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Winona Ryder was born Winona Laura Horowitz and named after the town in which she was born, Winona, Minnesota. She grew up in a ranch commune in Northern California which had no electricity. She is the goddaughter of Timothy Leary. Her parents were friends of Beat poet Allen Ginsberg and once edited a book called "Shaman Woman Mainline Lady"... See full bio »

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Winona Laura Horowitz
in Winona, Minnesota, USA
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2014 Turks & Caicos (TV movie) (pre-production)
 
2013 Homefront (post-production)
 
2012 Frankenweenie
Elsa Van Helsing (voice)
 
2012/IV The Letter
Martine
 
2012 The Iceman
Deborah Pellicotti
 
2011 The Dilemma
Geneva
 
2010 Black Swan
Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan
 
2010 When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (TV movie)
Lois Wilson
 
2009 Stay Cool
Scarlet Smith
 
2009 Star Trek
Amanda Grayson
 
2009 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Sandra Dulles
 
2009 Water Pills (short)
Carrie
 
2008 The Informers
Cheryl Moore
 
2008/I The Last Word
Charlotte
 
2007/II Welcome (short)
Cynthia
 
2007 Sex and Death 101
Death Nell / Gillian De Raisx (#101)
 
2007 The Ten
Kelly La Fonda
 
2006 A Scanner Darkly
Donna Hawthorne
 
2006 The Darwin Awards
Siri Taylor
 
2004 The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
Psychologist (uncredited)
 
2002 S1m0ne
Nicola Anders
 
2002 Mr. Deeds
Babe Bennett
 
2001 Zoolander
Winona Ryder (uncredited)
 
2001 Friends (TV series)
Melissa Warburton
– The One with Rachel's Big Kiss (2001) … Melissa Warburton
 
2000 Strangers with Candy (TV series)
Fran
– The Last Temptation of Blank (2000) … Fran
 
2000 Lost Souls
Maya Larkin
 
2000 Autumn in New York
Charlotte Fielding
 
1999 Girl, Interrupted
Susanna Kaysen
 
1998 Celebrity
Nola
 
1997 Alien: Resurrection
Annalee Call
 
1996 The Crucible
Abigail Williams
 
1996 Boys
Patty Vare
 
1996 Looking for Richard (documentary)
Lady Anne
 
1995 How to Make an American Quilt
Finn
 
1994 Little Women
Jo March
 
1994 The Simpsons (TV series)
Allison Taylor
– Lisa's Rival (1994) … Allison Taylor (voice)
 
1994 Reality Bites
Lelaina Pierce
 
1993 The House of the Spirits
Blanca Trueba
 
1993 The Age of Innocence
May Welland
 
1992 Dracula
Mina Murray / Elisabeta
 
1991 Night on Earth
Corky
 
1990 Mermaids
Charlotte Flax
 
1990 Edward Scissorhands
Kim
 
1990 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Dinky Bossetti
 
1989 Great Balls of Fire!
Myra Gale Brown
 
1988 Heathers
Veronica
 
1988 1969
Beth
 
1988 Beetlejuice
Lydia Deetz
 
1987 Square Dance
Gemma
 
1986 Lucas
Rina
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
2004 Independent Lens (TV series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Day My God Died (2004) (producer)
 
2003 The Day My God Died (documentary) (producer)
 
1999 Girl, Interrupted (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2012 Frankenweenie (performer: "Elsa's Song")
 
1994 Reality Bites (performer: "Conjunction Junction", "I'm Just A Bill")
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2011 Black Swan: Metamorphosis (documentary) (thanks)
 
2005 Murderball (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2004 Modigliani (thanks)
 
2001 Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1999 Being John Malkovich (acknowledgment)
 
1999 HBO First Look (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
– The Making of 'Girl, Interrupted' (1999) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (68 titles)
2011-2013 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #8.27 (2013) … Herself
– Episode #8.3 (2012) … Herself
– Episode #6.12 (2011) … Herself
 
2011-2013 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.928 (2013) … Herself
– Episode #1.374 (2011) … Herself
 
2012 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 October 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2011 Días de cine (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 June 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Black Swan: Metamorphosis (documentary)
Herself
 
2011 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.52 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2011 CMT Insider (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 January 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 CMT Top 20 Countdown (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #11.2 (2011) … Herself - Guest
 
