Winona Ryder net worth, age, wiki, family, biography and latest updates.
Winona Laura Horowitz, better known as Winona Ryder, is an American actress who has won numerous prestigious awards, including a Golden Globe Award and others.
Winona Ryder: Profile summary
Name | Winona Ryder |
Full Name | Winona Laura Horowitz |
Net Worth | $18 Million |
Date of Birth | 29 October 1971 |
Age | 50 Years |
Birth Place | Winona, Minnesota, United States |
Profession | Actress and Model |
Nationality | American |
Hometown | Winona, Minnesota |
Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
School | Kenilworth Junior High School, Petaluma, California, United States American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States Petaluma High School, California, United States |
Education Qualification | Graduate |
Winona Ryder: Early life & Wiki/Biography
Born on 29 October 1971, Winona Ryder’s age is 50 years as of 2022. She was born and brought up in a well-settled family from Winona, Minnesota, United States. She completed her early schooling at Kenilworth Junior High School in Petaluma, California. After that, she attended American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, where she took her acting lessons.
She completed her graduation from Petaluma High School in the year 1989. In an interview, she revealed that she was bullied at school, and even they called her a witch, due to which she also lost interest in her studies. She also developed aquaphobia at an early age, and this psychological trauma later created problems when she was shooting underwater scenes for the movie Alien Resurrection.
Winona Ryder: Family, Boyfriend & Relationships
Winona Ryder belongs to an upper-middle-class Christian family from Winona, Minnesota, United States. Later her family moved to Petaluma, California. She is known to be an American by nationality and belongs to the Christianity religion.
Her father’s name is Michael D. Horowitz he is an author, editor, publisher, and antiquarian bookseller by profession. He also worked as an archivist for psychedelic guru Timothy Leary, who became Winona’s Godfather. Her mother’s name is Cynthia Palmer she is an author, video producer, and editor by profession.
She also has three siblings, her real brother’s name is Uri Horowitz. She has two half-siblings, her half-brother’s name is Jubal Palmer, and her half-sister’s name is Sunyata Palmer. She has family relations with popular musician Laura Huxley and writer Aldous Huxley.
Winona Ryder’s marital status is unmarried. She has been in a relationship with Scott Mackinlay Hahn since 2011. Before that, she also dated Matt Damon, who is a popular actor, producer, and screenwriter in the American film industry. The couple dated each other for two years and then parted for unknown reasons.
She was also in a relationship for a brief time with David Anthony Pirner, a popular singer and a member of the popular rock band Soul Asylum. Before that, she also dated popular American actor Johnny Depp in the early ’90s. The couple also got engaged to each other, but soon after that, they announced their separation from each other. Along with these relationships, she was in a relationship with many other popular celebrities for brief periods.
Father Name | Michael D. Horowitz |
Mother Name | Cynthia Palmer |
Brother Name | Uri Horowitz and Jubal Palmer |
Sister Name | Sunyata Palmer |
Boyfriend | Scott Mackinlay Hahn, Matt Damon, David Anthony Pirner, Soul Asylum and Johnny Depp |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Winona Ryder: Physical Appearance
Winona Ryder is a hot and gorgeous lady with an attractive and charming personality. She is 5 feet and 4 inches in height, and her body weight is around 52 Kg. She owns a super hot stunning figure with impressive body measurements and an hourglass slim body type. Her figure measurements are approximately 32-26-34 inches.
She has beautiful long blonde colour hair, but since she was 12 years old she used to dye her hair with different colours like blue, purple, and black. She also has beautiful black colour shimmering eyes.
Height (approx) | in centimetres: 164 cm in meters: 1.64 m in feet inches: 5’ 4” |
Weight (approx) | in kilograms: 52 kg in pounds: 114 lbs |
Eye Colour | Black Brown |
Hair Colour | Blonde |
Winona Ryder: Career
Winona Ryder started her career as an actress in the American film industry. She made her debut appearance with the movie Lucas in 1986 along with Charlie Sheen and Kerri Green. Before that, she also auditioned for the movie Desert Bloom, but eventually, the role went to someone else.
In the very next year, she made her appearance in the movie titled Square Dance. Although both the movies didn’t perform well commercially she was praised for her acting skills. In the year 1988, she bagged another film titled Beetlejuice, which gained her a lot of recognition in the industry.
In the same year, she made her appearance in the movie Heathers and later made her appearance in the movies titled Great Balls of Fire and 1969. In the year 1989, she was featured in the music video titled Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child by Mojo Nixon.
In the year 1990, she worked in four popular films back to back. She has worked in the movie Edward Scissorhands with her then-boyfriend Johnny Depp. Later she withdrew her name from the movie The Godfather Part III due to some medical conditions. Later in the same year, she was featured in the music album The Shoop Shoop Song and movies like Mermaids and Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael.
In the year 1991, she worked in the movie Night on Earth, where she portrayed the role of a young taxicab driver. The next year, she played a double role in the movie Dracula. She also appeared in the movie The House of the Spirits in the year 1993 and also worked in the movie The Age of Innocence in the same year.
Since then, Winona Ryder has made her appearances in many popular Hollywood movies like Reality Bites, Boys, Looking for Richard, Alien Resurrection, Celebrity, Lily and the Secret of Paintings, Mr. Deeds, Simone, A Scanner Darkly, Sex and Death 101, Star Trek, Stay Cool, The Dilemma, and many other popular films.
Along with her filming career, she has also starred in various popular television shows in a guest and in episodic appearances. She made her television debut with her appearance in the TV show titled The Simpsons in the year 1994. After that, she worked in many TV serials like Friends, Turks & Caicos, Show Me a Hero, Stranger Things, Strangers with Candy, and others.
Apart from these, she has also been featured in music videos like Love Song for a Vampire, Locked Out, Talk About the Blues, Here With Me, and many other popular music videos.
In the year 1991, she worked in the movie Night on Earth, in which she portrayed the role of a young taxicab driver. The next year, she played a double role in the movie Dracula. She also appeared in the movie The House of the Spirits in the year 1993 and also worked in the movie The Age of Innocence in the same year.
Winona Ryder: Awards
Winona Ryder has won several popular awards throughout her filming and television career in the American entertainment industry. She was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress in the years 1993 and 1994. She has also been nominated for the BAFTA Awards in the year 1993.
Along with these popular awards, she has been nominated for several popular awards like Golden Globe Awards, Grammy Awards, and Screen Actors Guil Awards. She also received the Golden Globe Awards in 1993 and Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble in a Drama in 2017.
Winona Ryder: Controversy
Winona Ryder became controversial when she was arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills, California. On 12 December 2001, she was accused of stealing designer clothes and accessories at a department store named Saks Fifth Avenue.
After this incident, Winona issued a statement stating that this incident occurred when she was facing a difficult time in her life and was clinically depressed. In the year 2002, she got the punishment of three years of probation, 480 hours of community service, $3700 as a fine, and $6355 as restitution to the Saks Fifth Avenue Store.
Winona Ryder: Net Worth
As of 2022, Winona Ryder’s net worth is $18 million.