Winona Ryder

Winona Laura Horowitz is surely one of the most successful and iconic actresses of the 90s. The American has dazzled her viewers with her dark, quirky roles in TV and movies.

Early Accomplishments

During her teenage years, she had some training at American Conservatory Theater and was cast for Lucas in 1986, her first movie. She was seen alongside Shannen Doherty in 1989’s but her claim to fame came a year before when she got a lead role in Beetlejuice.

Best Known For

Winona is famed for riveting performances in movies such as Edward Scissorhands in 1990, Mermaids in 1990, The Age of Innocence in 1993, Little Women in 1994, Alien Resurrection in 1997, Girl Interrupted which she was also an executive producer for in 1999 and more recently as Joyce Byers in Netflix’s Stranger Things.

Sexual Orientation

Winona is straight. She dated and was engaged to Johnny Depp in 1990. She has also dated Matt Damon and Dave Pirner but is currently in a 7-year relationship with Scott Mackinlay Hahn.

Family

Her parents are Cynthia and Michael Horowitz. She has a younger brother named Uri (named after Yuri Gagarin) and 2 older half-siblings, Jubal and Sunyata Palmer from her mother’s previous marriage.

Religion

Even as her father is originally Jewish but an atheist in reality, she has chosen to practise her mother’s Buddhism but not devoutly.

Worth To Know

Winona was arrested in 2001 for shoplifting items worth $5,500. She was however sentenced to 3 years’ probation and 480 hours of community service.

She was named after the neighbouring town to the one where she was born.

Her stage name, Ryder came from her father’s favorite music group, Mitch Ryder.