Winona-Ryder
Winona Ryder - Winona Lauro Horowitz - was born in Winona Minnesota. The parents named her Winona for her home town. Her father Michel Horowitz, and mother Cynthia Palmer are authors and editors. Ryder's father and mother have both been Jewish. Ryder believes herself to be Jewish. She has two younger half-siblings, Jubal and Sunyata. Ryder along with her whole family moved to Mendocino County in California at the age of seven. Ryder was seven. In Mendocino County, they did not have electricity. Ryder would read extensively due to the lack of television. Ryder began taking acting lessons at the American Conservatory Theatre in 1983 aged twelve years old. At the age of 15years old, Ryder was offered her first part on the screen in Lucas. Ryder faced bullying during her teenage years. Ryder hoped that her actions would bring about a change. However, that didn't happen. Still, she kept chasing her goals. In 1988, she got her big break in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. Ryder contin...