WINONA RYDER

Winona Ryder was born Winona Horowitz and named after the town in which she was born, Winona Minnesota. She grew up in a ranch commune in Northern California where there was no electricity.

She started her career in 1986. Although Ryder made her screen debut in Lucas (1986), her first significant role came in 1988 with Beetlejuice as Lydia Deetz, a Gothic teenager, in a performance that gained her critical and commercial recognition.

After making various appearances in film and television, Ryder continued her career with the cult film Heathers (1989) in a prominent and critically acclaimed performance. Her subsequent roles have won her not only critical praise but numerous film awards.

In 2000, Ryder received a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California. Ryder is known for her relationship with actor Johnny Depp throughout the early 1990s.

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On December 12, 2001, Ryder was arrested on shoplifting charges in BeverlyHills, California. She stood accused of stealing $5,500 worth of designer clothes and accessories at a Saks Fifth Avenue departmentstore. Los Angeles District Attorney Stephen Cooley produced a team of eight prosecutors. Ryder hired noted celebrity defense attorney MarkGeragos.

Ryder was convicted of grand theft and vandalism, but was acquitted on the third felony charge, burglary. In December 2002, she was sentenced to three years' probation, 480 hours of community service,$3,700 in fines, and $6,355 in restitution to the Saks Fifth Avenue store– and was ordered to attend psychological and drug counselling.