Winona-Ryder

Winona Ryder - Winona Lauro Horowitz was born in Winona Minnesota. The parents of Winona Ryder gave her the name of the town she grew up in. Michel Horowitz is her father as well as Cynthia Palmer is her mother. Ryder's father and mother have both been Jewish. Ryder believes herself to be Jewish. Ryder is the youngest sister of Uria, and has half-siblings Jubal and Sunyata. Ryder's family relocated to Mendocino County to California, when she was just 7 years old. There, they didn't have electricity. Ryder, who was an avid reader aged 12 years old, became a reader since Ryder did not have access to television. Ryder aged 12 was enrolled in the American Conservatory Theatre for acting classes in 1983. Her first role was a success on the big screen in 1986, when she was 15 years old. Ryder was bullied throughout her teenage years. Her thought was that by becoming an actor, her behavior would be changed. But, unfortunately, that didn't occur. Still, she pursued her dreams. In 1988 she had her biggest break with Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. Ryder continued playing roles that were successful in several movies. In 1993, she received an Oscar Prize in the film The Age of Innocence.