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Winona Ryder
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn October 29, 1971 (54 years)
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–present), 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.
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–present), 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.
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Winona Ryder Filmography
| 2025 | Stranger Things 5: The Finale · as Joyce Byers |
| 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice · as Lydia |
| 2023 | Haunted Mansion · as Pat (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Gone in the Night · as Kath |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine · as Lacey Groin |
| 2020 | The Plot Against America (TV Series) · as Evelyn Finkel |
| 2018 | Destination Wedding · as Lindsay |
| 2016 | For the Love of Spock · as Amanda Grayson |
| 2016 | Stranger Things (TV Series) · as Joyce Byers |
| 2015 | Experimenter · as Alexandra "sasha" Milgram |
| 2015 | Show Me a Hero (TV Series) · as Vinni Restiano |
| 2014 | Turks & Caicos · as Melanie Fall |
| 2013 | Homefront · as Sheryl Marie Mott |
| 2013 | Drunk History (TV Series) · as Mary Dyer |
| 2012 | Frankenweenie · as Elsa Van Helsing (voice) |
| 2012 | The Letter · as Martine Jamison |
| 2012 | The Iceman · as Deborah Kuklinski |
| 2011 | Worricker (TV Series) · as Melanie Fall |
| 2011 | The Dilemma · as Geneva Brannen |
| 2010 | Black Swan · as Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan |
| 2010 | When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story · as Lois Wilson |
| 2009 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee · as Sandra Dulles |
| 2009 | Star Trek · as Amanda Grayson |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | The Informers · as Cheryl Moore |
| 2008 | Premio Donostia a Antonio Banderas · as Blanca Trueba |
| 2008 | The Last Word · as Charlotte Morris |
| 2007 | Sex and Death 101 · as Death Nell / Gillian De Raisx (#101) |
| 2007 | Premio Donostia a Richard Gere · as Charlotte Fielding |
| 2007 | The Ten · as Kelly La Fonda |
| 2006 | A Scanner Darkly · as Donna Hawthorne |
| 2006 | The Darwin Awards · as Siri Taylor |
| 2004 | The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things · as Psychologist |
| 2004 | The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection · as Charlotte Flax |
| 2003 | The Day My God Died · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | Cher: The Farewell Tour · as Charlotte Flax |
| 2002 | S1m0ne · as Nicola Anders |
| 2002 | Mr. Deeds · as Babe Bennett |
| 2001 | Zoolander · as Winona Ryder (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Lost Souls · as Maya Larkin |
| 2000 | Autumn in New York · as Charlotte Fielding |
| 1999 | Girl, Interrupted · as Susanna |
| 1999 | Strangers with Candy (TV Series) · as Fran |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | Alien: Resurrection · as Call |
| 1996 | The Crucible · as Abigail Williams |
| 1996 | Boys · as Patty Vare |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt · as Finn Dodd |
| 1995 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (TV Series) · as Winona (voice) |
| 1994 | Little Women · as Jo March |
| 1994 | Friends (TV Series) · as Melissa Warburton |
| 1994 | Reality Bites · as Lelaina Pierce |
| 1993 | The House of the Spirits · as Blanca Trueba |
| 1993 | The Age of Innocence · as May Welland |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula · as Mina Murray / Elisabeta |
| 1991 | Night on Earth · as Corky |
| 1990 | Edward Scissorhands · as Kim |
| 1990 | Mermaids · as Charlotte Flax |
| 1990 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael · as Dinky Bossetti |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Allison Taylor (voice) |
| 1989 | Great Balls of Fire! · as Myra Gale Brown |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | 1969 · as Beth Carr |
| 1988 | Beetlejuice · as Lydia |
| 1987 | Square Dance · as Gemma |
| 1986 | Lucas · as Rina |
| 2022 | Winona Ryder - Die Geister, die sie rief · as Self - Actress (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Nosferatu - Ein Film wie ein Vampir · as Self |
| 2021 | Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | The True Story of Angelina Jolie · as Self |
| 2020 | |
| 2018 | Stand Up To Cancer · as Self |
| 2018 | 75th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2017 | Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story · as Self |
| 2017 | Kevyn Aucoin: Beauty & the Beast in Me · as Self |
| 2017 | The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2017 | The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 · as Self - Nominee |
| 2016 | Author: The JT LeRoy Story · as Herself |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Turks & Caicos: Uncovered · as Self |
| 2011 | Ben Lee: Catch My Disease · as Self |
| 2011 | Black Swan: Metamorphosis · as Self |
| 2011 | 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Scream Awards 2008 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2008 | Hotel Gramercy Park · as Self |
| 2007 | Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton · as Self |
| 2007 | Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood · as Self |
| 2006 | 100 Greatest Teen Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | Words in Progress · as Self |
| 2004 | CMT Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Celebrities Uncensored (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | The 'Alien' Saga · as Self |
| 2002 | The Art Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | 2002 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2001 | The 73rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2001 | CMT Hot 20 Countdown (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Independence Day 2001 · as Self |
| 2000 | The 72nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2000 | The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich · as Self |
| 1998 | 1998 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 1998 | Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope · as Self |
| 1997 | The 69th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1997 | The Making of 'Alien: Resurrection' · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Looking for Richard · as Self / Lady Anne |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | VIP World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The 68th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The 67th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1994 | The 66th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1993 | Rolling Stone '93: The Year in Review · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series) · as Winona Ryder |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1991 · as Self - Nominee |
| 1990 | The Making of Edward Scissorhands · as Self |
| 1990 | |
| 1989 | House of Style (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | Tagesthemen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | The Hollywood Greats (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | |
| 1999 | Girl, Interrupted · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (TV Series) · as Additional Material |