Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

1971-10-29 Winona, Minnesota, USA 79 Credits

Biography

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 majo...

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024

as Lydia

7.0
Acting

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside ...

Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion

2023

as Pat (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.

Gone in the Night

Gone in the Night

2022

as Kath

5.6
Acting

Upon arriving at a remote cabin in the redwoods, Kath and her boyfriend find a mysterious younger couple already there — the rental has apparently bee...

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

2022

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

7.8
Acting

A portrait of the actress Winona Ryder, the great muse of nineties cinema, who, although she has had an atypical and somewhat erratic career, has alwa...

The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon

The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon

2022

as Self

2.0
Acting

On a bicycle trip across the country, a young Neill Kirby McMillan Jr. experiences The Mojo Revelation and becomes Mojo Nixon. After teaming up with ...

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021

as Self (archive footage)

4.5
Acting

Hopkins’ career has spanned several decades, which is why we will also use many interviews that he gave throughout his life, allowing us to put him ba...

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

2020

as Lacey Groin

5.4
Acting

Comedian and Trump lip-synching sensation Sarah Cooper tackles politics, race and other light topics in a sketch special packed with celebrity guests.

Destination Wedding

Destination Wedding

2018

as Lindsay

5.8
Acting

Frank and Lindsay—two emotionally-broken strangers—meet on the way to a destination wedding. Over the course of the weekend and against all odds, they...

Author: The JT LeRoy Story

Author: The JT LeRoy Story

2016

as Herself

6.6
Acting

New York magazine’s October 2005 issue sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked “it boy” wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose tough prose abo...

Experimenter

Experimenter

2015

as Alexandra "Sasha" Milgram

6.5
Acting

Yale University, 1961. Stanley Milgram designs a psychology experiment that still resonates to this day, in which people think they’re delivering pain...

Scorsese's Women

Scorsese's Women

2014

as Mask

Acting

Five amazing actresses who have starred in Martin Scorsese's films come together in imaginary cinematic scenarios. Each leading lady has her own myste...

Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

2014

as Melanie Fall

6.3
Acting

The second movie in David Hare's Johnny Worricker trilogy. Loose-limbed spy Johnny Worricker, last seen whistleblowing at MI5 in Page Eight, has a new...

Homefront

Homefront

2013

as Sheryl Marie Mott

6.9
Acting

Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his ...

Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

2012

as Self

2.0
Acting

Charming, intelligent and iconoclastic, Ben Lee is an Australian singer-songwriter whose creative growth since his early adolescence has undergone alm...

Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie

2012

as Elsa Van Helsing (voice)

7.0
Acting

When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" ...

The Letter

The Letter

2012

as Martine Jamison

4.5
Acting

A playwright who begins to mentally unravel before premiere night. She is plagued by dreams and visions of being watched, but cannot decide if she is ...

The Iceman

The Iceman

2012

as Deborah Kuklinski

6.6
Acting

The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.

Black Swan: Metamorphosis

Black Swan: Metamorphosis

2011

as Self

7.7
Acting

Documentary chronicling the making of Darren Aronofsky's Academy Award-winning film 'Black Swan (2010)'.

Black Swan: Metamorphosis

Black Swan: Metamorphosis

2011

Thanks

7.7

Documentary chronicling the making of Darren Aronofsky's Academy Award-winning film 'Black Swan (2010)'.

The Dilemma

The Dilemma

2011

as Geneva Brannen

5.3
Acting

Longtime friends Ronny and Nick are partners in an auto-design firm. They are hard at work on a presentation for a dream project that would really lau...

Black Swan

Black Swan

2010

as Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan

7.7
Acting

The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She ...

When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story

When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story

2010

as Lois Wilson

6.0
Acting

Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, co-founde...

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2009

as Sandra Dulles

5.9
Acting

After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading t...

Star Trek

Star Trek

2009

as Amanda Grayson

7.4
Acting

The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan...

Stay Cool

Stay Cool

2009

as Scarlet Smith

4.9
Acting

A successful author is forced to confront an unrequited high school crush when he returns home to deliver a commencement address to graduating seniors...

Water Pills

2009

as Carrie

Acting

A pill popping, emotionally off balance stage mother tries to break her daughter into the film and tv business. Fortune strikes when they get a screen...

The Informers

The Informers

2008

as Cheryl Moore

4.8
Acting

A collection of intersecting short stories set in early 1980s Los Angeles, depicts a week in the lives of an assortment of socially alienated, mainly ...

The Last Word

The Last Word

2008

as Charlotte Morris

5.8
Acting

An odd-but-gifted poet, Evan Merck makes his living writing suicide notes for the soon-to-be departed. So when he meets Charlotte, the free-spirited s...

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

2007

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
Acting

Director Francis Ford Coppola, cast and production crew explore the making of the 1992 masterpiece.

Welcome

Welcome

2007

as Cynthia

6.4
Acting

A family moves into their new home, only to discover it's haunted.

Voom Portraits

Voom Portraits

2007

as Self

10.0
Acting

Iconic artist and theater director Robert Wilson has created a series of video portraits of celebrities, ordinary people and animals called "VOOM Port...

The Ten

The Ten

2007

as Kelly La Fonda

4.8
Acting

Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.

Sex and Death 101

Sex and Death 101

2007

as Death Nell / Gillian De Raisx (#101)

6.2
Acting

A guy's life is turned around by an email, which includes the names of everyone he's had sex with and ever will have sex with. His situation gets wors...

Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton

Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton

2007

as Herself

7.0
Acting

From Japan to America, the LV sign dominates the fashion scene. And, one man alone designs the Louis Vuitton creations the exceptional Marc Jacobs. Wi...

