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An icon of 1990s film, actress Winona Ryder first earned a loyal following for giving unusual depth and... (Learn more)

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Winona Ryder’s Family
Name: Relation: Notes:
Michael Horowitz father Born c. 1939; owner of Flashback Books, a store specializing in the writings of the counterculture; book archivist for Timothy Leary; married Ryder's mother in 1982; originally from Brooklyn and graduate of NYU
Cindy Palmer Horowitz mother Born c. 1941; previously married with two children; wed Ryder's father in 1982
Jubal Palmer half-brother Born c. 1969; from mother's first marriage; name came to his mother Cindy in a dream
Yuri Horowitz brother Born c. 1976; named after first Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
Sunyata Palmer half-sister Born c. 1967; from mother's first marriage; name comes from The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Timothy Leary godfather Born in 1920; coined phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out" in 1960s; died in 1996

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Also known as

Birth Name : Winona Laura Horowitz

Born

October, 29 1971 in Winona, Minnesota, USA

Education

  • American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA: Began studying there at the age of 12
  • Petaluma High School, Petaluma, CA: Graduated with a 4.0 average, though much of her schooling was home study to accomodate her booming career

Professions

actor, producer