Winona-Ryder

Winona Laura Horowitz is also known in the media as Winona Ryder was born in Winona Minnesota. Her name was chosen by parents for the town in which they were born. Both her father Michel Horowitz, and mother Cynthia Palmer are authors and editors. Ryder's father comes from the Jewish family. Ryder thinks she's Jewish. Her half-siblings are younger, Jubal and Sunyata. Ryder's parents moved out of Mendocino, California, when she was just seven years old. older. They had no electricity. Ryder began to be a passionate book reader because there was no television. Ryder was 12 when she took up a place at the American Conservatory Theatre for acting classes in 1983. In the year she turned 15, Ryder was cast in Lucas which was her debut major film. Ryder suffered from bullying at her high school. The hope was that her career in acting would alter her life. It didn't work out. Still she continued pursuing her dream. Her biggest break came in 1988 with Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. Ryder performed in a number of roles that were successful for various films. She was nominated for two Academy Awards one for her part as a character in The Age of Innocence (1993).