There are celebrities out there who share their struggles in Hollywood, no matter how heartbreaking. Then there are others who prefer to be deprived of their past lives. Winona Ryder would be an example of one of those people who lived a storied life in Hollywood but made great comebacks in the future. The Gen X actress decided to talk about moments from her past, like her past breakup with Johnny Depp and her subsequent spiral in Hollywood.
Winona Ryder’s least favorite subject speaks for itself. Considering the troubles she’s had in the spotlight, it’s understandable. But she spoke to Harper’s Bazaar to come to terms with his past, for example what his life was like after his very public breakup with Johnny Depp. Like she said,
It was my daughter, real life interrupted. I remember, I was playing this character who ends up being tortured in a Chilean prison [in the 1994 drama The House of the Spirits]. I would look at these fake bruises and cuts on my face [from the shoot], and I would have a hard time seeing myself as that little girl. “Would you treat this girl like you treat yourself?” I remember looking at myself and saying, “This is what I’m doing to myself inside. Because I didn’t take care of myself.
In 1989, the stranger things star fell in love with Johnny Depp. They shared the same dark mood you’d appreciate in a Tim Burton movie. Therefore, why it was perfect that they were both chosen for Tim Burton Edward Scissorhands, one of Winona Ryder’s best movies where she played a young girl who sees the person beyond the misunderstood scissor-handed protagonist. The 90s couple got engaged after five months of dating, but split after four years. Even though things didn’t work out between the two of them, the 50-year-old actress always defended Depp in court during the Depp Vs. Heard his trial when he was accused of being a “wife beater”. Although she was not present at the trial, her statement indicated that the idea of the Pirates of the Caribbean star being violent was the “furthest thing” from the truth.
Winona Ryder has had her share of mental health issues after a broken arm caused her to prescribe too many painkillers, which left her feeling disoriented. Fortunately, when dealing with her mental health issues, she had the support of one of her former co-stars. Michelle Pfieffer, who performed with Ryder in 1993 The age of innocence, offered this iconic actress some insightful advice that really helped her through her struggles.
I remember Michelle [Pfeiffer] be like, ‘This will pass.’ But I couldn’t hear it. I never talked about it. There is this part of me that is very private. I have such, like, a place in my heart for those days. But for someone younger who grew up with social media, it’s hard to describe.
This Oscar-nominated woman has had a very successful career in Hollywood. She made her film debut as love interest outsider Rina in 1986 Lucas. But the film that launched his career played “strange and unusual” teenager Lydia who can see ghosts in Beetle juice. She continued to play “alien” roles in films like Heathers, little women, The Crucible, and Girl interrupted. Unfortunately, his career came to a halt in 2001 after Ryder was arrested for shoplifting at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills. This knocked her out of the Hollywood spotlight and stayed in San Francisco. At the same time, she received no offers.
While Winona Ryder’s return was not with Following beetle juice abandoned at the time, she found herself direct the tv with stranger things. She plays Joyce Byers who is the devoted mother of Will Byers who disappeared in the first season. Ryder made the character not just your typical worried mother, but a force of nature who uses her original thinking to save her children. In real life, she did the same to her young co-stars, advising them not to let the press or the anxiety of having a Hollywood career get them down.
You can continue to follow Joyce Byers battling the unusual forces of Hawkins, Indiana in Stranger Things: Volume 2 premiere this friday on your Netflix subscription.
