Winona Laura Horowitz{{cite web|title=Winona Ryder Biography|publisher=NetGlimpse |url=http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/bio/winona_ryder.shtml|accessdate=2007-12-05}} (born October 29, 1971), better known under her professional name Winona Ryder, is a two-time Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American actress. Although Ryder made her screen debut in Lucas (1986), her first significant role came in 1988 with Beetlejuice as Lydia, a Goth teenager, in a performance that gained her critical and commercial recognition. After making various appearances in film and television, Ryder continued her career with the cult film Heathers (1989) in a prominent and critically acclaimed performance. Her subsequent roles have not only won her critical praise but numerous film awards. In 2000, Ryder received her Star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California.{{cite news | first=Ellen A. | last=Kim| title=Winona Ryder Gets Her Own Star | date=2000-10-06 | publisher=Hollywood.com | url =http://www.hollywood.com/news/Winona_Ryder_Gets_Her_Own_Star/313097}}.