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Winona Ryder was born Winona Laura Horowitz in Winona County, Minnesota, and was named after the city of Winona, Minnesota. She is the daughter of Cynthia (Istas), an author and video producer, and Michael Horowitz, a publisher and bookseller.
- October 29, 1971
[11] [12] Growing up, Winona visited her paternal grandparents in Brooklyn for the Jewish Holiday of Passover, every year. [13] Named after Winona, Minnesota, Winona Ryder was given her middle name, Laura, because of her parents' friendship with Laura Huxley, writer Aldous Huxley's wife. [14]
Aug 26, 2024 · Actress Winona Laura Horowitz was born on October 29, 1971, in Winona, Minnesota. While in her early teens, Ryder was enrolled in the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
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Sep 11, 2024 · Ryder was born to Cynthia Palmer and Michael Horowitz, both authors and editors; her father was also a bookseller. Ryder identified as Jewish, following in her father’s family heritage. At age seven Ryder moved with her family to Northern California, where her father owned land shared with multiple other families.
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Feb 14, 2021 · Actually, she had a childhood closer to actor Joaquin Phoenix and his siblings. She was born to hippie-like parents, who moved the family to a commune-like place to live. Here's what Ryder's childhood was really like.
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Sep 6, 2024 · The actress was born in Winona County, Minnesota, and her family relocated to California when she was seven. She made her debut with the film Lucas at the age of 15. In order to continue acting, her parents set some ground rules: she had to go to school and "keep up" her grades.
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Jun 24, 2022 · Winona grew up in a Jewish family, and she has said her childhood was shaped by generational Holocaust trauma. “In World War II, my mom’s father died fighting the Nazis in the Pacific and, on my father’s side, family members died in the camps,” she said in a 2020 interview.
