Winona Ryder

Winona is an American who believes in pursuing that one particular thing that your soul feels totally sold to. For her, nothing would work better than being an actress and for sure, she made the best choice. Her passion for the big screen has made her a great icon in this industry which has attracted many great awards including the Golden Globe Awards. She has also been nominated twice for Academy Awards. One of her best roles is in films like Lucas which was released in 1986 among others.

Well, how well do you know about Winona Ryder? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Winona Ryder’s net worth in 2021, her age, height, weight, boyfriend, husband, kids, biography and complete details about her life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Winona Ryder to date.

Biography and Early Life

Winona was born on 29^th October in 1971 and her official names are: Winona Laura Horowitz and she is the daughter of Michael D. Horowitz and Cynthia Palmer. Winona was born in Winona Minnesota. Her mom Cynthia is an editor, video producer, and author while her father Michael is an editor, publisher, author and antiquarian bookseller. Michael was also an archivist for Psychedelic guru Leary Timothy who happened to be Winona Ryder’s godfather.

Her father’s family emigrated from Romania and Russia which made her father Jewish. Although the father’s family name was “Tomchin” they later decided to change to Horowitz upon arriving in the United States. Winona’s mother is Buddhist while her father is atheist but Ryder considers herself as Jewish. She has many siblings named: Urie, Jubal Palmer, Sunyata Palmer.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Winona Ryder in 2021 and what is her height and weight? Well, Winona Ryder’s age is 49 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 29 October 1971. Though, she is 5′ 2″ in feet and inches and 161 cm in Centimetres tall, she weighs about 115 lbs in Pound and 52kg in Kilograms. Her eye color is Brown and hair color is Blonde.

Education

Since her family moved a lot, she attended different schools before graduating from high school. Her first school was Kenilworth Junior School where her fellow students bullied her by mistaking her for an effeminate boy. This continued into high school. After achieving her success in Beetlejuice, she thought things would change but unfortunately nothing changed. Actually, it made things worse as they came up with another name “a witch”.

This however didn’t make her lose her focus as she graduated from Petaluma High School in 1989 with a 4.0 GPA. To sharpen her skills in the film industry, she attended some classes at American Conservatory Theater.

Personal Life: Dating, Boyfriends, Husband, Kids

Ryder has two homes one in Williamsburg, in New York while the other one is located in San Francisco in Los Angeles. Although she didn’t take her religious believes very seriously, she always visited her grandparents for Passover every year. Ryder was engaged to Johnny Depp (an actor) from July 1990 to 1993. The two met in June 1989 and two months later, they started dating. However, they later broke up in 1993 after which she started dating Dave Pirner who was a member of Soul Asylum band. Although their relationship didn’t go well, they still maintain their friendship.

In 1998 to 2000, she dated Matt Damon, and once again, it didn’t work out well. However, it seems like she has finally found the right man for her as she has been dating Scott Mackinlay Hahn for 10 years now. They started dating in 2011.

Is Winona Ryder Lesbian?

Winona is definitely not a lesbian. Looking at the many relationships she has been in. we can confidently say she is straight as far as her sexual orientation is concerned.

Professional Career

Ryder started her acting career in 1986 when she became part of Square Dance. Although she did well, her work in Beetlejuice in 1988 is what led to her fame. The director was so happy that he decided to cast her as a starring in Edward Scissorhands which was released in 1990. This also helped her interact and work with great actors like Johnny Depp. Fortunately, this movie was a great success which meant great success in her acting career.

After that, she has been featured in great other movies and series. Some of them include: The Age of Innocence, Autumn in New York and Star Trek among others.

Awards

This girl started acting at a very young age. Therefore, she has won very many awards and nominations. Some of them include: Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award nomination among others. She was also honored with the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Winona Ryder in 2021

Winona is young but very rich. Her work in the film industry has won her a great fortune which is currently estimated at $20 million as of 2021. This is expected to get even higher as she is still young and actively involved in this industry.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• She was once arrested for shoplifting from a departmental store. The goods were said to be around $5500 in total.

There is nothing wrong with being focused in different careers, but it works even better if you focus on a single one. Winona has proved this by her great commitment in the film industry. This has not only earned her great fame but income too.