | Self | 2001-01-01 |
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Lost Souls | Maya Larkin | 2000-10-13 |
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Autumn in New York | Charlotte Fielding | 2000-08-11 |
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Girl, Interrupted | Susanna | 1999-12-21 |
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Celebrity | Nola | 1998-09-07 |
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Alien Resurrection | Call | 1997-11-12 |
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Boys | Patty Vare | 1996-05-10 |
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The Crucible | Abigail Williams | 1996-11-27 |
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Looking for Richard | Self / Lady Anne | 1996-10-11 |
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How to Make an American Quilt | Finn Dodd | 1995-10-06 |
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Little Women | Jo March | 1994-12-21 |
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Reality Bites | Lelaina Pierce | 1994-02-18 |
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The House of the Spirits | Blanca Trueba | 1993-10-21 |
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The Age of Innocence | May Welland | 1993-09-10 |
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Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' | Self | 1993-09-01 |
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Bram Stoker's Dracula | Mina Murray / Elisabeta | 1992-11-13 |
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Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies. | Self | 1992-01-01 |
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Night on Earth | Corky | 1991-12-12 |
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Mermaids | Charlotte Flax | 1990-12-14 |
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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Dinky Bossetti | 1990-10-12 |
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The Making of Edward Scissorhands | Self | 1990-12-14 |
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Edward Scissorhands | Kim | 1990-12-07 |
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Great Balls of Fire! | Myra Gale Brown | 1989-06-30 |
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Beetlejuice | Lydia | 1988-03-30 |
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Heathers | Veronica Sawyer | 1988-10-01 |
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1969 | Beth Carr | 1988-08-18 |
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Square Dance | Gemma | 1987-03-01 |
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Lucas | Rina | 1986-03-28 |
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Untitled Beetlejuice 3 | Lydia Deetz |
