Name : Winona Ryder
Birth Name : Winona Laura Horowitz
Date of Birth : 29 October 1971
Birth Place : Winona, Minnesota, USA
Nickname : Noni
Height : 5' 3½" (1.61 m)
Sign : Scorpio
Awards : Nominated 2 Oscars, 1 BAFTA, won 1 Golden Globe
Occupation : Actress, producer
Years active : 1986–present
BIOGRAPHY
Winona Laura Horowitz was born October 29, 1971, in Winona, Minnesota (hence her first name). The daughter of Michael and Cindy Horowitz, hippy, free-spirited parents to say the least, Winona's surroundings and childhood were far from normal. The Horowitz family relocated to an electricity-free commune in Northern, California, where Winona's siblings (Sunyata, Jubal and Uri) did not have the luxury of television. Young Winona instead watched films at a movie theatre that her mother ran on a barn, and delved into literature. Watching classic films piqued the young girl's interest in becoming an actress, while her fascination with Holden Caulfield, the alienated hero from The Catcher in the Rye, was almost a hint of Winona's childhood and alternative film roles. When Winona was eight, her parents decided to move back to city-life in Petaluma, California. Thin and tomboyish, Winona was bullied by thugs her first week of school, who mistook her for an effeminate, scrawny boy. This incident led to Winona being home-schooled and eventually studying at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. While performing on the American Conservatory Theater stage, Winona was spotted by talent scouts who wanted her to audition for a role in Desert Bloom, starring legendary actor Jon Voight. She did not get the part, but her tape made its way to Triad Artists. Thanks to the agency, Winona was cast in the 1986 film Lucas. Though it was not a very successful film, it was a milestone in Winona's career as it was the first time that the actress was credited as Winona Ryder (after a Mitch Ryder album her father owned), at her request. Several forgettable films followed, and Winona finally became recognized after her role in the 1988 Tim Burton comedy, Beetlejuice. Her role as the ghost-friendly, dark teen marked the beginning of a string of dark roles for Winona, all of which she portrayed to a tee. Heathers, in which Winona plays an equally dark role in an even darker movie, can be considered the favorite film among Winona fans. After her performance in Great Balls of Fire!, Winona teamed up with Tim Burton again in what can be considered one of her most memorable parts, as the love interest of the freak in the off-beat Edward Scissorhands. She starred as Cher's daughter that same year in Mermaids Winona was then on to the next chapter of her life, on to more mature roles and period films. After her role in the independent film, Night on Earth, Winona was cast as what could have been another career defining role Michael Corleone's daughter in The Godfather, Part III. Unfortunately for Winona and the film, the actress had to withdraw from the project due to a respiratory infection. Winona signed with Creative Artists Agency, and found the script for the Francis Ford Coppola vehicle Bram Stoker's Dracula. She approached the legendary director and was cast in the film as the love interest of the bloodsucking count. Winona was all grown up and her career was on the fly. Donning corsets once again, Winona next starred in The Age of Innocence, co-starring Daniel Day Lewis. Her work garnered her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. After having returned to modern times as a Gen-Xer in Reality Bites, Winona went back to latter day films, with adaptations of The House of Spirits and Little Women, which garnered her a Best Actress Oscar nomination. She dedicated Little Women to Polly Klaas, a girl from her hometown who was kidnapped and killed. After roles in the female-bonding flick How to Make an American Quilt; Al Pacino's Looking for Richard; the adaptation of The Crucible; a visit in space with Alien Resurrection; and Woody Allen's star-studded Celebrity co-starring Leo DiCaprio, Famke Janssen and Charlize Theron, Winona starred and acted as executive producer in this year's film adaptation of Girl, Interrupted, co-starring the pouty-lipped Angelina Jolie. Although Winona has been in the Hollywood scene since the mid-80's, she only made her first talk show appearance recently on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, to promote Girl, Interrupted. She was recently seen co-starring in the tearjerker romance Autumn in New York, co-starring the much-older Richard Gere, and can soon be seen in the thriller Lost Souls. Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997, it's safe to say that not only People finds Winona beautiful, considering the long list of boyfriends and flames she has had. The actress had a three-year engagement to Johnny Depp, a long courtship with David Pirner, and has dated Christian Slater, Daniel Day Lewis, David Duchovny, Chris Noth, Matt Damon, and Beck... to name a few.
