Winona Ryder: Then and Now
Winona Ryder
Winona Ryder hasn't been in the news lately, but the porcelain-skinned gamine has some serious film work under her belt. (AP Photo/Lucas Jackson)
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Winona Ryder Winona Ryder hasn't been in the news lately, but the porcelain-skinned gamine has some serious film work under her belt. (AP Photo/Lucas Jackson)
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Winona Horowitz Ryder grew up on a commune in Northern California with her counterculture parents. The 38-year-old actress's real name is Winona Laura Horowitz.(Photo: Avenue Pictures Productions)
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'Desert Bloom' (... At 14, after taking acting classes at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater, she auditioned for the lead in the film "Desert Bloom." She lost that part, but the director asked her to be in the 1986 film "Lucas" instead. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
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'Beetlejuice' (1... Another director, Tim Burton, was wowed by Ryder's performance in "Lucas," and cast her as a dark teen who befriends the undead in his 1988 movie "Beetlejuice." (Photo: Warner Brothers)
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'Heathers' 1989 Winona went darker with her next film, the black comedy "Heathers" that costarred Christian Slater and Shannen Doherty which has since become a cult classic beloved by disgruntled teens everywhere. (Photo by Getty Images)
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'Great Balls of ... Although she was already 16, Ryder played the 13-year-old child bride of singer Jerry Lee Lewis in the 1989 film "Great Balls of Fire." (Photo: Orion Pictures)
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'Edward Scissorh... Tim Burton tapped Ryder again for his 1990 film "Edward Scissorhands," opposite Johnny Depp. Winona was almost unrecognizable as a blond, although that is her natural hair color. (Photo: 20th Century Fox)
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Mermaids (1990) In 1990, Ryder also starred in the more mainstream chick flick "Mermaids," alongside Cher and Christina Ricci which she followed up with the less successful "Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael." (Photo by Will Ragozzino/Getty Images for IMG)
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'Bram Stoker's D... Although Ryder had once missed the chance to work with director Francis Ford Coppola when she dropped out of "The Godfather 3," she got a second shot in his film "Bram Stoker's Dracula." (Photo: Columbia)
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'The Age of Inno... The early '90s took Winona back in time. She starred in the Scorsese-helmed period piece "Age of Innocence," for which she received a nomination for an Oscar. (Photo: Columbia)
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'Little Women' (... In 1994, Winona starred as Jo March in "Little Women" and won another Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Ryder dedicated the film to the memory of Polly Klaas, a girl from Ryder's hometown of Petaluma who had been kidnapped and murder. (Photo by Diane Freed)
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'Boys' (1996) Winona went on to star in the 1996 flop "Boys" with Lukas Haas. (Photo: Buena Vista)
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Winona's 1990s L... Ryder was engaged to actor Johnny Depp for three years in 1990. She also singer Dave Pirner and actor Matt Damon in the mid-to-late 1990s. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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'The Crucible' (... In 1996, Winona also starred in the overwrought film version of the Arthur Miller play, "The Crucible."(Photo: 20th Century Fox)
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'Alien: Resurrec... The versatile actress swung in the complete opposite direction with a role in "Alien: Resurrection" opposite Sigourney Weaver. (Photo: 20th Century Fox)
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'Girl, Interrupt... Winona's next big project was as executive producer - and star - of the film adaptation of the memoir "Girl, Interrupted." (Photo: Columbia)
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Why, Winona? In 2001, Winona Ryder was arrested for shoplifting $5,500 worth of goods from Saks Fifth Avenue department store in Beverly Hills. Ryder was also caught with prescription drugs for which she did not have a prescription. (Photo by Peter Brandt/Getty Images)
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Trial Circus The ensuing trial was a media circus. She injured her arm as she tried to push through the crowd of paparazzi. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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No Win for Winon... Ryder was found guilty and was sentenced to three years probation, 480 hours of community service and had to pay over $11,000 in fines and undergo drug counseling. (Photo by Steve Grayson-Pool/Getty Images)
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Mr. Deeds (2002) Winona kept quiet after the trial, reappearing in the successful Adam Sandler movie "Mr. Deeds" in 2002 and some smaller indie films. (Photo: Columbia)
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'A Scanner Darkl... Winona Ryder as Donna Hawthorne in 'A Scanner Darkly.' Live action scenes were transformed with rotoscope software and the film was entirely animated. (Photo: Warner Independent Pictures)
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'A Scanner Darkl... Cast member Winona Ryder arrives to attend the Los Angeles Film Festival premiere of "A Scanner Darkly" in Los Angeles, Thursday, June 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Lucas Jackson)
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'Star Trek' (200... It's back to outer space for Ryder. Her next big role is in director JJ Abrams' revamped version of "Star Trek," which opens in May, 2009. Ryder stars as Dr. Spock's mother. (Photo: Bad Robot)
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'Star Trek' Prem... Cast member Winona Ryder arrives at the premiere of "Star Trek" in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Looking to the F... Ryder has a busy 2010. She is starring alongside Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in the Darren Aronofsky directed 'Black Swan' and is slated to appear in 2011's 'The Dilemma.'
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Natalie Portman:... Want to see another celebrity transformation? Click here to see Natalie Portman through the years.
