Winona Ryder is one of America's most respected actresses having alreaded receiving two Academy Award nominations and won a Golden Globe Award. She constantly challenges herself as an actress moving from contemporary to period to futuristic pieces. She has completed nineteen feature films working with such acclaimed directors as Nicholas Hytner (The Crucible), Gillian Armstrong (Little Women), Martin Scorsese (The Age of Innocence), Bille August (The House of the Spirits), Francis Ford Coppola (Bram Stoker's Dracula), Jim Jarmusch (Night on Earth) and Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice). Most recently she starred in the sci-fi thriller directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet " Alien : Resurrection" opposite Sigourney Weaver. W. Ryder Continues to make her mark in the film industry. Having optioned four novels, she is currently developing them with plans to star.