CAREER
Awards : Nominated 2 Oscars, 1 BAFTA, won 1 Golden Globe
Occupation : Actress, producer
Years active : 1986–present
BIOGRAPHY
Winona Laura Horowitz was born October 29, 1971, in Winona, Minnesota (hence her first name). The daughter of Michael and Cindy Horowitz, hippy, free-spirited parents to say the least, Winona's surroundings and childhood were far from normal. The Horowitz family relocated to an electricity-free commune in Northern, California, where Winona's siblings (Sunyata, Jubal and Uri) did not have the luxury of television. Young Winona instead watched films at a movie theatre that her mother ran on a barn, and delved into literature. Watching classic films piqued the young girl's interest in becoming an actress, while her fascination with Holden Caulfield, the alienated hero from The Catcher in the Rye, was almost a hint of Winona's childhood and alternative film roles. When Winona was eight, her parents decided to move back to city-life in Petaluma, California. Thin and tomboyish, Winona was bullied by thugs her first week of school, who mistook her for an effeminate, scrawny boy. This incident led to Winona being home-schooled and eventually studying at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. While performing on the American Conservatory Theater stage, Winona was spotted by talent scouts who wanted her to audition for a role in Desert Bloom, starring legendary actor Jon Voight. She did not get the part, but her tape made its way to Triad Artists. Thanks to the agency, Winona was cast in the 1986 film Lucas. Though it was not a very successful film, it was a milestone in Winona's career as it was the first time that the actress was credited as Winona Ryder (after a Mitch Ryder album her father owned), at her request. Several forgettable films followed, and Winona finally became recognized after her role in the 1988 Tim Burton comedy, Beetlejuice. Her role as the ghost-friendly, dark teen marked the beginning of a string of dark roles for Winona, all of which she portrayed to a tee. Heathers, in which Winona plays an equally dark role in an even darker movie, can be considered the favorite film among Winona fans. After her performance in Great Balls of Fire!, Winona teamed up with Tim Burton again in what can be considered one of her most memorable parts, as the love interest of the freak in the off-beat Edward Scissorhands. She starred as Cher's daughter that same year in Mermaids Winona was then on to the next chapter of her life, on to more mature roles and period films. After her role in the independent film, Night on Earth, Winona was cast as what could have been another career defining role Michael Corleone's daughter in The Godfather, Part III. Unfortunately for Winona and the film, the actress had to withdraw from the project due to a respiratory infection. Winona signed with Creative Artists Agency, and found the script for the Francis Ford Coppola vehicle Bram Stoker's Dracula. She approached the legendary director and was cast in the film as the love interest of the bloodsucking count. Winona was all grown up and her career was on the fly. Donning corsets once again, Winona next starred in The Age of Innocence, co-starring Daniel Day Lewis. Her work garnered her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. After having returned to modern times as a Gen-Xer in Reality Bites, Winona went back to latter day films, with adaptations of The House of Spirits and Little Women, which garnered her a Best Actress Oscar nomination. She dedicated Little Women to Polly Klaas, a girl from her hometown who was kidnapped and killed. After roles in the female-bonding flick How to Make an American Quilt; Al Pacino's Looking for Richard; the adaptation of The Crucible; a visit in space with Alien Resurrection; and Woody Allen's star-studded Celebrity co-starring Leo DiCaprio, Famke Janssen and Charlize Theron, Winona starred and acted as executive producer in this year's film adaptation of Girl, Interrupted, co-starring the pouty-lipped Angelina Jolie. Although Winona has been in the Hollywood scene since the mid-80's, she only made her first talk show appearance recently on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, to promote Girl, Interrupted. She was recently seen co-starring in the tearjerker romance Autumn in New York, co-starring the much-older Richard Gere, and can soon be seen in the thriller Lost Souls. Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997, it's safe to say that not only People finds Winona beautiful, considering the long list of boyfriends and flames she has had. The actress had a three-year engagement to Johnny Depp, a long courtship with David Pirner, and has dated Christian Slater, Daniel Day Lewis, David Duchovny, Chris Noth, Matt Damon, and Beck... to name a few.
CAREER
present
In 2006, following her hiatus, Ryder appeared in Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly, a film based on Philip K. Dick's well-received science fiction of the same name. Ryder starred alongside Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey, Jr., and Woody Harrelson. Live action scenes were transformed with rotoscope software and the film was entirely animated. A Scanner Darkly was screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and the 2006 Seattle International Film Festival. Critics disagreed over the film's merits; Carina Chocano of the Los Angeles Times found the film "engrossing" and wrote that "the brilliance of [the film] is how it suggests, without bombast or fanfare, the ways in which the real world has come to resemble the dark world of comic books." Matthew Turner of View London, believing the film to be "engaging" and "beautifully animated," praised the film for its "superb performances" and original, thought-provoking screenplay."[54] Ryder appeared in the comedy The Darwin Awards with Joseph Fiennes. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2006.
