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The fact that I got into acting at all was kind of fluke-ish. I loved movies, but I can't remember ever really wanting to be an actress, and I certainly didn't imagine ever being in a movie. I think I wanted to be a writer.

Winona Ryder

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Winona Ryder
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 29
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I love photography and first editions. I have that in my genes. My father was an archivist.
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