Winona Ryder Biography

Ryder’s godfather was Timothy Leary, a passionate advocate for LSD.

Winona’s brother is named after first Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and her sister’s name is from The Tibetan Book of the Dead.

She suffers from aquaphobia

She is a natural blonde, but maintained the current colour since her role in ‘Beetlejuice’.

Ryder has kept the John Lennon quote, “Life is what happens while you're making other plans,” on her refrigerator for years.

She has remained friends with all of the boyfriends she’s had, including Dave Pirner, lead singer of Soul Asylum.