Ryder reunited with Heathers screenwriter Daniel Waters for the surreal black comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007). The story follows the sexual odysseys of successful businessman Roderick Blank, played by Simon Baker, who receives a mysterious e-mail on the eve of his wedding, listing all of his past and future sex partners. "We will be doing a sequel to Heathers next." Ryder stated. "There's Heathers in the real world! We have to keep going!" In a more recent interview Ryder was quoted as saying on the speculation of a Heathers sequel: "I don't know how much of the movie is official; it's a ways away. But it takes place in Washington and Christian Slater agreed to come back and make an Obi-Wan-type appearance. It's very funny."
Ryder appeared in David Wain's comedy The Ten. The film centers around ten stories, each inspired by one of the Ten Commandments. The film debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival on January 10, 2007, with a theatrical release on August 3, 2007. Ryder played the female lead opposite Wes Bentley and Ray Romano in Geoffrey Haley's 2008 offbeat romantic drama The Last Word. In 2009, she starred as a newscaster in the movie version of The Informers.
Ryder appeared in a cameo role for director J. J. Abrams's Star Trek, as Spock's human mother Amanda Grayson, a role originally played by Jane Wyatt. Several media outlets have noted her return to the box office and upcoming roles as a remarkable comeback. She starred alongside Robin Wright and Julianne Moore in Rebecca Miller's The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, released on February 9, 2009 at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival, with a limited US release scheduled for November 2009. On June 2, 2009, Entertainment Weekly reported that in an interview with Ryder in Empire magazine, she revealed that she and Christian Slater will reprise their roles in a sequel to Heathers. In 2010, Ryder starred alongside Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan. She also was casted in a independent film, 'Stay Cool' along side Hilary Duff, Mark Polish and Chevy Chase. The same year, she also starred as Lois Wilson in the TV movie, When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story for which she has received leading female Screen Actors Guild Award and Satellite Award nominations.
Ryder later appeared in a leading role in the Ron Howard-directed film, The Dilemma, previously called Cheaters and What You Don't Know. The film, which also stars Vince Vaughn and Kevin James, began filming in Chicago in May 2010 and is scheduled for release in January 2011. It was recently announced that she will be reunited with Tim Burton for a role in his upcoming animated 3D feature film Frankenweenie. It is scheduled for a March 9, 2012 release date.
Ryder reunited with Heathers screenwriter Daniel Waters for the surreal black comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007). The story follows the sexual odysseys of successful businessman Roderick Blank, played by Simon Baker, who receives a mysterious e-mail on the eve of his wedding, listing all of his past and future sex partners. "We will be doing a sequel to Heathers next." Ryder stated. "There's Heathers in the real world! We have to keep going!" In a more recent interview Ryder was quoted as saying on the speculation of a Heathers sequel: "I don't know how much of the movie is official; it's a ways away. But it takes place in Washington and Christian Slater agreed to come back and make an Obi-Wan-type appearance. It's very funny."
Ryder appeared in David Wain's comedy The Ten. The film centers around ten stories, each inspired by one of the Ten Commandments. The film debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival on January 10, 2007, with a theatrical release on August 3, 2007. Ryder played the female lead opposite Wes Bentley and Ray Romano in Geoffrey Haley's 2008 offbeat romantic drama The Last Word. In 2009, she starred as a newscaster in the movie version of The Informers.
Ryder appeared in a cameo role for director J. J. Abrams's Star Trek, as Spock's human mother Amanda Grayson, a role originally played by Jane Wyatt. Several media outlets have noted her return to the box office and upcoming roles as a remarkable comeback. She starred alongside Robin Wright and Julianne Moore in Rebecca Miller's The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, released on February 9, 2009 at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival, with a limited US release scheduled for November 2009. On June 2, 2009, Entertainment Weekly reported that in an interview with Ryder in Empire magazine, she revealed that she and Christian Slater will reprise their roles in a sequel to Heathers. In 2010, Ryder starred alongside Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan. She also was casted in a independent film, 'Stay Cool' along side Hilary Duff, Mark Polish and Chevy Chase. The same year, she also starred as Lois Wilson in the TV movie, When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story for which she has received leading female Screen Actors Guild Award and Satellite Award nominations.
Ryder later appeared in a leading role in the Ron Howard-directed film, The Dilemma, previously called Cheaters and What You Don't Know. The film, which also stars Vince Vaughn and Kevin James, began filming in Chicago in May 2010 and is scheduled for release in January 2011. It was recently announced that she will be reunited with Tim Burton for a role in his upcoming animated 3D feature film Frankenweenie. It is scheduled for a March 9, 2012 release date.
