Winona Ryder born on October 29, 1971 is an American actress. She has a height of 5 feet 3 inches. Her ethnicity is Jewish. The public consider her as one of the hot and sexy figures in the industry. She also sometimes shows off her legs in various programs. Recognized as one of the most profitable 1990s actresses, she made her debut in the 1986 movie Lucas. She also won critical acclaim and recognition in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice (1988). Ryder continued her career with the film Heathers (1988), a satirical movie related to teenage suicide and the life in high school that became a landmark film. She also made her performances in drama Mermaids (1990), in Burton’s fairy-tale Edward Scissorhands (1990), and the gothic romance Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
In her early teens, she studied at the American Conservatory Theater located in in San Francisco. She made her film debut in the coming-of-age drama Lucas (1986). In many of her beginning films, she played various types of roles. She was the gothic Lydia in Tim Burton’s 1988’s horror movie Beetlejuice. Ryder soon appeared as a teenager who falls for an unusual character in Edward Scissorhands (1990). In the movie Heathers (1989), she played the role of a high school girl. Ryder then played more grown-up roles in the movie Dracula (1992). Her performance on The Age of Innocence (1993) led to an Academy Award nomination for the title Best Supporting Actress. Then, just two years later, she received another Best Actress nomination for her role in Little Women (1995).
Ryder has a younger brother, Uri, an older half-brother, Jubal Palmer, and an older half-sister, Sunyata Palmer.
younger brother, Uri, an older half-brother, Jubal Palmer, and an older half-sister, Sunyata Palmer. Ryder was in a relationship with Johnny Depp for three years. After she broke up with her boyfriend Depp, she began dating Dave Pirner and was in a relationship with him for three years, from 1993. She then had a relationship with actor Matt Damon. However, until now, Ryder does not have a husband as she has never been married and hopes to only be married once.
In 1993, Ryder offered a reward of two hundred thousand dollars in the hope of safe return of kidnapped child Polly Klaas as Klaas lived in the same town where Ryder spent her childhood. After the little girl’s death, Ryder starred in the 1994 adaptation of Little Women as Jo dedicated in the memory of Klaas.
In 2001, Ryder was arrested on the charge of shoplifting in California. She stole designer clothes and several accessories $5,500 worth at a department store. Ryder agreed to pay, as permitted by California’s Statute for Shoplifting, from the departmental store before she was read her Miranda rights and arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department. Attorney Stephen Cooley produced a team of prosecutors and filed four felony charges against Ryder. Ryder hired defense attorney Mark Geragos. However, negotiations for a plea failed by the end of summer.
Winona Ryder has 3700 followers on Twitter and 11000 followers on instagram. She has a net worth of $14 million dollars. For more information about her biography, you can visit several wiki sites in the internet.