Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Birth Date: October 29, 1971
Birth Place: Winona, Minnesota

After making an indelible impression as a morose teen outcast in Beetlejuice, Winona Ryder became the dream girl of angst-ridden Generation X slackers with her starring turns in Heathers, Edward Scissorhands and Reality Bites. Her vulnerability and natural talent won over directors Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, and off-screen the waifish beauty romanced Johnny Depp and Matt Damon.

But in 2001, Ryder fell from her pedestal when she was caught on tape stealing from Saks Fifth Avenue. The controversy exposed her psychological instability and extensive use of painkillers. Her much-publicized trial left a "Free Winona" T-shirt imprinted on pop culture. After retreating from the spotlight for five years, the twice Oscar-nominated actress resurfaced will return to the blockbuster realm as Spock's mom in J.J. Abrams' 2008 Star Trek XI.