MOVIES LIST
Lucas (1986)
Square Dance (1987)
Beetlejuice (1988)
1969 (1988)
Heathers (1989)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Mermaids (1990)
Night on Earth (1991)
Dracula (1992)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
The House of the Spirits (1993)
Reality Bites (1994)
Little Women (1994)
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Boys (1996)
Looking for Richard (1996)
The Crucible (1996)
Looking for Richard (1996)
The Crucible (1996)
Alien Resurrection (1997)
Celebrity (1998)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Autumn in New York (2000)
Lost Souls (2000)
Zoolander (2001)
Mr. Deeds (2002)
S1m0ne (2002)
The Day My God Died (2003)
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)
The Darwin Awards (2006)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
The Ten (2007)
Sex and Death 101 (2007)
Welcome (2007)
The Last Word (2008)
Water Pills (2009)
The Informers (2009)
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
The Informers (2009)
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
Stay Cool (2009)
Star Trek (2009)
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (2010)
Black Swan (2010)
The Dilemma (2011)
TELEVISION SERIES
The Simpsons (1994)
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1996)
The Larry Sanders Show (1998)
Strangers with Candy (2000)
Friends (2001)
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Independent Spirit Award-1990
Best Female Lead
Heathers
Nominated
Best Female Lead
Heathers
Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Award-1990
Best Actress
Heathers
Nominated
Best Actress
Heathers
Nominated
NBR Award-1990
Best Supporting Actress
Mermaids
Won
Best Supporting Actress
Mermaids
Won
ShoWest Award-1990
Female Star of Tomorrow
-
Won
Female Star of Tomorrow
-
Won
Young Artist Award-1990
Best Young Artist Starring in a Motion Picture
Great Balls of Fire!
Won
Golden Globe-1991
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mermaids
Nominated
Saturn Award-1992
Best Actress
Edward Scissorhands
Best Young Artist Starring in a Motion Picture
Great Balls of Fire!
Won
Golden Globe-1991
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mermaids
Nominated
Saturn Award-1992
Best Actress
Edward Scissorhands
Nominated
Sant Jordi Award1992
Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera)
Won
Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera)
Won
Saturn Award-1993
Best Actress
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Nominated
Best Actress
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Nominated
MTV Movie Award-1993
Best Kiss
Nominated
Best Kiss
Nominated
NBR Award-1993
Best Supporting Actress
The Age of Innocence
Won
Academy Award-1994
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
The Age of Innocence
Won
Academy Award-1994
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award-1994
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated
Golden Globe-1994
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Won
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Won
MTV Movie Award-1994
Best Kiss
Reality Bites
Nominated
Best Kiss
Reality Bites
Nominated
SEFCA Award-1994
Best Supporting Actress
The Age of Innocence
Won
Academy Award-1995
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Little Women
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
The Age of Innocence
Won
Academy Award-1995
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Little Women
Nominated
Chlotrudis Award-1995
Best Actress
Nominated
Best Actress
Nominated
KCFCC Award-1995
Best Actress
Won
Screen Actors Guild Award-1996
Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast
How to Make an American Quilt
Nominated
Best Actress
Won
Screen Actors Guild Award-1996
Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast
How to Make an American Quilt
Nominated
MTV Movie Award-1996
Best Kiss
Nominated
ShoWest Award-1997
Female Star of the Year
Won
Saturn Award-1998
Best Supporting Actress
Alien Resurrection
Nominated
Best Kiss
Nominated
ShoWest Award-1997
Female Star of the Year
Won
Saturn Award-1998
Best Supporting Actress
Alien Resurrection
Nominated
Blockbuster Entertainment Award-1998
Favorite Supporting Actress - Sci-Fi
Won
Blockbuster Entertainment Award-2000
Favorite Actress - Drama
Girl, Interrupted
Nominated
Favorite Supporting Actress - Sci-Fi
Won
Blockbuster Entertainment Award-2000
Favorite Actress - Drama
Girl, Interrupted
Nominated
Peter J. Owens Award-2000
Won
Won
Star on the Walk of Fame-2000
Motion Picture
Won
Motion Picture
Won
Razzie Award-2001
Worst Screen Couple
Autumn in New York
Nominated
Teen Choice Award-2002
Film - Choice Actress, Comedy
Mr. Deeds
Nominated
Razzie Award-2003
Worst Actress
Nominated
Scream Award-2009
Best Cameo
Star Trip
Won
Satellite Award-2010
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Movie
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
Nominated
Worst Screen Couple
Autumn in New York
Nominated
Teen Choice Award-2002
Film - Choice Actress, Comedy
Mr. Deeds
Nominated
Razzie Award-2003
Worst Actress
Nominated
Scream Award-2009
Best Cameo
Star Trip
Won
Satellite Award-2010
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Movie
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award-2010
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Movie
Nominated
Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast
Black Swan
Nominated
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Movie
Nominated
Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast
Black Swan
Nominated
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