Winona Ryder, born Winona Laura Horowitz, is an American actress who rose to prominence in the late 1980s as a generational icon, thanks to her roles in cult films such as *Beetlejuice* (1988) and *Heathers* (1989). Her career flourished in the 1990s with critically acclaimed performances, most notably in *Edward Scissorhands* (1990) and *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992). She received major accolades for Martin Scorsese's *The Age of Innocence* (1993), for which she won a Golden Globe Award and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and for *Little Women* (1994), which garnered her a second Academy Award nomination, this time for Best Actress. Her other significant works from this period include *Girl, Interrupted* (1999). After a period of lower-profile roles, she experienced a career resurgence with her role as Joyce Byers in the Netflix series *Stranger Things* (2016–present), which brought her new Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations, solidifying her status with a new audience.