Debra Winger
Debra Lynn Winger (born May 16, 1955 in Cleveland Heights , Ohio ) is an American actress.
biography
The daughter of Orthodox Jews (her father is a butcher) left school at the age of 16 and traveled to Israel. She then returned to the United States to study, which she gave up. After a car accident, she fell into a coma for a short time .
In 1976 she had her first role as Wonder Girl Drusilla in the series Wonder Woman . In the cinema, she made her debut in Slumber Party 57 . In 1982 she was nominated for an Oscar for the first time for An Officer and a Gentleman , and two more nominations followed. Her role as daughter Emma, suffering from cancer , brought her world fame in the age of tenderness .
From 1986 to 1990 Winger was married to Timothy Hutton . Her son Emmanuel Noah Hutton (* 1987) comes from this marriage. In 1996 she married the filmmaker Arliss Howard , with whom she has their second son Gideon Babe Ruth Howard (* 1997).
additional
After Debra Winger had retired from the film business in the meantime, Rosanna Arquette made the documentary Searching for Debra Winger in 2002 , in which she portrays the conflict between female stars who have to choose between family and career.
Filmography
- 1977 Slumber Party 57 - Director: William A. Levey
- 1978 Special Olympics (TV movie) - Director: Lee Philips
- 1978: Thank God It's Friday (Thank God, it's Friday) - Director: Robert clans
- 1979: Who else goes to university? (French Postcards) - Director: Willard Huyck
- 1980 Urban Cowboy - Director: James Bridges
- 1982: An Officer and a Gentleman (An Officer and a Gentleman) - Director: Taylor Hackford
- 1982: Cannery (Cannery Row) - Director: David S. Ward
- 1982: ET the Extra-Terrestrial - Director: Steven Spielberg
- 1983: Terms of Endearment (Terms of Endearment) - Director: James L. Brooks
- 1984: Mike's Murder - Director: James Bridges
- 1986: You Don't Kiss Prosecutors (Legal Eagles) - Director: Ivan Reitman
- 1987: The Black Widow - Director: Bob Rafelson
- 1987: Made in Heaven - Director: Alan Rudolph
- 1988: Betrayed (Betrayed) - Director: Constantin Costa-Gavras
- 1990: The Sheltering Sky (The Sheltering Sky) - Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
- 1990: Everybody Wins - Directed by Karel Reisz
- 1992: The Leap of Faith - directed by Richard Pearce
- 1993: The Fire Thing (Wild Napalm) - Director: Glenn Gordon Caron
- 1993: A Dangerous Woman - Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
- 1993: Shadowlands - Directed by Richard Attenborough
- 1995: Forget Paris (Forget Paris) - Director: Billy Crystal
- 2001: Big Bad Love - Director: Arliss Howard
- 2003: They call him Radio (Radio) - Director: Michael Tollin
- 2004: Eulogy - Last Words (Eulogy) - Director: Michael Clancy
- 2005: When the Murder Began (Sometimes in April) - Director: Raoul Peck
- 2005: Dawn Anna - Director: Arliss Howard
- 2008: Rachel Getting Married (Rachel Getting Married) - Director: Jonathan Demme
- 2010: In Treatment - The Therapist ( In Treatment , TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2011: How It Ended (short film) - Director: Gabriel Nussbaum
- 2012: Lola versus the rest of the world (Lola Versus) - directed by Daryl Wein
- 2014: The Choir - Voices of the Heart (Boychoir) - Director: François Girard
- 2016–2020: The Ranch (TV series, 61 episodes)
- 2017: The Lovers - Director: Azazel Jacobs
- 2018: Patriot (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2020: Kajillionaire - Director: Miranda July
Awards
- 1980 for Urban Cowboy
- Nomination - BAFTA Award in the category "Best Young Actor"
- Nomination - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Nomination - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Nomination - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 1983 for an officer and gentleman
- Nomination - Academy Award for Best Actress
- Nomination - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress
- 1983 for time of tenderness
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress
- Nomination - Academy Award for Best Actress
- Nomination - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress
- Nomination - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
- 1990 for sky over the desert
- Nomination - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
- 1993 for Shadowlands
- Nomination - Academy Award for Best Actress
- Nomination - BAFTA Award Best Actress
- Nomination - Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
- 1993 for A Dangerous Woman
- Tokyo International Film Festival
- Nomination - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
- Nomination - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress
- Nomination - Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
- 2005 for Dawn Anna
- Nomination - Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Feature Film
- 2008 for Rachel's wedding
- Nomination - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Ensemble
- Nomination - Gotham Independent Film Awards Best Ensemble
- Nomination - Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Nomination - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress (with Rosemarie DeWitt )
literature
- Debra Winger: Undiscovered . Illustrated by Phillippe Petit. Simon & Schuster, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4516-9257-0 (American English).
Web links
- Debra Winger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography on Prisma Online
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Winger, Debra |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Winger, Debra Lynn (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland Heights , Ohio |