Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29, 1971), known professionally as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. She is the recipient of several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards. She is known for taking on quirky roles in her earlier films, later playing more prominent roles in the 1990s.
After Ryder's film debut in Lucas (1986), she gained attention with her performance in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988). She further rose to prominence with major roles in Heathers (1989), Mermaids (1990), Edward Scissorhands (1990), and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). She garnered critical acclaim and two consecutive Academy Award nominations for her portrayals of socialite May Welland in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence (1993) and Jo March in the fifth film adaptation of Little Women (1994). Her other films during this period were Reality Bites (1994), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), The Crucible (1996), Alien Resurrection (1997), Celebrity (1998), and Girl, Interrupted (1999), which she also executive-produced.
In 2002, Ryder starred in the critically panned box office hit Mr. Deeds, after which her career declined and she took a break from films. In 2009, she returned in the high-profile film Star Trek. In 2010, she was nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards: as the lead actress in the television film When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story and as part of the cast of Black Swan. She also reunited with Burton for Frankenweenie (2012). She has starred as Joyce Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2016–2025), for which she has received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations; and in 2020, she starred in the HBO drama miniseries The Plot Against America.
Her relationship with Johnny Depp in the early 1990s and a 2001 arrest for shoplifting were both subjects of tabloid journalism. She has been open about her personal struggles with anxiety and depression. In 2000, Ryder received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) | Lydia | 7.3 | |
| 2 | Haunted Mansion (2023) | Pat (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
| 3 | Gone in the Night (2022) | Kath | - | - |
| 4 | Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021) | Self (archive footage) | - | - |
| 5 | Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020) | Lacey Groin | 6 | |
| 6 | Destination Wedding (2018) | Lindsay | 6 | |
| 7 | Author: The JT LeRoy Story (2016) | Herself | 9 | |
| 8 | Experimenter (2015) | Alexandra "Sasha" Milgram | 6.6 | |
| 9 | Turks & Caicos (2014) | Melanie Fall | 6.3 | |
| 10 | Homefront (2013) | Sheryl Marie Mott | 6.6 | |
| 11 | Frankenweenie (2012) Oscars 2013 | Elsa Van Helsing (voice) | 7 | |
| 12 | The Iceman (2012) | Deborah Kuklinski | 6.9 | |
| 13 | The Letter (2012) | Martine Jamison | - | - |
| 14 | Black Swan: Metamorphosis (2011) | Self | 9 | |
| 15 | The Dilemma (2011) | Geneva Brannen | 5.8 | |
| 16 | Stay Cool (2011) | Scarlet Smith | 4 | |
| 17 | When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (2010) | Lois Wilson | - | - |
| 18 | Black Swan (2010) Oscars 2011 | Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan | 7.6 | |
| 19 | Star Trek (2009) Top 100 by FilmGator | Amanda Grayson | 8 | |
| 20 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) | Sandra Dulles | 6.4 | |
| 21 | The Last Word (2008) | Charlotte Morris | 6 | |
| 22 | The Informers (2008) | Cheryl Moore | 5.2 | |
| 23 | The Darwin Awards (2007) | Siri Taylor | 6 | |
| 24 | Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton (2007) | Self | - | - |
| 25 | The Ten (2007) | Kelly La Fonda | 4.8 | |
| 26 | Sex and Death 101 (2007) | Death Nell / Gillian De Raisx (#101) | 5.5 | |
| 27 | A Scanner Darkly (2006) | Donna Hawthorne | 7.3 | |
| 28 | The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004) | Psychologist | 10 | |
| 29 | Declaration of Independence (2003) | Self | - | - |
| 30 | Mr. Deeds (2002) | Babe Bennett | 6.5 | |
| 31 | S1m0ne (2002) | Nicola Anders | 5.5 | |
| 32 | Zoolander (2001) | Winona Ryder (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
| 33 | Lost Souls (2000) | Maya Larkin | - | - |
| 34 | Autumn in New York (2000) | Charlotte Fielding | 5.9 | |
| 35 | Girl, Interrupted (1999) Oscars 2000 | Susanna | 7.6 | |
| 36 | Celebrity (1998) | Nola | 5 | |
| 37 | Alien Resurrection (1997) | Call | 6.3 | |
| 38 | The Crucible (1996) | Abigail Williams | 7.9 | |
| 39 | Looking for Richard (1996) | Self / Lady Anne | 7.3 | |
| 40 | Boys (1996) | Patty Vare | 7 | |
| 41 | How to Make an American Quilt (1995) | Finn Dodd | 9 | |
| 42 | Little Women (1994) | Jo March | 7.2 | |
| 43 | Reality Bites (1994) | Lelaina Pierce | 5.5 | |
| 44 | The Age of Innocence (1993) | May Welland | 7.3 | |
| 45 | The House of the Spirits (1993) | Blanca Trueba | 7.5 | |
| 46 | Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) | Mina Murray / Elisabeta | 7.4 | |
| 47 | Night on Earth (1991) | Corky | 7.4 | |
| 48 | Edward Scissorhands (1990) | Kim | 7.8 | |
| 49 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990) | Dinky Bossetti | 6.5 | |
| 50 | Mermaids (1990) | Charlotte Flax | 7.8 | |
| 51 | Great Balls of Fire! (1989) | Myra Gale Brown | 6.5 | |
| 52 | Heathers (1989) | Veronica Sawyer | 7.2 | |
| 53 | Beetlejuice (1988) | Lydia | 7.6 | |
| 54 | 1969 (1988) | Beth Carr | - | - |
| 55 | Lucas (1986) | Rina | 7.3 |

