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Winona Ryder Biography (1971-)

Original name, Winona Laura Horowitz; born October 29, 1971, in Rochester (some sources cite Winona), MN; daughter of Michael (an antiquarian bookseller,writer, editor, and publisher) and Cynthia Palmer (a video producer, writer,and editor; maiden name, Istas) Horowitz.Addresses: Agent: Bryan Lourd, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

October 29, 1971

Minnesota

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Rina,Lucas, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• Gemma,Square Dance (also known asHome Is Where the Heart Is), Island, 1987
• Beth,1969, Atlantic Entertainment Group, 1988
• Lydia Deitz,Beetlejuice (also known asBeetle Juice), Warner Bros., 1988
• Myra Gale Lewis,Great Balls of Fire!, Orion, 1989
• Veronica Sawyer,Heathers (also known asFatal Game,Lethal Attraction, andWesterberg High), New World, 1989
• Charlotte Flax,Mermaids, Orion, 1990
• Dinky Bossetti,Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael, Paramount, 1990
• Kim Boggs,Edward Scissorhands, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
• Corky,Night on Earth (also known asUne nuit sur terre), Fine Line, 1992
• Mina Murray and Princess Elisabeta,Bram Stoker's Dracula (also known asDracula), Columbia, 1992
• May Welland,The Age of Innocence, Columbia, 1993
• Blanca,The House of the Spirits (also known asAandernes hus,A casa dos espiritos, andDas Geisterhaus), Miramax, 1994
• Josephine "Jo" March,Little Women, Columbia, 1994
• Lelaina Pierce,Reality Bites, Universal, 1994
• Finn Dodd,How to Make an American Quilt (also known asAn American Quilt), Universal, 1995
• Abigail "Abby" Williams,The Crucible, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• Lady Anne,Looking for Richard, Fox Searchlight, 1996
• Patty Vare,Boys (also known asDrive By Kiss,The Girlin His Room,The Girl You Want, andShe's Not There), BuenaVista, 1996
• Annalee Call,Alien: Resurrection (also known asAlien 4),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
• Nola,Celebrity, Miramax, 1998
• Maya Larkin,Lost Souls, New Line Cinema, 1999
• Susanna Kaysen,Girl, Interrupted (also known asDurchgeknallt andDurchgeknallt--Girl, Interrupted), Columbia/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
• (Uncredited) Herself,Being John Malkovich, USA Films, 1999
• Charlotte Fielding,Autumn in New York, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/UnitedArtists, 2000
• (Uncredited) Herself,Zoolander, Paramount, 2001
• Babe Bennett/Pam Dawson,Mr. Deeds, Columbia/New Line Cinema/SonyPictures Releasing, 2002
• Nicola Anders,S1m0ne, New Line Cinema, 2002
• Narrator,The Day My God Died, Andrew Levine Productions, 2003
• Psychologist,The Heart Is Deceitful above All Things, Pretty Dangerous Films, 2004
• Voice of Donna Hawthorne,A Scanner Darkly (animated), Warner Bros., 2005
• Film Executive Producer
• Girl, Interrupted (also known asDurchgeknallt andDurchgeknallt--Girl, Interrupted), Columbia/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
• Killing Mrs. Duke, 2001
• Film Producer
• The Day My God Died, Andrew Levine Productions, 2003
• Television Appearances
• Miniseries
• A People's History of the United States, Fox, 2000
• Specials
• Herself,Innocence and Experience: The Making of "The Age of Innocence, 1992
• Rolling Stone '93: The Year in Review, Fox, 1993
• Inside the Academy Awards, TNT, 1995
• Herself,The Making of "Girl, Interrupted," 1999
• Herself, "Declaration of Independence,"Independence Day 2001, ABC, 2001
• Herself,Reel Comedy: Mr. Deeds, Comedy Central, 2002
• (In archive footage) Charlotte Flax,Cher: The Farewell Tour, NBC,2003
• Awards Presentations
• MTV 1989 Video Music Awards, MTV, 1989
• MTV 1990 Video Music Awards, MTV, 1990
• Herself,A Salute to Martin Scorsese (also known asThe American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese andThe 25th American FilmInstitute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Martin Scorsese), CBS, 1997
• Herself,The ShoWest Awards, TNT, 1997
• Herself,The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
• Presenter,The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2000
• Presenter,The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 2000
• Herself,The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
• Presenter,The 2002 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2002
• Moving Image Salutes Richard Gere, USA Network, 2004
• Episodic
• Voice of Alison Taylor, "Lisa's Rival,"The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1994
• Voice of Winona, "Monte Carlo,"Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist (animated), Comedy Central, 1996
• Herself, "Another List,"The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
• Guest,The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1999
• Fran, "The Last Temptation of Blank,"Strangers with Candy, ComedyCentral, 2000
• Melissa Warburton, "The One with Rachel's Big Kiss,"Friends, NBC,2001
• Guest,Saturday Night Live (also known asNBC's Saturday Night,Saturday Night, andSNL), NBC, 2001
• Guest host,Saturday Night Live (also known asNBC's Saturday Night,Saturday Night, andSNL), NBC, 2002
• Winona Ryder: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
• "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons,"The Greatest, 2003
• (In archive footage) Herself,Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
• Herself,E! 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment History, E!Entertainment Television, 2003
• Herself, "Anthony Hopkins,"The Hollywood Greats, 2004
• Also appeared in an episode ofThe Entertainment Business, Bravo.
• Stage Appearances
• The Vagina Monologues, 2000
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Herself,The Making of "Alien: Resurrection," 1997
• Herself,Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads, Blue Underground, 2001
• Herself,One Step Beyond: The Making of "Alien: Resurrection," 2003
• Music Videos
• As Debbie Gibson, "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child," by Mojo Nixon, 1989
• "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)," by Cher, 1990
• "Without a Trace," by Soul Asylum, 1993
• "Talk about the Blues," by John Spencer Blues Explosion, 1998
• Audiobooks
• Narrator,Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl--The Definitive Edition, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, 1995

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

• Newsmakers 1991, Gale, 1991
• Siegel, Scott, and Barbara Siegel,The Winona Ryder Scrapbook, Carol Publishing Group, 1997
• Thompson, Dave,Winona Ryder, Taylor Publishing Company, 1996

• Buzz, December, 1996, 1997
• Chicago Tribune, December 9, 1990, section 13, p. 8
• Cowboys and Indians, September, 1998, pp. 84-90
• Empire (Great Britain), March, 1995, pp. 77-81; October, 1997, p.195
• Entertainment Weekly, December 5, 1997, pp. 18-22, 26; June 14, 2002, pp. 8-9
• Femme Fatales, November, 2000, pp. 40-43
• Harper's Bazaar, January, 1997, p. 92
• Heat, January 26, 2002, pp. 14-15
• InStyle, February, 2000, pp. 224-29; June, 2000, p. 250
• Interview, December, 1990, pp. 86-93
• Los Angeles, November, 1998, p. 80
• Los Angeles Times, December 9, 1990, calendar section, p. 4
• Marie Claire, August, 1999, pp. 10, 38-40
• Movieline, April, 1998, p. 86; March, 1999, pp. 60-61
• New Yorker, April 18, 1988; April 17, 1989
• New York Times, March 28, 1986; January 20, 1987; March 30, 1988;November 18, 1988; March 31, 1989; June 30, 1989; September 3, 1989; December9, 1990, section 2, p. 11; November 14, 1999
• Now, December 26, 2001, p. 20
• People Weekly, January 20, 1997, pp. 67-68, 70, 72; May 12, 1997,p. 133
• Premiere, November, 1990; October, 1999, pp. 78-83
• Q, February, 2002, pp. 68-72
• Rolling Stone, May 18, 1989; December 4, 1990; December 7, 1990; May 16, 1991; March 10, 1994, p. 44
• Starlog, February, 1998
• Time, January 9, 1995, pp. 65-66
• TV Guide, August 10, 2002, pp. 12-17
• USA Today, April 11, 1997
• USA Weekend, October 6, 1995
• US Weekly, February, 2002, pp. 68-72; April 1, 2002, pp. 42-43
• Vogue, October, 1999, pp. 336-44