Winona-Ryder

Winona Laura Horowitz is also known her real name as Winona Ryder is a native of Winona Minnesota. Her parents named her after the town she grew up in. The father of her Michel Horowitz and her mother Cynthia Palmer were authors and editors. Ryder is Jewish. Ryder believes that her father had an Jewish family. Ryder has two half-siblings younger than her, Jubal and Sunyata. Ryder's family moved from Mendocino County to California when she was just seven years old. old. The family were in a home that had no electric power. Ryder was a voracious books reader since there was no television. Ryder started taking classes in acting at the American Conservatory Theatre in 1983 aged 13 years old. When she was in 1986, she had her first film role the movie Lucas at just fifteen years old. Ryder suffered bullying in the high school. Ryder hoped her career acting as a professional would help. It didn't work out. However, she continued to pursue her dreams. Her first big break occurred in the year 1988, when Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. Ryder continued to be successful in her parts in several films. She was nominated for two Academy Awards one for her part for her performance in The Age of Innocence (1993).