Winona Ryder
American actress known for quirky roles in the late 1980s and dramatic performances in the 1990s, with a career resurgence in Stranger Things.
The actress known as Winona Ryder was born Winona Laura Horowitz on October 29, 1971, in Winona County, Minnesota.[1][2] During the late 1980s, she first drew notice for playing quirky characters, and in the 1990s she found success with more dramatic roles.[1]
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Winona Laura Horowitz
- Born
- 29 October 1971
- Birthplace
- Winona County, Minnesota, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress, producer
- Years active
- 1986–present
- Partner
- Johnny Depp (1989–1993), Scott Mackinlay Hahn (2011–present)
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Her father was a fan of singer Mitch Ryder, which inspired her stage name.[3][4] Director Tim Burton cast her in "Beetlejuice" (1988) after seeing her in "Lucas"[5] For her role in "Mermaids" (1990), she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[6] She won a Golden Globe and received Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for her portrayal of May Welland in "The Age of Innocence" (1993).[7]
In 2016, she began starring in the Netflix series "Stranger Things" as Joyce Byers, a single mother whose son vanishes.[8][9] The city of Winona, Minnesota, which was the nearest town to the rural farmhouse where she was born, provided the inspiration for Ryder's first name.[3] As a child, she lived on a northern California commune called Rainbow, where seven other families also resided.[3][4] When she was twelve years old, Ryder began her first acting classes at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.[10]
In 1989, Ryder appeared in the independent movie "Heathers," which offered a satirical look at teenage life.[11]
What the cited sources add
A 2013 Independent article states that in 2001, Ryder was arrested on shoplifting charges for allegedly stealing $5,500 worth of designer clothes.[4] The Independent piece describes Ryder's upbringing surrounded by Beat icons like Allen Ginsberg and her godfather Timothy Leary.[4] That same article points out that over her 15-year career she had roles in "The Age of Innocence" and "Little Women" that earned her Academy Award nominations.[12]
References
- Wikipedia, "Winona Ryder" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bichard, "Your guide to Winona Ryder, one of the coolest people ever", Dazed, August 15, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Winona Ryder" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Winona Ryder Biography (1971–)", Biography.com; Dockterman, "90s Icon Winona Ryder Is Making Her Comeback", June 27, 2016; "Winona Ryder Biography (1971–)", Biography.com; Bess, "Winona Ryder's Mom Explains the History of Women, Drugs, and Literature", Broadly, August 5, 2015; Davis, "The Real Winona Ryder", JVibe; "Reluctant star gets to grips with the Devil; Winona Ryder, star of new supernatural thriller Lost Souls tells Jeff Hayward how she spent time researching real life cases of demonic possession", The Birmingham Post, Janu; Rose, en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Winona Ryder" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Goodall, "Winona Ryder: The Biography", Blake Pub, December 1998; Mottram, "Fallen angel: Winona Ryder on bouncing back from her decade in the wilderness", The Independent, May 26, 2013; Winona Ryder Articles, Interviewed: Articles from The Hollywood Reporter and Harpers And Queen Magazine, March 1997.; Goodall, "Winona Ryder: The Biography", Blake Pub, December 1998 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Mottram, "Fallen angel: Winona Ryder on bouncing back from her decade in the wilderness", The Independent, May 26, 2013. facts only, no text reused. independent.co.uk
- Wikipedia, "Winona Ryder" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Salisbury, "Burton on Burton: Revised Edition", Faber and Faber, 2000 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Winona Ryder" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ebert, "Mermaids Review", Chicago Sun-Times, December 14, 1990; "Golden Globe Award Database: Winona Ryder", Hollywood Foreign Press Association; "Winona Ryder Encyclopedia.com", www.encyclopedia.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Winona Ryder" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Winona Ryder's Eclectic Career", BBC News, November 6, 2002; "Golden Globe Award Database: Winona Ryder", Hollywood Foreign Press Association; "Academy Award Database: Winona Ryder", Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Winona Ryder" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Squires, "Winona Ryder Leaves Finn Wolfhard on Read All the Time", Vulture, February 1, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Winona Ryder" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rochlin, "Winona Ryder, an Emblem of '90s Cool, Grows Up (Published 2016)", The New York Times, July 14, 2016; Ausiello, "Scoop: Winona Ryder to Headline Untitled Netflix Supernatural Thriller", TVLine, June 15, 2015; "Stranger Things: Season 1 (2016)", Rotten Tomatoes (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Winona Ryder" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Goodall, "Winona Ryder: The Biography", Blake Pub, December 1998 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Winona Ryder" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Goodall, "Winona Ryder: The Biography", Blake Pub, December 1998; Heathers at Rotten Tomatoes; last accessed on May 5, 2007. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Winona Ryder Gets Her Own Star", Hollywood.com, March 19, 2001. facts only, no text reused. hollywood.com
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