Winona-Ryder

Winona Laura Horowitz who is professionally known by the name Winona Ryder was born in Winona Minnesota. Parents of Winona Ryder gave her the name of the town she grew up in. Michel Horowitz' father was an editor and writer along with Cynthia Palmer and her mother. Ryder's mother and father are both Jewish. Ryder believes herself to be Jewish. The actress is the younger sister of Uria, and has half-siblings Jubal & Sunyata. When Ryder was just seven years old, her family relocated into Mendocino County California. The family resided in an area without electric power. Ryder would read extensively due to the absence of television. Ryder was enrolled in acting classes when Ryder was 12, in the American Conservatory Theatre. Her first role was a success on the big screen in 1986, aged 15 years old. young. Ryder was bullied throughout high school. Ryder hoped the acting profession would end this. But it wasn't to come to happen. It didn't stop her from making plans for her future. In 1988, she received her breakthrough role in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. Ryder played roles that were successful in various films. In 1993, Ryder was in the running two times for the Academy Awards.