Winona Ryder Biography

Biography

of her father's favorite music artist, Mitch Ryder. And that was the name people continuously remembered of when they were captured by her enactment as frustrated goth teenager Lydia Deetz in Tim Burton's 1988 box-office hit, "Beetle Juice."

Catapulted to the center of the spotlight, Winona satisfyingly soared to be a teen icon of her generation after she received huge critical praise for her portrayal in cult classic movie of "Heathers" (1989) opposite Christian Slater. Already finished her study at Petaluma High School with a brilliant 4.0 GPA, she further solidified the label through her 1990 pictures of "Edward Scissorhands" and "Mermaids" which directed her to earn Golden Globes nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture by 1991. Next shifted to mature role in "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (1992), followed by that in "The Age of Innocence" (1993), the brown-eyed beauty finally came to the highlight of her career when the latter film brought her to once again obtain a nomination at Golden Globe Awards along with two others of Academy Awards and BAFTA Awards a year later.

Acquired her second Oscar nomination in 1995, this time for the category of Best Actress ...

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in a Leading Role through her stunning performance in "Little Women" (1994), Winona spent the rest of 1990s to explore various roles in "The Crucible" (1996), "Alien: Resurrection" (1997), plus "Celebrity" (1998) before made her foray into film production business with "Girl, Interrupted" (1999) in which she also starred. Although received rave reviews from critics and audience alike, this slender actress was overshadowed by co-star Angelina Jolie who walked past her to in the end nab an Academy Award at its 72nd annual event. Nevertheless, she still could smile widely as Hollywood Chamber of Commerce bestowed her a star on the Walk of Fame by October 6, 2000, the same year her two movies, "Autumn in New York" and "Lost Souls", saw their wide release on theaters.

Sadly, all the glory and accolades Winona had received were stained when security employees at Beverly Hills' Saks Fifth Avenue department store caught her red-handed of attempting to steal about $5000 worth of clothes on December 12, 2001. Not only charged for shoplifting, she also was accused of using pain medication without valid prescriptions yet this case was immediately dropped after her defense attorney presented the official documents for the drugs the police ...