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Biography
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 (2016–2025), 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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 29, 1971
Age
54 years old
Place of Birth
Winona, Minnesota, USA
Popularity Score
4.8
Filmography
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
Self (uncredited)
2026Movie
Stranger Things: Tales from '85
Thanks
2026TV
Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Self - 'Stranger Things' Joyce Byers (archive footage)
2025Movie
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Self
2025TV
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Lydia
2024Movie
Haunted Mansion
Pat (uncredited)
2023Movie
Gone in the Night
Kath
2022Movie
The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon
Self
2022Movie
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2022Movie
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
2021Movie
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Lacey Groin
2020Movie
The Plot Against America
Evelyn Finkel
2020TV
Destination Wedding
Lindsay
2018Movie
Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Herself
2016Movie
Stranger Things
Joyce Byers
2016TV
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016TV
Experimenter
Alexandra "Sasha" Milgram
2015Movie
Show Me a Hero
Vinni Restiano
2015TV
Hot Ones
Self
2015TV
Dr. Feelgood
Self (archive footage)
2015TV
Turks & Caicos
Melanie Fall
2014Movie
Scorsese's Women
Mask
2014Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014TV
Homefront
Sheryl Marie Mott
2013Movie
Drunk History
Mary Dyer
2013TV
Frankenweenie
Elsa Van Helsing (voice)
2012Movie
The Iceman
Deborah Kuklinski
2012Movie
The Letter
Martine Jamison
2012Movie
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
Self
2012Movie
Stay Cool
Scarlet Smith
2011Movie
The Dilemma
Geneva Brannen
2011Movie
Black Swan: Metamorphosis
Self
2011Movie
Black Swan: Metamorphosis
Thanks
2011Movie
Black Swan
Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan
2010Movie
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
Lois Wilson
2010Movie
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Sandra Dulles
2009Movie
Star Trek
Amanda Grayson
2009Movie
Water Pills
Carrie
2009Movie
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2009TV
The Informers
Cheryl Moore
2008Movie
The Last Word
Charlotte Morris
2008Movie
The Ten
Kelly La Fonda
2007Movie
Sex and Death 101
Death Nell / Gillian De Raisx (#101)
2007Movie
The Darwin Awards
Siri Taylor
2007Movie
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton
Self
2007Movie
Welcome
Cynthia
2007Movie
Voom Portraits
Self
2007Movie
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Self (archive footage)
2007Movie
A Scanner Darkly
Donna Hawthorne
2006Movie
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Self / Donna
2006Movie
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Self
2006Movie
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005Movie
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
Psychologist
2004Movie
Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2004Movie
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
2004Movie
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
Self
2003Movie
Declaration of Independence
Self
2003Movie
The Day My God Died
Narrator (voice)
2003Movie
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2003Movie
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003TV
The Day My God Died
Producer
2003Movie
Mr. Deeds
Babe Bennett
2002Movie
S1m0ne
Nicola Anders
2002Movie
Zoolander
Winona Ryder (uncredited)
2001Movie
Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads
Self
2001Movie
Autumn in New York
Charlotte Fielding
2000Movie
Lost Souls
Maya Larkin
2000Movie
Girl, Interrupted
Susanna
1999Movie
Strangers with Candy
Fran
1999TV
Girl, Interrupted
Executive Producer
1999Movie
Celebrity
Nola
1998Movie
The Entertainment Biz
Self
1998TV
Alien Resurrection
Call
1997Movie
The Crucible
Abigail Williams
1996Movie
Looking for Richard
Self / Lady Anne
1996Movie
Boys
Patty Vare
1996Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
1996TV
How to Make an American Quilt
Finn Dodd
1995Movie
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Winona (voice)
1995TV
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Additional Writing
1995TV
Reality Bites
Lelaina Pierce
1994Movie
Little Women
Jo March
1994Movie
Friends
Melissa Warburton
1994TV
The House of the Spirits
Blanca Trueba
1993Movie
The Age of Innocence
May Welland
1993Movie
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Self
1993Movie
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies
Self
1992Movie
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Mina Murray / Elisabeta
1992Movie
The Larry Sanders Show
Winona Ryder
1992TV
Night on Earth
Corky
1991Movie
Edward Scissorhands
Kim
1990Movie
Mermaids
Charlotte Flax
1990Movie
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Dinky Bossetti
1990Movie
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
Self
1990Movie
Heathers
Veronica Sawyer
1989Movie
Great Balls of Fire!
Myra Gale Brown
1989Movie
The Simpsons
Allison Taylor (voice)
1989TV
Beetlejuice
Lydia
1988Movie
1969
Beth Carr
1988Movie
Square Dance
Gemma
1987Movie
Lucas
Rina
1986Movie
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975TV
The Oscars
Self
1953TV