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 as Home Is Where the Heart Is), Island, 1987
Beth, 1969, Atlantic Entertainment Group, 1988
Lydia Deitz, Beetlejuice (also known as Beetle Juice), Warner Bros., 1988
Myra Gale Lewis, Great Balls of Fire!, Orion, 1989
Veronica Sawyer, Heathers (also known as Fatal Game, Lethal Attraction, and Westerberg 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 as Une nuit sur terre), Fine Line, 1992
Mina Murray and Princess Elisabeta, Bram Stoker's Dracula (also known as Dracula), Columbia, 1992
May Welland, The Age of Innocence, Columbia, 1993
Blanca, The House of the Spirits (also known as Aandernes hus, A casa dos espiritos, and Das 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 as An 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 as Drive By Kiss, The Girlin His Room, The Girl You Want, and She's Not There), BuenaVista, 1996
Annalee Call, Alien: Resurrection (also known as Alien 4),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Nola, Celebrity, Miramax, 1998
Maya Larkin, Lost Souls, New Line Cinema, 1999
Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted (also known as Durchgeknallt and Durchgeknallt--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 as Durchgeknallt and Durchgeknallt--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 as The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese and The 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 as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 2001
Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), 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 of The 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

Books

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

Periodicals

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

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