Winona Ryder (born
Winona Laura Horowitz; October 29, 1971) is an American actress. One of the most profitable and iconic 1990s actresses, she made her film debut in the 1986 film
Lucas. As Lydia Deetz, a
goth teenager in
Tim Burton's
Beetlejuice (1988), she won critical acclaim and widespread recognition. After various appearances in film and on television, Ryder continued her acting career with the
cult film Heathers (1988), a controversial satire of teenage suicide and high school life that has since become a landmark
teen film. She later appeared in the
coming of age drama
Mermaids (1990), earning a
Golden Globe nomination, in Burton's dark fairy-tale
Edward Scissorhands (1990), and in
Francis Ford Coppola's gothic romance
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).