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Winona Ryder

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Born on October 29, 1971, as Laura Horowitz she changed her name to Winona Ryder after the city she was born in, Winona, Minnesota. She grew up in a tipi on a ranch commune in Northern California where there was no electricity. She is the Goddaughter of Timothy Leary and her parents were friends of Beat poet Allen Ginsberg. She's been in many films in her life starting very young age of 15 in the movie Lucas. She became a cult hero when she played the weird and unusual Lydia in the movie Beetlejuice. She then became a cult legend playing Veronica Sawyer in the movie Heathers. She would never be in a blockbuster movie but she would gain devoted fans throughout her career in many semi big movies like Mermaids, Reality Bites, Dracula, The Crucible and Alien: Resurrection. She would get a Oscar Nomination for Best Actress In A Supporting Role in 1994 for The Age Of Innocence and a Best Actress In A Leading Role nomination for Little Women in 1995. In 1994 for the Golden Globes she won her nomination for Best Actress In A Supporting Role. In 1999 she was the executive producer in what is arguably her best role as an actress for the movie Girl, Interrupted. She's currently working on an array of different projects and most notably the remake of the 1936 movie 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town' with comedian Adam Sandler. To top everything off and spotlight her accomplishments as an actress in late in 2000 she recieved a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

She's infamous for having famous boyfriends and some of her past leading men include 21 Jump Street star Johnny Depp, grunge rocker David Pirner, casanova Matt Damon and she recently broke it off with slack indiepop breakdancer Beck.

On December 22, 1999 she made her very first talk show appearance on the Jay Leno show in support of Girl, Interrupted. A movie, based on a book, she wanted the whole world to see and would go through personal torture (live television) to help publicize it. Showing how human and eclectic she was she talked about getting her first computer/internet connection and her fear of people ceasing to write letters on paper. She would plug her favorite band Wilco's new album 'Summer Teeth' as the best rock album of the year as she often plugs obscure indie rock bands in interviews. Some are teeth, some are not. Sometime late in 2001 she got in trouble with the law for allegedly stealing almost $5000 worth of clothing from Saks Fifth Avenue. It's late 2002 now and after almost ten different delays in the trial it is still unclear what really happened that fateful day of shopping. Meanwhile, she has continued to show up in films such as Mr. Deeds and S1m0ne, both with mixed reviews.

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Gwyneth Paltrow Claire Danes Heathers shoplifting
How to Fight Loneliness Jenna Jameson Girl, Interrupted Short hair on women
Angelina Jolie Edward Scissorhands Demi Moore There is no good depression. It's not sexy. It's not fun. It's not the new rock and roll.
Christina Ricci Beck Beetlejuice Reality Bites
Bram Stoker's Dracula What would aliens think of us if Everything was all they had? There's Something About Mary Johnny Depp
Timothy Leary Being John Malkovich Mr. Deeds Jude Law
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