---
name: "Winona Ryder"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/winona-ryder"
fi1m_id: "winona-ryder"
imdb_id: "nm0000213"
tmdb_id: 1920
wikidata_id: "Q101797"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 October 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 16
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 16
updated: "2026-10-03T21:26:21.699631+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Winona Ryder

## Identity

Winona Ryder

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/winona-ryder
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** winona-ryder
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000213
- **TMDB ID:** 1920
- **Wikidata ID:** Q101797
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winona_Ryder, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101797, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000213/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1920

Actor. Born 29 October 1971 in Winona, Minnesota, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 October 1971, Winona, Minnesota, USA
- **Active:** 1988–present
- **Also known as:** Wynona Ryder, Winona Laura Horowitz
- **Frequently works with:** [Tim Burton](https://film.one/person/tim-burton.md), [Catherine O'Hara](https://film.one/person/catherine-ohara.md), [Daniel Day-Lewis](https://film.one/person/daniel-day-lewis.md), [Denise Di Novi](https://film.one/person/denise-di-novi.md), [Keanu Reeves](https://film.one/person/keanu-reeves.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 16 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (2), 1990s 78 (6), 2000s 77 (2), 2010s 79 (4), 2020s 70 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 74 across 16 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 9 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 8 of 15 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Comedy 5, Horror 4, Science Fiction 4, Fantasy 3, Romance 3
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,847m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winona_Ryder, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101797, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000213/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1920

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Age of Innocence*](https://film.one/film/the-age-of-innocence.md) (86), [*Heathers*](https://film.one/film/heathers.md) (80), [*The Crucible*](https://film.one/film/the-crucible.md) (68)
- **Disney+:** [*Edward Scissorhands*](https://film.one/film/edward-scissorhands.md) (83), [*Frankenweenie*](https://film.one/film/frankenweenie.md) (79)
- **HBO Max:** [*Beetlejuice*](https://film.one/film/beetlejuice.md) (83), [*The Plot Against America*](https://film.one/tv/the-plot-against-america.md) (76)
- **Apple TV:** [*Star Trek*](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md) (81), [*Beetlejuice Beetlejuice*](https://film.one/film/beetlejuice-beetlejuice.md) (64)
- **Hulu:** [*Show Me a Hero*](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*Stranger Things*](https://film.one/tv/stranger-things.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Winona Ryder

> Winona Ryder makes anxiety physical, with grabbing hands and eyes that carry feeling without dialogue. We rate her most when the writing gives that intensity a purpose, as it does in *Stranger Things*.

Joyce Byers is all cigarettes and grabbing hands in *Stranger Things* (2016), and Winona Ryder plays her as a woman who was struggling long before her son vanished. The grabbing matters: Joyce seems unable to wait for anyone else to understand. We found her panic upsetting because Ryder makes her seem so close to exhaustion. There is no attempt to make that distress tidy or endearing. Matt and Ross Duffer's tightly built first run sustains that urgency; the later runs grow bigger without improving on it.

*Beetlejuice* (1988), with Ryder as Lydia Deetz, established the outsider casting that still shapes how we think of her. Her expressive eyes suit such characters: she can make their feelings clear without much dialogue. Tim Burton brought her back as Kim in *Edward Scissorhands* (1990), a suburban fairy tale we recommend despite its blunt plotting. Johnny Depp and Dianne Wiest do much to earn its tenderness, helped by a neighbourhood that has been carefully thought through. It gives the performances room to matter alongside the scenery.

Her period work makes the label of eccentric outsider look too narrow. As May Welland in *The Age of Innocence* (1993) and Jo March in *Little Women* (1994), she found room for subtlety and for vulnerability that did not rule out resolve. We would keep those performances in mind before mistaking Joyce's agitation for the only thing Ryder can do. The renewed prominence of *Stranger Things* came through a mother rather than another young outsider, a useful change for an actor so strongly associated with her early parts.

*Beetlejuice Beetlejuice* (2024) returns her to Lydia, now the mother of a teenage daughter played by Jenna Ortega. Burton plainly enjoys the reunion, but the script supplies more plots than the film can manage. There is fun here, though it comes in bursts, and familiarity with these people cannot fix the overcrowding. For Ryder, start with the first run of *Stranger Things*, where the writing gives all that nervous energy a job to do.

## Biography

Winona Ryder is an American actress. Born Winona Laura Horowitz on 29 October 1971 in Winona, Minnesota, she made her film debut in *Lucas* (1986) and first gained attention for her role as Lydia Deetz in Tim Burton's *Beetlejuice* (1988).

She appeared in *Heathers* (1989), *Edward Scissorhands* (1990), *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992), *The Age of Innocence* (1993) and *Little Women* (1994). Ryder received Academy Award nominations for the latter two films and a Golden Globe Award.

