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 Milestones
| Attended San Francisco's prestigious American Conservatory Theatre | |
| Collaborated on a screenplay with "Beetlejuice" co-writer Michael McDowell; script sold but never produced | |
| Joined Amnesty International at the age of 12 | |
| 1985 | At age 13, discovered by talent scout Deborah Lucchesi who observed her performing a monologue from her favorite author J.D. Salinger's "Franny & Zooey" at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre |
| 1986 | Film acting debut, "Lucas"; film shot during her eighth-grade summer vacation |
| 1987 | Co-starred with veterans Jason Robards and Jane Alexander in "Square Dance" |
| 1988 | Took the forgettable "1969" just to get out of her home town of Petaluma |
| 1988 | Won attention for her supporting role as the Edward Gorey-esque Lydia in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice" |
| 1989 | Played Jerry Lee Lewis' 13-year-old bride (and second cousin) Myra in "Great Balls of Fire!" |
| 1989 | Starred in the cult hit "Heathers"; first film with friend Denise Di Novi as producer |
| 1990 | Co-starred with then-fiance Johnny Depp in Burton's "Edward Scissorhands"; produced by Di Novi |
| 1990 | Portrayed the meek, religious daughter of a promiscuous mom (Cher) in the coming-of-age drama "Mermaids" |
| 1990 | Replaced by Coppola's daughter Sofia in the role of Mary Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather, Part III" after she dropped out due to a respiratory illness |
| 1992 | Starred in Coppola's "Bram Stoker's Dracula"; brought Coppola Jim Hart's script, interesting him in the project |
| 1993 | Earned an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Martin Scorsese's "The Age of Innocence" |
| 1994 | Earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Jo March in the remake of "Little Women"; produced by Di Novi |
| 1994 | Made singing debut in Ben Stiller's "Reality Bites"; her involvement as star enabled the project to attract financing |
| 1994 | TV acting debut, voice-over on "The Simpsons" (Fox) |
| 1995 | Starred in Jocelyn Moorhouse's "How to Make an American Quilt" opposite Ellen Burstyn and Anne Bancroft |
| 1996 | Starred opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in "The Crucible" playing his spurned lover who set the witch trials in motion |
| 1997 | Had first role as an action hero in "Alien Resurrection" |
| 1998 | Acted in Woody Allen's "Celebrity" as an actress/waitress who gets involved with Kenneth Branagh |
| 1999 | Executive produced and co-starred with Angelina Jolie in "Girl, Interrupted" |
| 2000 | Played a dying woman romanced by a playboy (Richard Gere) in "Autumn in New York" |
| 2000 | Received star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (October 6) |
| 2001 | Arrested and charged with shoplifiting over $5,500 worth of merchandise from Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills |
| 2002 | Acted opposite Adam Sandler in "Mr. Deeds" a loose remake of "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" |
| 2002 | Spoofed arrest with appearence on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) and on the cover of W Magazine |
| 2006 | Starred in "A Scanner Darkly" a rotoscoped film by director Richard Linklater; adapted from the novel by Philip K. Dick |
| 2008 | Re-teamed with "Heathers" writer Daniel Waters for "Sex and Death 101" as a feminist vigilante |
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