BIOGRAPHY

Name: Winona Laura Horowitz

Date Of Birth:  October 29, 1971

Height:  5' 4"

Place Of Birth: Winona, Minnesota

Others:
             She is the daughter of Cindy and Michael Horowitz and was raised in Petaluma California. She dropped out of high school and opted for home schooling and graduated from high school with a 4.0 grade.                               She is very fond of J.D. Slanger's "Catcher In The Rye" and estimates that she read it about 50 times and carries it where ever she goes.
She is very close to the Polly Klaas Foundation as she knew Polly and her family (Polly was kidnapped from her house and was later found murdered).
She is one of the Directors of the Foundation.

Awards And Nominations:
                                               Winona has been nominated for oscars two times. First time as Best Supporting Actress for the movie " The Age Of Innocence" and second time as Best Actress for " Little Women". She was Also nominated for Grammy awards.
She won The Golden Globe Awards Two Times as Best Supporting Actress For "The Age Of Innocence" and was nominated for her performance in the "Mermaids".
She won the ShoWest Award two times, first in 1990 for the "Female Star Of Tomorrow" And second in 1997 for the "Female Star Of The Year".

 
 

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