
Over the last 30 years, Winona Ryder has played everything from a disillusioned high schooler to a stressed-out mom.
Check out how she’s evolved onscreen – and off.

“Lucas” (1986)
Ryder was just 14 when she made her screen debut in this coming-of-age story, playing the best friend to a lonely high-school nerd.

“Beetlejuice” (1988)
Ryder’s big breakthrough came in Tim Burton‘s comic horror fantasy “Beetlejuice,” playing goth teen Lydia, whose parents are haunted by an irritating spirit played by Michael Keaton.

“Heathers” (1989)
One of the biggest cult films of the late ’80s, with Ryder (opposite Christian Slater) playing an intelligent high schooler battling conformity and shallowness among her peers.