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Winona Ryder Recalls Teenage Heartbreak
Originally posted 05/27/2009 02:20PM
For the past seven years, Winona Ryder has lived mostly out of the spotlight.
Now, with a role in Star Trek and the release of another movie – The Private Lives of Pippa Lee – opening in Europe soon and in the U.S. in the fall, the actress, 37, is talking about the strain of being in the public eye.
Ryder, who was engaged to Johnny Depp after co-starring with him in 1990's Edward Scissorhands (they split when she was 19), says one of her first big challenges was dealing heartache during the height of her fame.
"I had just done Dracula and Edward Scissorhands. I had just had my first real break-up, the first heartbreak," she tells Pippa Lee director Rebecca Miller, who interviewed her for the U.K. edition of Elle, out Wednesday.
"And I think it was really ironic because, like, everybody else just thought I had everything in the world, you know, I had no reason to be depressed, everything was sort of at its peak, but inside I was completely lost.
"I remember feeling, 'I can't complain about anything, because I'm so lucky, I'm so lucky.' After that I realized I needed to take time off more [regularly]."
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POLL: Who Was Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Frenemy'?
Originally posted 04/16/2009 04:00PM
Move over LC and Heidi. Looks like frenemies of the past are resurfacing. Gwyneth Paltrow, in a recent Goop newsletter, revealed that a former friend-turned-foe was once "hell-bent" on taking her down.
Although she kept her cool, Paltrow said she was delighted in seeing her frenemy face humiliation. Who do you think was the "venomous and dangerous" person out to get Paltrow?
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Winona Ryder Briefly Hospitalized
Originally posted 11/19/2008 02:45PM
Winona Ryder is out of the hospital and feeling well after falling ill on a flight to London, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.
The actress, who got ill on the flight Wednesday, "felt better when she landed but as a precautionary measure [was] taken to the hospital," says her rep.
Ryder was in the hospital for about an hour and "released in good health," according to her rep, who adds that there was no emergency landing.
The news was first reported by TMZ.
– Eunice Oh
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Winona Ryder to Play Spock's Mom in Star Trek Film
Originally posted 11/09/2007 04:15PM
Winona Ryder is about to get the Star Trek treatment – and guaranteed future work at sci-fi conventions.
The actress has been cast to play the Vulcan mother of young Spock in the upcoming Star Trek film, directed by JJ Abrams for Paramount Pictures, Variety reports.
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Winona Ryder Finally Speaks Out About Her Arrest
Originally posted 07/17/2007 03:45PM
With her career getting back on track after several years of self-imposed exile, Winona Ryder is talking for the first time about her December 2001 arrest after she'd been videotaped trying to make off with merchandise from the Beverly Hills Saks Fifth Avenue.
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Judge Reduces Winona Ryder's Conviction
Originally posted 06/18/2004 03:00PM
Winona Ryder, still on probation for felony shoplifting, had her charges reduced to misdemeanors on Friday, as a judge praised her progress and eased restrictions against her so she may resume her film career.
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Judge Praises Winona Ryder's Progress
Originally posted 12/16/2003 10:00AM
A Beverly Hills judge commended Winona Ryder on Monday for sticking to the rules of her probation in her shoplifting case, say reports.
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Ryder Hosts Art Show for Inmate Trio
Originally posted 09/08/2003 10:00AM
Winona Ryder is showing support for three inmates she believes were falsely accused and imprisoned for the 1993 ritualistic murders of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis. The actress sponsored an exhibit at a downtown Los Angeles art gallery on Saturday night to raise awareness for the case.
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Britney's Amazing News
Originally posted 07/11/2003 01:00AM
SPEARS SHOCKER: After years of proclaiming her virginity, Britney Spears, 21, confessed to W magazine that she had sex with former boyfriend Justin Timberlake, now 22. "I've only slept with one person my whole life," she said. "It was two years into my relationship with Justin, and I thought he was the one. ... But I was wrong! I didn't think he was gonna go on Barbara Walters and sell me out." As for her rumored fling with Irish actor Colin Farrell: "Yes, I kissed him. ... He's the cutest, hottest thing in the world -- wooh! ... But it was nothing serious." Meantime, she says, "Seriously, I haven't had a boy in a really long time, and I'm really craving ... just a kiss, man. Just a kiss would be nice."
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Winona Nabs First Big Role Since Trial
Originally posted 07/08/2003 01:00AM
Winona Ryder is getting back to the business of being a leading lady, having signed to play opposite Sean Connery and Klaus Maria Brandauer in "Embers" for director Milos Forman ("Amadeus"), according to the Hollywood Reporter.
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