Oct. 29, 2026

This Day in Halloween: Oscar-nominated actress Winona Ryder -- star of "Beetlejuice" -- is born in Winona, Minn. in 1971. / Illustration by CJ Byford

Winona Ryder is born in Winona, Minn. in 1971. The Oscar-nominated actress has worked in film and TV, including Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Black Swan, Beetlejuice, Alien: Resurrection, as well as being a regular on Netflix’s Stranger Things.