2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 April 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Special zu 'Star Trek XI' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Scream Awards 2008 (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2008 Hotel Gramercy Park
Herself
 
2007 The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2007 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2006 One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' (video documentary short)
Herself - 'Donna'
 
2005 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Angelina Jolie (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Children of the Revolution: Tune Back In (documentary)
 
2004 The Art Show (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Linklater: St. Richard of Austin (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Moving Image Salutes Richard Gere (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Anthony Hopkins (2004) … Herself
 
2003 One Step Beyond: The Making of 'Alien: Resurrection' (video documentary)
Herself
 
2003 The Day My God Died (documentary)
Herself - Narrator (voice)
 
2003 Declaration of Independence (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2002 Comedy Central Canned Ham (TV series)
Herself
– Mr. Deeds (2002) … Herself
 
1997-2002 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Mr. Deeds (2002) … Herself
– The Making of 'Girl, Interrupted' (1999) … Herself
– Alien: Resurrection (1997) … Herself
 
2002 2002 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2001-2002 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Bjork / Herself / Herself - Host
– Winona Ryder/Moby (2002) … Herself - Host / Bjork
– Christopher Walken/Weezer (2001) … Herself (uncredited)
 
2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: song 'I've Seen It All'
 
2001 Independence Day 2001 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2001 Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads (video documentary short)
Herself - 'Veronica Sawyer'
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: 'The Cider House Rules' Film Clip
 
2000 This Morning (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 March 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
2000 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 January 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
1997-2000 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 January 2000 (2000) … Herself
– Episode dated 3 February 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 January 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
2000 The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
 
1999 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 December 1999 (1999) … Herself
 
1998 Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
 
1998 The Larry Sanders Show (TV series)
Herself
– Another List (1998) … Herself
 
1998 Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Herself
– Show nº91 (1998) … Herself
 
1997 The Making of 'Alien: Resurrection' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1997 Very Important Pennis (TV series)
Herself
– Very Important Pennis: Part 3 (1997) … Herself
 
1997 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Martin Scorsese (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1996 The Works (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Actor's Cut (1996) … Herself
 
1996 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (TV series)
Herself
– Monte Carlo (1996) … Herself (voice)
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: 'Dead Man Walking' Song
 
1996 The Annual Artists Rights Foundation Honors Martin Scorsese (TV movie)
Herself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1994 The Making of 'Reality Bites' (documentary short)
Lelaina Pierce
 
1994 The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1993 Besser als mein Haus je war (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1992 Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1992 Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies. (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1991 Wogan (TV series)
– Episode dated 26 April 1991 (1991)
 
1991 The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1990 In the Director's Chair: The Man Who Invented Edward Scissorhands (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 The 1990 Annual ShoWest Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Female Star of Tomorrow
 
1989 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 June 1989 (1989) … Herself
 
1989 The 31st Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1988 The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1987 AIDS Video Project (video documentary)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (19 titles)
2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Premio Donostia a Antonio Banderas (TV movie)
Blanca Trueba
 
2008 I Love the New Millennium (TV mini-series)
 
2008 60/90 (TV series)
 
2007 Premio Donostia a Richard Gere (TV movie)
Charlotte Fielding
 
2007 Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Kig Ind TV (TV series)
Herself
 
2006 El camino de Antonio Banderas (TV documentary)
Blanca Trueba
 
2006 100 Greatest Teen Stars
Herself
 
2005 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (documentary)
Herself
 
2004 The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection (video)
Charlotte Flax
 
2003 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 The Greatest (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Celebrities Uncensored (TV series)
 
2003 The Real .... (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Cher: The Farewell Tour (TV documentary)
Charlotte Flax
 
2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
1999 Being John Malkovich
Herself (uncredited)
 

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1 Biographical Movie  | 4 Print Biographies  | 19 Interviews  | 36 Articles  | 83 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 3½" (1.61 m)
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Personal Quote:

What's awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That's scary, and they just seem to think it's okay to do it, like you're public property. See more »

Trivia:

Was offered the role of Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie in Steel Magnolias. However Julia Roberts, who went on to receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently plays a character who writes. In most of her films, she has played a journalist, a reporter, a writer or just a teenager who writes in a journal or diary. See more »

Nickname:

Noni See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio