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Winona Ryder
Winona Ryder
Winona Ryder stars as Amanda Grayson in J.J. Abram's "Star Trek" (2009).

With two Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe award, Winona Ryder is one of Hollywood's greatest beauties and most respected actors. As "Jo" in Gillian Armstrong's highly acclaimed version of the Louisa May Alcott classic, "Little Women," Winona Ryder received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. The previous year Winona Ryder was Oscar nominated, and won the Golden Globe and National Board of Review Awards for Best Supporting Actress, for her performance in Martin Scorsese's "The Age of Innocence." Winona Ryder also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Richard Benjamin's "Mermaids."

In 1999, Winona Ryder starred in and served as Executive Producer on the critically acclaimed "Girl, Interrupted," directed by James Mangold and based on the best-selling memoir of the same title. While "Girl, Interrupted" marked Winona Ryder's first feature as Executive Producer, she previously produced the documentary "The Day My God Died," which depicted the human story behind the modern tragedy of child sex trafficking in India.

Noted for constantly challenging herself with each project, Winona Ryder has made a habit of working with some of the most acclaimed directors in film today. In addition to those previously mentioned, Winona Ryder has taken direction from Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("Alien: Resurrection"), Woody Allen ("Celebrity"), Nicholas Hytner ("The Crucible"), Bille August ("The House of the Spirits"), Francis Ford Coppola ("Bram Stoker's Dracula"), Jim Jarmusch ("Night on Earth"), Tim Burton ("Edward Scissorhands" and "Beetlejuice"), Michael Lehman ("Heathers"), Ben Stiller ("Reality Bites"), Al Pacino ("Looking For Richard"), Joan Chen ("Autumn in New York"), Janusz Kaminski ("Lost Souls") and Jocelyn Moorehouse ("How To Make an American Quilt").

Named for her birthplace in Winona, Minnesota, Winona Ryder grew up in Petaluma, California and began her career at age 13 when she was spotted by a talent agent at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater. Winona Ryder's subsequent screen test led to her motion picture debut in David Seltzer's "Lucas" in 1986.

For television, Winona Ryder has lent her voice to both "The Simpsons," and "Dr. Katz." Winona Ryder also narrated a Grammy-nominated album, "Anne Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl." Most recently, Winona Ryder appeared in the season finale episode of "Strangers With Candy" and on an episode of "Friends."

In 1997, Winona Ryder was honored with Showest's Female Star of the Year, the Motion Picture Club's Female Star of the Year, as well as receiving an honorary degree from San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater. Winona Ryder served as a juror for the 51st Annual Cannes International Film Festival under Martin Scorsese and received the Peter J. Owens Award for "brilliance, independence and integrity" at the 2000 San Francisco Film Festival. Winona Ryder was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Winona Ryder starred opposite Adam Sandler in Columbia Pictures' romantic comedy "Mr. Deeds," and in a cameo in "Simone" for New Line Cinema, opposite Al Pacino. Winona Ryder also stars in Finn Taylor's "The Darwin Awards," opposite Joseph Fiennes.

Winona Ryder serves on the Board of Trustees to the American Indian College Fund, which is helping Native Americans preserve and protect their culture through education. Winona Ryder also has been very involved with the KlaasKids Foundation since the organization's inception. The KlaasKids Foundation was established in 1994 to give meaning to the death of twelve-year-old kidnap and murder victim Polly Hannah Klaas and to create a legacy in her name that would be protective of children for generations to come.






WINONA RYDER: FACTS

How tall is Winona Ryder? How old is Winona Ryder? Where was Winona Ryder born? Find out here.

Age: 38 years old
Birthday: October 29, 1971
Height: 5' 4"
Nickname: Noni
Full Name / Real Name: Winona Laura Horowitz
Birthplace: Winona, MN
Hometown: Petaluma, CA
 
 
 
 
WINONA RYDER: TWEETS

Ha so far I'm on a casting id fail...right at the beginning scott says "is that winona ryder?" and i say "no definitely not" & now I just
less than an hour ago
I think you have to be well and truly full-on Winona Ryder skinny in order to pull off her whole 60s-butch "Girl, Interrupted" wardrobe, nu?
less than an hour ago
#DreamThreesome Deray Davis, Winona Ryder, and @FosterHolmes
2 hours ago
LOL--> RT @beckyb731: @eserei27 I will never buy Winona Ryder as anyones mom
4 hours ago
I know I said this when it was in theaters...seeing Winona Ryder as someone's mom makes me feel old.
5 hours ago
I like Winona Ryder, but she needs to gtfo of this movie. Terrible casting for that role. js
5 hours ago
@nothanksnever i love winona ryder
6 hours ago
oh, hey! its me winona ryder.
6 hours ago
I was watching a Winona Ryder old interview and she said 'I like ghost and horror stories... but I dont like them on movies... they make it
6 hours ago
I wanna see Winona Ryder nude
6 hours ago
Was that Winona Ryder in Star Trek? WTF?
6 hours ago
Winona Ryder having sex with a doll cracks me up. I don't care how mediocre the movie happens to be. And, yeah, I'm jealous of the doll.
7 hours ago
FACT: whenever someone tells me i remind them of Winona Ryder, no matter how much i think theyre lying, i feel slightly more attractive.
10 hours ago
@adriancurry @alsolikelife Did you guys hear that Coppola is going to make DRACULA w/ Gary Oldman & Winona Ryder? So awesome! #twitter1990
12 hours ago
@raffi_t real vampires! though i do love the newer dracula, gary oldman and winona ryder ♥ twilight is for fat people who wish they weren't
15 hours ago
In Little Women was Jo actually annoying or just when played by Winona Ryder?
16 hours ago