It's not the kids' fault they have no idea who Winona is outside of "Stranger Things." I blame the parents.
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00:00If you think Winona Ryder is only famous for Stranger Things, let me catch you up.
00:04She's been acting since the 1980s with breakout roles in the original Beetlejuice and Heathers.
00:09In the early 90s, Ryder dated her Edward Scissorhands co-star Johnny Depp,
00:14starting when she was just 17 years old.
00:16She quickly became the 90s it girl, a grunge goth style icon of the 90s,
00:21both on and off the red carpet.
00:23People were obsessed with her adorable pixie haircut.
00:26She acted in two or three movies per year throughout the 90s,
00:29like Bram Stoker's Dracula and Alien Resurrection,
00:32and she really hit it big with her role alongside Angelina Jolie in Girl Interrupted in 1999.
00:38The real reason a lot of younger people might not be familiar with Ryder
00:41is that she was frequently painted in a negative light throughout the mid-2000s.
00:45She was caught shoplifting thousands of dollars worth of merchandise
00:49from a Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills in 2001,
00:52and the tabloid magazines absolutely flamed her for this.
00:55Not to mention that people absolutely hated this Adam Sandler movie she starred in
00:58called Mr. Deeds, which came out around the same time.
01:01She took a break from acting for a few years,
01:03and she just wasn't in the spotlight anymore when she returned in 2006.
01:07It was the first time a lot of younger people had ever heard of her,
01:10not knowing that she's been an award-winning actress and fashion icon this whole time.