Winona Ryder

Winona Laura Horowitz (born ), known professionally as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Having come to attention with quirkier roles in the initial phase of her career, she achieved fame and critical success with her more diverse performances in various genres throughout the 1990s. Ryder's many accolades include a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA, and a Grammy.

Following her film debut in ''Lucas'' (1986), Ryder rose to prominence when she played the supporting part of Lydia Deetz in ''Beetlejuice'' (1988). Major parts in ''Heathers'' (1989), ''Edward Scissorhands'', ''Mermaids'' (both 1990), and ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1992) came next. She earned two consecutive Oscar nominations—Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress—for her portrayals of May Welland in ''The Age of Innocence'' (1993) and Jo March in ''Little Women'' (1994), respectively. Her subsequent work included starring roles in ''Reality Bites'' (1994), ''How to Make an American Quilt'' (1995), ''The Crucible'' (1996), ''Alien Resurrection'' (1997), ''Celebrity'' (1998), ''Girl, Interrupted'' (1999), ''Autumn in New York'' (2000), and ''Mr. Deeds'' (2002).

Ryder took a break from acting in the early 2000s, later returning with smaller appearances in films such as ''A Scanner Darkly'' (2006), ''Star Trek'' (2009), ''Black Swan'' (2010), and ''The Dilemma'' (2011). For her portrayal of Lois Wilson in the Hallmark television film ''When Love Is Not Enough'' (2010), she was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie. Since 2016, she has played Joyce Byers on the Netflix series ''Stranger Things'', for which she received her third Golden Globe nomination. Her other television projects include the HBO miniseries ''The Plot Against America'' (2020). Provided by Wikipedia