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".