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

2006

as Self / Donna

8.2
Acting

A unique documentary that interlaces archival interviews with author Philip K. Dick with chats featuring cast and crew. Discussed are the origins of t...

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

2006

as Self

7.0
Acting

A behind-the scenes look at the grueling one-year process of transferring the filmed images into the unique animation style featured in the final vers...

A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly

2006

as Donna Hawthorne

6.8
Acting

An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.

The Darwin Awards

The Darwin Awards

2006

as Siri Taylor

5.6
Acting

After botching the capture of a notorious serial killer, idiosyncratic detective Michael Burrows loses his job with the San Francisco Police. He becom...

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

2005

as Self

10.0
Acting
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

2004

as Self

Acting

Ben Lewis spends time with Richard Linklater, the highly-respected director of 'Slacker', 'School of Rock', and 'Before Sunset', along with some of th...

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

2004

as Psychologist

5.9
Acting

Young Jeremiah lives in a stable environment with loving foster parents until the day his troubled mother, Sarah, returns to claim him. Jeremiah becom...

Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin

2004

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.7
Acting
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection

One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection

2003

as Self

6.5
Acting

The making of Alien Resurrection (1997) is covered in this feature-length documentary, created for the film's 2003 DVD release. The cast and crew tell...

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

2003

Acting

From Disturbing Discoveries to Astonishing Arressts, and Tragic Endings. In this tv-special, E! countdowns the greatest moments in the entertainment i...

Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence

2003

as Self

10.0
Acting

Famous actors and actresses read the Declaration of Independence of the United States.

The Day My God Died

The Day My God Died

2003

as Narrator (voice)

8.0
Acting

Filmed in Nepal and India this documentary presents the stories of young girls whose lives have been shattered by the child sex slave trade. The film ...

The Day My God Died

The Day My God Died

2003

Producer

8.0
Producing

Filmed in Nepal and India this documentary presents the stories of young girls whose lives have been shattered by the child sex slave trade. The film ...

S1m0ne

S1m0ne

2002

as Nicola Anders

6.0
Acting

The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the prod...

Mr. Deeds

Mr. Deeds

2002

as Babe Bennett

5.9
Acting

When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different ki...

Zoolander

Zoolander

2001

as Winona Ryder (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's...

Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads

Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads

2001

as Self

10.0
Acting

Documenting the making of Heathers with interviews from cast and crew members.

Lost Souls

Lost Souls

2000

as Maya Larkin

5.0
Acting

A young woman becomes aware of a conspiracy to enable the Devil to walk the Earth in human form. To defeat the prophesy, she must convince a respected...

Autumn in New York

Autumn in New York

2000

as Charlotte Fielding

6.1
Acting

Will Keane, a Manhattan restaurateur, is content with his playboy lifestyle until he meets Charlotte Fielding, a free-spirited young woman. Together t...

Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

1999

as Susanna

7.6
Acting

Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unk...

Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

1999

Executive Producer

7.6
Producing

Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unk...

Celebrity

Celebrity

1998

as Nola

6.0
Acting

The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment j...

Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

1997

as Call

6.2
Acting

Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises...

The Crucible

The Crucible

1996

as Abigail Williams

6.6
Acting

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996

as Self / Lady Anne

6.8
Acting

Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Ric...

Boys

Boys

1996

as Patty Vare

5.3
Acting

Fed up with boarding school and frustrated with the way others have planned his life, John Baker Jr. wants a change -- anything to shake up his staid ...

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

1995

as Finn Dodd

6.4
Acting

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits ...

Little Women

Little Women

1994

as Jo March

7.3
Acting

With their father away as a chaplain in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a c...

Reality Bites

Reality Bites

1994

as Lelaina Pierce

6.6
Acting

A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As...

The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits

1993

as Blanca Trueba

6.9
Acting

A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

1993

as May Welland

7.0
Acting

In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin...

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

1993

as Self

5.5
Acting

A documentary about the making of director Martin Scorsese's 1993 film adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocenc...

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992

as Mina Murray / Elisabeta

7.4
Acting

In 19th century England, Count Dracula travels to London and meets Mina Harker, a young woman who appears as the reincarnation of his lost love.

Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.

Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.

1992

as Self

6.3
Acting

Short documentary on the making of Francis Ford Coppola's "Dracula" (1992).

Night on Earth

Night on Earth

1991

as Corky

7.5
Acting

An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

Mermaids

Mermaids

1990

as Charlotte Flax

6.7
Acting

Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move t...

The Making of Edward Scissorhands

The Making of Edward Scissorhands

1990

as Self

7.9
Acting

Behind the scenes of Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

1990

as Kim

7.7
Acting

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

1990

as Dinky Bossetti

6.2
Acting

Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to de...

Great Balls of Fire!

Great Balls of Fire!

1989

as Myra Gale Brown

6.3
Acting

The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unc...

Heathers

Heathers

1988

as Veronica Sawyer

7.3
Acting

A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by...

1969

1969

1988

as Beth Carr

5.6
Acting

Two rebellious youths, Ralph and Scott, find themselves struggling with adulthood as the Vietnam War rages. Feeling trapped in their small town, Scott...

Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

1988

as Lydia

7.4
Acting

A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

Square Dance

Square Dance

1987

as Gemma

4.5
Acting

An awkward 13-year-old leaves her cranky grandfather in rural Texas, to live with her mother in Fort Worth.

Lucas

Lucas

1986

as Rina

6.7
Acting

A brilliant but socially inept 14-year-old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends – Cappie, an older-brother figure, and ...