Debra Winger Biography
Ohio born Debra Winger is an actress. She is best known for starring in the films such as An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Terms of Endearment (1983), and Shadowlands (1993), each of which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Debra is a winner of the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for Terms of Endearment. She also worn the Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Actress for A Dangerous Woman (1993).
Debra’s roles in the film include Urban Cowboy (1980), Legal Eagles (1986), Black Widow (1987), Betrayed (1988), Forget Paris (1995), and Rachel Getting Married (2008). She made her Broadway debut in the original production of the David Mamet play The Anarchist in 2012.
Debra Winger Young
When she was 18 years old ,she was involved in a car accident and suffered a cerebral hemorrhage after returning to the United States. As a result, she was left partially paralyzed and blind for 10 months, having initially been told that she would never see again. After she gave her self time to think about her life, she decided that, if she recovered, she would move to California and become an actress.
Debra Winger Career
Wonder Woman
Debra’s first acting role was as “Debbie” in sexploitation a 1976 film Slumber Party ’57. It was followed by a role as Diana Prince’s younger sister Drusilla (Wonder Girl) in three episodes of ABC’s TV series, Wonder Woman. The producers had wanted Debra to appear more often, but she refused, fearing that the role would hurt her fledgling career.
Urban Cowboy
Debra’s first starring role was in Thank God It’s Friday.. This was followed by her performance in Urban Cowboy in 1980 with John Travolta, for which she received a BAFTA nomination and a pair of Golden Globe nominations (for Best Performance by an Actress and Best New Star)
Wonder Girl
Wonder Girl was heavily modified and featured on the Wonder Woman TV series played by Debra Winger. It is the name of four fictitious attributes featured in comic books and other media produced by DC Comics.
Shirley Maclaine
Debra and Shirley played loving mom and daughter Aurora and Emma,in the 1983 film Terms of Endearment. However, in real life the two were total rivals. Shirley was maybe fed up with Winger’s antics, including one rumored incident where Winger lifted her dress to fart in MacLaine’s direction. The two actresses were both nominated for Best Actress at the 1984 Academy Awards, and MacLaine shouted, “I deserve this!” when she beat out her costar for the statuette.
Officer And A Gentleman
Debra co-starred with Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It is a romantic drama film. Its’ other stars include Richard Gere and Louis Gossett Jr. Louis won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film, this made him the first African American to do so.
Debra Winger Age
Debra was born on May 16, 1955 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She is 64 years old as of 2019
Debra Winger Family
Parents
Debra was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio into an Orthodox Jewish family. She is the daughter to Robert Winger, a meat packer, and Ruth (née Felder), an office manager. Years ago she told many interviewers that she volunteered on an Israeli kibbutz, sometimes even saying she had trained with the Israel Defense Forces. However, in a 2008 interview she said she was merely on a typical youth tour that visited the kibbutz.
Husband
She married actor/director Arliss Howard in 1996 , whom she met on the set of the film Wilder Napalm. The two have a son, Gideon Babe Ruth Howard (known as Babe) who was born in 1997. Debra is stepmother to Sam Howard, Arliss’s son from his prior marriage.
Timothy Hutton
Debra before meeting Howard she was married to actor Timothy Hutton from 1986 to 1990. Debra had a son with Timothy known as Noah Hutton a documentary filmmaker born in 1987. Later their marriage ended in divorce.
Debra Winger Body Measurements
- Height: ft in'(Meters or cm): 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Weight: Pounds(lbs): Not Available
- Shoe Size: Not Available
- Body Shape:Hourglass
- Hair Colour: Not Available
Debra Winger Salary
Debra has not disclosed her annual salary. This information will be updated when available
Debra Winger Net Worth
Debra is a well known actress who has an estimated net worth of $22 million.
Searching For Debra Winger
A critically acclaimed documentary film titled Searching for Debra was made by Rosanna Arquette in 2001 and released in 2002 after Debra returned to film acting. She afterwards starred in the films Radio, Eulogy, Sometimes in April and received positive reviews for portraying Anne Hathaway’s estranged mother in Rachel Getting Married.
Debra Winger The Ranch
Since 2016, Debra stars opposite Sam Elliott and Ashton Kutcher in the Netflix multi-cam comedy The Ranch as Maggie.
Debra Winger Movies
Movies From Year 1990 To 2019
- 2019 – Untitled Miranda July Project
- 2017 – The Lovers as Mary
- 2014 – Boychoir as Ms. Steel
- 2012 – Lola Versus as Robin
- 2008 – Rachel Getting Married as Abby
- 2004 – Eulogy as Alice Collins
- 2003 – Radio as Linda
- 2002 – Searching for Debra Winger – Herself
- 2001 – Big Bad Love as Marilyn
- 1995 – Forget Paris as Ellen Andrews Gordon
- 1993 – Wilder Napalm as Vida Foudroyant
- 1993 – A Dangerous Woman as Martha Horgan
- 1993 – Shadowlands as Joy Gresham
- 1992 – Leap of Faith as Jane Larson
- 1990 – Everybody Wins as Angela Crispini
Movies From Year 1976 To 1990
- 1990 – The Sheltering Sky as Kit Moresby
- 1988 – Betrayed as Catherine Weaver
- 1987 – Black Widow as Alexandra ‘Alex’ Barnes
- 1987 – Made in Heaven as Emmett Humbird
- 1986 – Legal Eagles as Laura J. Kelly
- 1984 – Mike’s Murder as Betty Parrish
- 1983 – Terms of Endearment as Emma Horton
- 1982 – Cannery Row as Suzy DeSoto
- 1982 – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Halloween Zombie—Nurse with poodle
- 1982 – An Officer and a Gentleman as Paula Pokrifki
- 1980 – Urban Cowboy as Sissy
- 1979 – French Postcards as Melanie
- 1978 – Thank God It’s Friday as Jennifer
- 1976 – Slumber Party ’57 as Debbie
Debra Winger Tv Shows
- 2016–present – The Ranch as Maggie Bennett
- 2014 – The Red Tent as Rebecca
- 2010 – Law & Order as Mrs. Woodside
- 2010 – In Treatment as Frances
- 2005 – Dawn Anna as Dawn Anna Townsend
- 2005 – Sometimes in April as Prudence Bushnell
- 1978 – Special Olympics as Sherrie Hensley
- 1978 – Police Woman as Phyllis Baxter
- 1978 – James at 16 as Alicia
- 1977 – Szysznyk as Jenny
- 1976–77 – Wonder Woman as Drusilla (Wonder Girl)
Frequently Asked Questions About Debra Winger
Who is Debra Winger?
Winger is an American actress. She is best known for starring in the films such as An Officer and a Gentleman.
How old is Debra Winger?
Debra is 64 years old as of 2019. She was born in 1955.
How tall is Debra Winger?
Debra stands at a height of 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
Is Debra Winger married?
She married actor/director Arliss Howard in 1996 , whom she met on the set of the film Wilder Napalm.
How much is Debra Winger worth?
Debra is a well known actress who has an estimated net worth of $22 million.
How much does Debra Winger make?
Debra has not disclosed her annual salary. This information will be updated when available
Where does Debra Winger live?
Debra lives in Sullivan County, New York.
Is Debra Winger dead or alive?
Debra is still alive and in good health.
Where is Debra Winger now?
Winger is an actress.
What Happened To Debra Winger?
Debra Winger decided leave Hollywood at the age of 40. She was still the best in her career in fact, just one year earlier she’d received her third Academy Award nomination. After her performances in An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment, and Urban Cowboy, Debra had found herself in the top tier of American actresses, but in 1995 she shocked everyone by turning her back on the industry.