Winona Ryder

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

Gender

Female

Birthday

1971-10-29 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Winona, Minnesota, USA

Winona Ryder

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.

Known For

  • Stranger Things

    Stranger Things

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Friends

    Friends

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Beetlejuice

    Beetlejuice

  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Black Swan

    Black Swan

  • Edward Scissorhands

    Edward Scissorhands

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • Girl, Interrupted

    Girl, Interrupted

  • One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

    One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

  • Celebrity

    Celebrity

  • Alien Resurrection

    Alien Resurrection

  • Homefront

    Homefront

  • Mermaids

    Mermaids

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • Bram Stoker's Dracula

    Bram Stoker's Dracula

  • Stay Cool

    Stay Cool

  • Mr. Deeds

    Mr. Deeds

  • Experimenter

    Experimenter

  • The House of the Spirits

    The House of the Spirits

  • Haunted Mansion

    Haunted Mansion

  • Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

    Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

  • Zoolander

    Zoolander

  • Sex and Death 101

    Sex and Death 101

  • Lucas

    Lucas

  • The Plot Against America

    The Plot Against America

  • Water Pills

    Water Pills

  • Strangers with Candy

    Strangers with Candy

  • Square Dance

    Square Dance

  • Frankenweenie

    Frankenweenie

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

  • 1969

    1969

  • Heathers

    Heathers

  • Boys

    Boys

  • A Scanner Darkly

    A Scanner Darkly

  • Show Me a Hero

    Show Me a Hero

  • Scorsese's Women

    Scorsese's Women

  • The Iceman

    The Iceman

  • Black Swan: Metamorphosis

    Black Swan: Metamorphosis

  • Author: The JT LeRoy Story

    Author: The JT LeRoy Story

  • The Dilemma

    The Dilemma

  • The Age of Innocence

    The Age of Innocence

  • The Informers

    The Informers

  • Night on Earth

    Night on Earth

  • Welcome

    Welcome

  • S1m0ne

    S1m0ne

  • Reality Bites

    Reality Bites

  • The Entertainment Biz

    The Entertainment Biz

  • Autumn in New York

    Autumn in New York

  • How to Make an American Quilt

    How to Make an American Quilt

  • Destination Wedding

    Destination Wedding

  • The Crucible

    The Crucible

  • The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

    The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

  • Lost Souls

    Lost Souls

  • Great Balls of Fire!

    Great Balls of Fire!

  • The Darwin Awards

    The Darwin Awards

  • Gone in the Night

    Gone in the Night

  • The Ten

    The Ten

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

    Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

  • Turks & Caicos

    Turks & Caicos

  • The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

    The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

  • Untitled Beetlejuice 3

    Untitled Beetlejuice 3

  • Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

    Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

  • The Letter

    The Letter

  • Tim Burton: Life in the Line

    Tim Burton: Life in the Line

  • Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

  • Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.

    Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.

  • Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

    Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

  • The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

    The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

  • The Last Word

    The Last Word

  • 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

    101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

  • The Making of Edward Scissorhands

    The Making of Edward Scissorhands

  • Voom Portraits

    Voom Portraits

  • One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

    One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

    Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

  • Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

    Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

  • When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story

    When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story

  • One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection

    One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection

  • Tim Burton: Life in the Line

    Tim Burton: Life in the Line

  • Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton

    Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton

  • The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

    The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

  • Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin

    Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin

  • Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads

    Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads

  • Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

    Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

  • The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon

    The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon

  • The Day My God Died

    The Day My God Died