Debra Winger - Biography

Last Editor: FELIXCUTRE				Debra Winger Biography -   Name : Debra Winger Date of birth : 16 May 1955 Place of birth : Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA Birth name : Mary Debra Winger Height : 5' 4

Debra Winger Trivia -

Daughter of a meat-packer Born at 5:15pm-EDT Turned down the Glenn Close role in Fatal Attraction (1987). Graduated from Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High School, Northridge, California, in 1970. Graduated from James Monroe High School, Sepulveda, California, in 1973. Had a romance with then-Governor of Nebraska Bob Kerrey during the filming of Terms of Endearment. Sister-in-law of actor/writer Jim Howard. Mother of Noah Hutton with Timothy Hutton Measurements: 34B-23-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Has a second son named Babe (with Arliss Howard). James L. Brooks wrote Broadcast News (1987) especially for her, but she turned it down because she was pregnant with her son Noah, and the role went to Holly Hunter. At first, she was excited about winning the role of Wonder Girl on the TV series Wonder Woman (1976) but quickly became disillusioned and spent all her salary from the show to hire an attorney to get her out of her contract. Didn't like working with Lynda Carter on "Wonder Woman," but Lynda said that they didn't have any problems and was like a big sister to her. She was given the choice of the two roles in Black Widow (1987); she chose the role of the FBI agent, because she didn't understand the motivation as to why the Black Widow kills, so the title role went to Theresa Russell. She became notorious for turning down worthy roles in quality films, such as Kathleen Turner's role in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Susan Sarandon's role in Bull Durham (1988), Michelle Pfeiffer's role in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Jessica Lange's role in The Music Box(1989), and Geena Davis' role in A League of their Own (1992). Originally cast as Jane Craig in Broadcast News (1987). The role eventually went to `Holly Hunter' .

Debra Winger Detailed Biography -

Debra Winger has been acknowledged as one of the screen's finest actresses since her stunning breakthrough in Urban Cowboy. Her roles in Shadowlands, An Officer and a Gentleman and Terms of Endearment all garnered Winger Academy Award nominations as well as praise from critics and others. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Winger later moved west with her family. After college, Debra began taking acting lessons, which led to local workshop productions. Not long after, she made her feature film debut in Thank God It's Friday, followed shortly by French Postcards. But it was her co-starring role with John Travolta in Urban Cowboy that brought her to the world's attention. Winger went on to co-star with Nick Nolte in Cannery Row, and worked again with her long time friend and mentor James Bridges in Mike's Murder before winning an Oscar nomination for her performance opposite Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman. Her second Oscar nomination came for her role in Terms of Endearment. Ms. Winger's films of the 1990s include Bernardo Bertolucci's The Sheltering Sky, Leap of Faith with Steve Martin, Forget Paris with Billy Crystal and Wilder Napalm with Arliss Howard and Dennis Quaid. Winger received a Golden Globe nomination for her role in A Dangerous Woman and her third Oscar nomination for her performance in Shadowlands with Anthony Hopkins. After a six-year hiatus spent appearing on stage at the A.R.T., touring with the London Symphony and teaching at Harvard University, she most recently produced and co-starred in Big Bad Love, which was written and directed by Arliss Howard. She will soon be seen in Eulogy, directed by Michael Clancy, starring opposite Kelly Preston and Ray Romano.