Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29, 1971), known professionally as Winona Ryder, is an Academy Award-nominated American actress who played Call in the 1997 film Alien Resurrection. Other notable films Ryder has appeared in include Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and A Scanner Darkly (2006).
Ryder has been nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Actress for Little Women, Best Supporting Actress for The Age of Innocence) and has won a Golden Globe. For her role in Alien Resurrection, she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Ryder suffers from an acute fear of drowning, owing to a traumatic near-drowning she endured at the age of 12, and her condition meant many of the underwater shots in Alien Resurrection had to be reshot multiple times.[1]
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Alien Resurrection | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Lucas | |
| 1987 | Square Dance | |
| 1988 | Beetlejuice | |
| 1969 | ||
| Heathers | ||
| 1989 | Great Balls of Fire! | With William H. Burton, Jr. |
| 1990 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | |
| Edward Scissorhands | ||
| Mermaids | ||
| 1991 | Night on Earth | |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | With William H. Burton, Jr. and Thomas Rosales, Jr. |
| 1993 | The Age of Innocence | |
| The House of the Spirits | With María Conchita Alonso | |
| 1994 | Reality Bites | |
| Little Women | ||
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | With Adam Baldwin |
| 1996 | Boys | |
| The Crucible | ||
| 1997 | Alien Resurrection | |
| 1998 | Celebrity | With Charlize Theron |
| 1999 | Girl, Interrupted | |
| 2000 | Autumn in New York | |
| Lost Souls | With John Hurt | |
| 2001 | Zoolander | Uncredited; with Brad Martin |
| 2002 | S1m0ne | |
| Mr. Deeds | With Sylvia Kauders | |
| 2004 | The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things | Uncredited |
| 2006 | The Darwin Awards | |
| A Scanner Darkly | ||
| 2007 | Sex and Death 101 | |
| The Ten | ||
| 2008 | The Last Word | |
| The Informers | ||
| 2009 | Star Trek | With Charles Haugk |
| The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | ||
| Stay Cool | ||
| 2010 | Black Swan | |
| 2011 | The Dilemma | |
| 2012 | The Iceman | With Robert Davi |
| The Letter | ||
| Frankenweenie | ||
| 2013 | Homefront | With Brad Martin and Michael Papajohn |
| 2015 | Experimenter |
Documentary Appearances
- Alien Resurrection promotional featurette
- HBO First Look: Alien Resurrection - Behind the Scenes
- One Step Beyond: Making Alien Resurrection
Trivia
- Ryder is one of several actors from the Alien films who has also appeared in the Star Trek franchise. Others include Raymond Cruz, Brad Dourif, Idris Elba, Nicole Fellows, Jenette Goldstein, Leland Orser, Ron Perlman, Mark Rolston and Eddie Yansick. All but three of these individuals are from the cast of Alien Resurrection.
Gallery
External Links
- Winona Ryder at the Internet Movie Database
- Winona Ryder on Wikipedia
- Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki - Winona Ryder