Winona Ryder
Born	Winona Laura Horowitz October 29, 1971 (1971-10-29) (age 37) Olmsted County, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Occupation	actress, producer
Years active	1986 – present
Awards won Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture 1993 The Age of Innocence Other awards KCFCC Award for Best Actress 1994 Little Women NBR Award for Best Supporting Actress 1990 Mermaids 1993 The Age of Innocence SEFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress 1993 The Age of Innocence Walk of Fame - Motion Picture 7018 Hollywood Blvd

Winona Laura Horowitz^[1] (born October 29, 1971), better known under her professional name Winona Ryder, is an American actress. She started her career in 1986. Although Ryder made her screen debut in Lucas (1986), her first significant role came in 1988 with Beetlejuice as Lydia Deetz, a Goth teenager, in a performance that gained her critical and commercial recognition. After making various appearances in film and television, Ryder continued her career with the cult film Heathers (1989) in a prominent and critically acclaimed performance. Her subsequent roles have won her not only critical praise but numerous film awards. In 2000, Ryder received a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California.^[2]

Ryder is known for her relationship with actor Johnny Depp throughout the early 1990s. She also received noteworthy media attention for her participation in the investigation of the kidnapping and murder of Polly Klaas in 1993, who was from Ryder's hometown of Petaluma, California. Ryder also received worldwide attention after her arrest on December 12, 2001 for shoplifting from a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills, California.