Winona-Ryder

Winona Ryder (born Winona Laura Hornowitz) was born in Winona Minnesota. Her parents, Winona Ryder's parents, chose her name after her hometown. Michel Horowitz was her father and Cynthia Palmer, his mother was both an author and editors. Ryder's mother and father are both Jewish. Ryder believes herself to be Jewish. She has two younger half-siblings, Jubal and Sunyata. When Ryder was only seven her family moved from Mendocino County, California. Mendocino County California. In those days, there were no electric lights. Ryder was a voracious reader and spent her time reading books because there was no TV. Ryder, then 12, was enrolled in the American Conservatory Theatre for acting classes in 1983. She landed her debut role on the large screen in 1986 at the age of 15 older. Ryder suffered bullying in high school. She hoped that her career in acting would change this. However, it didn't come happen. However, she continued to pursue her ambitions. Her big break occurred in the year 1988, when Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. Ryder was able to continue playing roles that were successful in a variety of films. In 1993, she was nominated twice in the Academy Awards. One of them for her role In The Age of Innocence.