Her nickname is Noni. |
Winona Ryder's real name is Horowitz. She is said to have got the name Ryder from a Mitch Ryder album. |
She is a member of the Board of American Indian College Funds. |
Her favorite book is J.D. Salinger's 'The Catcher in the Rye'. |
She is the god-daughter of the late Dr Timothy Leary. |
Her parents were close friends of the poet Allen Ginsberg. |
Winona appeared on the cover of 'W' magazine for June 2002 wearing a 'Free Winona' T-shirt. |
In the movie Mr Deeds (2002), Winona had to ride a bike down a flight of stairs. She fell and broke her arm. |
She won a Golden Globe in 1994 for 'The Age of Innocence' (1993). |
Her height is 5 ft, 4 inches. |
She was nominated for a Grammy for 'Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl' (1996). |
She received Academy Award nominations for 'The Age of Innocence' (1993) and 'Little Women' (1994). |
When she was seventeen, Winona got severely beaten up and dropped out of high school. |
Winona attended Petaluma High School, near San Francisco, CA. |