Winona Ryder

About

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...

Known for

The SimpsonsSeries • 1989FriendsSeries • 1994Stranger ThingsSeries • 2016The Larry Sanders ShowSeries • 1992Stranger Things: Tales from '85Series • 2026Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceMovie • 2024Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistSeries • 1995Edward ScissorhandsMovie • 1990Black SwanMovie • 2010BeetlejuiceMovie • 1988Alien ResurrectionMovie • 1997Star TrekMovie • 2009Haunted MansionMovie • 2023Bram Stoker's DraculaMovie • 1992Strangers with CandySeries • 1999HomefrontMovie • 2013FrankenweenieMovie • 2012HeathersMovie • 1989Girl, InterruptedMovie • 1999Little WomenMovie • 1994A Scanner DarklyMovie • 2006Sex and Death 101Movie • 2007ZoolanderMovie • 2001Mr. DeedsMovie • 2002