After a period away from leading roles, she returned with *Star Trek* (2009) and *Black Swan* (2010). She has played Joyce Byers in the series *Stranger Things* since 2016 and reprised Lydia Deetz in *Beetlejuice Beetlejuice* (2024).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com, ew.com.*

## On Fi1m (16)

- *Beetlejuice Beetlejuice* (2024), Fi1m 64, as Lydia — [page](https://film.one/film/beetlejuice-beetlejuice.md)
- *The Plot Against America* (2020), Fi1m 76, as Evelyn Finkel — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-plot-against-america.md)
- *Stranger Things* (2016), Fi1m 77, as Joyce Byers — [page](https://film.one/tv/stranger-things.md)
- *Show Me a Hero* (2015), Fi1m 78, as Vinni Restiano — [page](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md)
- *Frankenweenie* (2012), Fi1m 79, as Elsa Van Helsing (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/frankenweenie.md)
- *Black Swan* (2010), Fi1m 82, as Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan — [page](https://film.one/film/black-swan.md)
- *Star Trek* (2009), Fi1m 81, as Amanda Grayson — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md)
- *A Scanner Darkly* (2006), Fi1m 73, as Donna Hawthorne — [page](https://film.one/film/a-scanner-darkly.md)
- *Alien Resurrection* (1997), Fi1m 60, as Call — [page](https://film.one/film/alien-resurrection.md)
- *The Crucible* (1996), Fi1m 68, as Abigail Williams — [page](https://film.one/film/the-crucible.md)
- *The Age of Innocence* (1993), Fi1m 86, as May Welland — [page](https://film.one/film/the-age-of-innocence.md)
- *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992), Fi1m 79, as Mina Murray / Elisabeta — [page](https://film.one/film/bram-stokers-dracula.md)
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), Fi1m 91, as Winona Ryder — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *Edward Scissorhands* (1990), Fi1m 83, as Kim — [page](https://film.one/film/edward-scissorhands.md)
- *Heathers* (1989), Fi1m 80, as Veronica Sawyer — [page](https://film.one/film/heathers.md)
- *Beetlejuice* (1988), Fi1m 83, as Lydia — [page](https://film.one/film/beetlejuice.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Stranger Things: Tales from '85* (2026), series, Thanks
- *Beetlejuice Beetlejuice* (2024), as Lydia — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/beetlejuice-beetlejuice.md)
- *Haunted Mansion* (2023), as Pat (uncredited) — Fi1m 51, [page](https://film.one/film/haunted-mansion.md)
- *Gone in the Night* (2022), as Kath
- *Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine* (2020), as Lacey Groin
- *The Plot Against America* (2020), series, as Evelyn Finkel — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-plot-against-america.md)
- *Destination Wedding* (2018), as Lindsay
- *Stranger Things* (2016), series, as Joyce Byers — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/stranger-things.md)
- *Experimenter* (2015), as Alexandra "Sasha" Milgram
- *Show Me a Hero* (2015), series, as Vinni Restiano — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md)
- *Scorsese's Women* (2014), as Mask
- *Turks & Caicos* (2014), as Melanie Fall
- *Homefront* (2013), as Sheryl Marie Mott
- *Frankenweenie* (2012), as Elsa Van Helsing (voice) — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/frankenweenie.md)
- *The Letter* (2012), as Martine Jamison
- *The Iceman* (2012), as Deborah Kuklinski
- *Stay Cool* (2011), as Scarlet Smith
- *Black Swan: Metamorphosis* (2011), Thanks
- *The Dilemma* (2011), as Geneva Brannen
- *Black Swan* (2010), as Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/black-swan.md)
- *When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story* (2010), as Lois Wilson
- *The Private Lives of Pippa Lee* (2009), as Sandra Dulles
- *Star Trek* (2009), as Amanda Grayson — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md)
- *Water Pills* (2009), as Carrie
- *The Informers* (2008), as Cheryl Moore
- *The Last Word* (2008), as Charlotte Morris
- *Welcome* (2007), as Cynthia
- *The Ten* (2007), as Kelly La Fonda
- *The Darwin Awards* (2007), as Siri Taylor
- *Sex and Death 101* (2007), as Death Nell / Gillian De Raisx (#101)
- *A Scanner Darkly* (2006), as Donna Hawthorne — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/a-scanner-darkly.md)
- *The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things* (2004), as Psychologist
- *Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin* (2004), as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *The Day My God Died* (2003), as Narrator (voice) · Producer
- *S1m0ne* (2002), as Nicola Anders
- *Mr. Deeds* (2002), as Babe Bennett
- *Zoolander* (2001), as Winona Ryder (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md)
- *Lost Souls* (2000), as Maya Larkin
- *Autumn in New York* (2000), as Charlotte Fielding
- *Girl, Interrupted* (1999), as Susanna · Executive Producer
- *Strangers with Candy* (1999), series, as Fran
- *Celebrity* (1998), as Nola
- *Alien Resurrection* (1997), as Call — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/alien-resurrection.md)
- *The Crucible* (1996), as Abigail Williams — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-crucible.md)
- *Boys* (1996), as Patty Vare
- *How to Make an American Quilt* (1995), as Finn Dodd
- *Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist* (1995), series, as Winona (voice), Additional Writing
- *Little Women* (1994), as Jo March
- *Friends* (1994), series, as Melissa Warburton — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/friends.md)
- *Reality Bites* (1994), as Lelaina Pierce
- *The House of the Spirits* (1993), as Blanca Trueba
- *The Age of Innocence* (1993), as May Welland — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-age-of-innocence.md)
- *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992), as Mina Murray / Elisabeta — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/bram-stokers-dracula.md)
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), series, as Winona Ryder — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *Night on Earth* (1991), as Corky
- *Mermaids* (1990), as Charlotte Flax
- *Edward Scissorhands* (1990), as Kim — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/edward-scissorhands.md)
- *Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael* (1990), as Dinky Bossetti
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Allison Taylor (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Great Balls of Fire!* (1989), as Myra Gale Brown
- *Heathers* (1989), as Veronica Sawyer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/heathers.md)
- *1969* (1988), as Beth Carr
- *Beetlejuice* (1988), as Lydia — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/beetlejuice.md)
- *Square Dance* (1987), as Gemma
- *Lucas* (1986), as Rina

