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Winona Ryder
- actor
- film actor
- film producer
- voice actor
- character actor
- television actor
- manufacturer
- musician
- Born 1971-10-29 (age 54)
- Nationality United States
- Years active 1986–present
Biography
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Known for
Filmography
See full filmography- 2024Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceMovie
age 53 - 2022Stranger Things, season 4Joyce ByersSeason
age 51 - 2019Stranger Things, season 3Joyce ByersSeason
age 48 - 2017Stranger Things, season 2Joyce ByersSeason
age 46 - 2016Stranger Things, season 1Joyce ByersSeason
age 45 - 2010Black SwanMovie
age 39 - 2009Star TrekAmanda GraysonMovie
age 38 - 2002Mr. DeedsMovie
age 31 - 2001ZoolanderMovie
age 30 - 2000Autumn in New YorkMovie
age 29 - 1999Being John MalkovichMovie
age 28 - 1999Girl, InterruptedMovie
age 28
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Movie | 53 | |
| 2022 | Stranger Things, season 4 | Season | Joyce Byers | 51 |
| 2019 | Stranger Things, season 3 | Season | Joyce Byers | 48 |
| 2017 | Stranger Things, season 2 | Season | Joyce Byers | 46 |
| 2016 | Stranger Things, season 1 | Season | Joyce Byers | 45 |
| 2010 | Black Swan | Movie | 39 | |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Movie | Amanda Grayson | 38 |
| 2002 | Mr. Deeds | Movie | 31 | |
| 2001 | Zoolander | Movie | 30 | |
| 2000 | Autumn in New York | Movie | 29 | |
| 1999 | Movie | 28 | ||
| 1999 | Girl, Interrupted | Movie | 28 |
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Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
1971 age 0
Born1988 age 17
CreditBeetlejuiceCreditHeathers1990 age 19
CreditEdward Scissorhands1991 age 20
CreditNight on Earth1992 age 21
CreditBram Stoker's Dracula1993 age 22
CreditThe Age of InnocenceCreditThe House of the Spirits1994 age 23
CreditLittle WomenCreditReality Bites1997 age 26
CreditAlien Resurrection1998 age 27
CreditCelebrity1999 age 28
CreditBeing John MalkovichCreditGirl, Interrupted2000 age 29
CreditAutumn in New York2001 age 30
CreditZoolander2002 age 31
CreditMr. Deeds2009 age 38
CreditStar Trek2010 age 39
CreditBlack Swan2016 age 45
2017 age 46
2019 age 48
2022 age 51
2024 age 53
CreditBeetlejuice Beetlejuice
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Family and influences
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Quotes
A lot of my generation think it’s politically incorrect to like beautiful things. They’re into camp, but it’s not for me. Working on The Age of Innocence spoiled me, because everything I looked at was a work of art.
Winona Ryder, CC BY-SA 4.0
I've learned that it's OK to be flawed, that life can be messy, that some days you glide and some days you fall, but most important, that there are no secret answers out there. When you finally accept that it's OK not to have answers and it's OK not to be perfect, you realize that feeling confused is a normal part of what it is to be a human being.
Winona Ryder, CC BY-SA 4.0
I'm now of the mindset that I just want to do maybe one movie a year, if that. You know, there's so much out there, and you keep seeing the same faces saying the same things over and over. I just am so sick of it that, it makes me not want to go see movies when you know everything. How much they cost, how much people are paid, what the story is, the cast, everything. There's no mystery anymore.
Winona Ryder, CC BY-SA 4.0
There is an assumption when you’re young that things don’t mean as much or aren’t as painful. But first love is the most devastating of all. Society will always look down on teenagers – parents and teachers don’t seem to pay enough attention to kids when they are at their most painful age. Most of the great writers were outcasts, especially the beats. That’s why Lawrence Ferlinghetti is such a hero, because he was the first person to get those artists published.
Winona Ryder, CC BY-SA 4.0
[My parents] are my favourite people. They were so admirable in the sense of what they chose to do, as opposed to what they could have done. They were very educated, they could have taken jobs and settled down, but they followed their hearts. They did what they loved. Writing together. Running the museum. Activism. I really revere them. Also, they are archivists, and I definitely inherited that gene.
Winona Ryder, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everyone evolves – except for maybe Beetlejuice maybe... He's like endgame for me. I totally want them [Beetlejuice and Lydia] to be truly together! It's [makes a gesture indicating "crazy"] I know, but...
Winona Ryder, CC BY-SA 4.0
TV appearances
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Facts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- United States
- Height
- 161 cm
- Eye colour
- brown
- Hair colour
- blond hair
- Languages
- English
- Years active
- 1986–
- Education
- American Conservatory Theater, Petaluma High School