## Gallery

- ![Winona Ryder](https://film.one/media/person/10993/gallery-e51a02431998.jpg) Winona Ryder — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Winona_Ryder-63849.jpg/1280px-Winona_Ryder-63849.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cast and crew of the movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at the 81st Venice International Film Festival (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/10993/gallery-5a8abb4133b7.jpg) Cast and crew of the movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at the 81st Venice International Film Festival (2024) — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Beetlejuice%2C_Beetlejuice-06550.jpg/1280px-Beetlejuice%2C_Beetlejuice-06550.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tim Burton, Winona Ryder, Martin Landau and Charlie Tahan at the "Frankenweenie" premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/10993/gallery-63a23fa8e7a6.jpg) Tim Burton, Winona Ryder, Martin Landau and Charlie Tahan at the "Frankenweenie" premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. (2012) — Anna Hanks, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Frankenweenie_premiere_at_the_Fantastic_Fest%2C_Tim_Burton%2C_Winona_Ryder%2C_Martin_Landau%2C_Charlie_Tahan_1.jpg/1280px-Frankenweenie_premiere_at_the_Fantastic_Fest%2C_Tim_Burton%2C_Winona_Ryder%2C_Martin_Landau%2C_Charlie_Tahan_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tim Burton, Winona Ryder, Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan and Allison Abbate at the "Frankenweenie" premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/10993/gallery-29d6b4b162b1.jpg) Tim Burton, Winona Ryder, Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan and Allison Abbate at the "Frankenweenie" premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. (2012) — Anna Hanks, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Frankenweenie_premiere_at_the_Fantastic_Fest%2C_Tim_Burton%2C_Winona_Ryder%2C_Martin_Landau%2C_Charlie_Tahan_2.jpg/1280px-Frankenweenie_premiere_at_the_Fantastic_Fest%2C_Tim_Burton%2C_Winona_Ryder%2C_Martin_Landau%2C_Charlie_Tahan_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Winona Ryder](https://film.one/media/person/10993/gallery-b7765c3dea90.jpg) Winona Ryder — Image via TMDB
- ![Winona Ryder](https://film.one/media/person/10993/gallery-026c9812c2c8.jpg) Winona Ryder — Image via TMDB
- ![Winona Ryder](https://film.one/media/person/10993/gallery-f9367cbc5c08.jpg) Winona Ryder — Image via TMDB
- ![Winona Ryder, Martin Landau and Charlie Tahan at the "Frankenweenie" premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/10993/gallery-6ce937c110c1.jpg) Winona Ryder, Martin Landau and Charlie Tahan at the "Frankenweenie" premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. (2012) — Anna Hanks, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Frankenweenie_premiere_at_the_Fantastic_Fest%2C_Winona_Ryder%2C_Martin_Landau%2C_Charlie_Tahan_3.jpg/1280px-Frankenweenie_premiere_at_the_Fantastic_Fest%2C_Winona_Ryder%2C_Martin_Landau%2C_Charlie_Tahan_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Winona Ryder at the "Frankenweenie" premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/10993/gallery-a25d7d58bbb4.jpg) Winona Ryder at the "Frankenweenie" premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. (2012) — Anna Hanks, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Frankenweenie_premiere_at_the_Fantastic_Fest%2C_Winona_Ryder_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Winona Ryder](https://film.one/media/person/10993/gallery-bf5e0ad0e3f1.jpg) Winona Ryder — Image via TMDB
- ![Winona Ryder](https://film.one/media/person/10993/gallery-ef8e577fde0e.jpg) Winona Ryder — Image via TMDB
- ![Winona Ryder](https://film.one/media/person/10993/gallery-916be063d7c2.jpg) Winona Ryder — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 1995: Best Actress (nominated), for *Little Women*
- 1994: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *The Age of Innocence*

### Golden Globes — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1993: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (won), for *The Age of Innocence*
- 1990: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (nominated), for *Mermaids*

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 2017: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (won), for *Stranger Things*

### Other awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film 2010: Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film (nominated)
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble 2000: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble (nominated)
- Saturn Awards 1998: Best Supporting Actress (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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