Debra Winger: biography, photo and personal life of the actress

American actress Debra Winger is known as a professional of complex roles and the owner of outstanding talent. Impressive filmography and three nominations for the prestigious cinematographic award "Oscar" is confirmed in full.

Debra Winger: Biography

The future actress was born May 16, 1955 in Ohio (Cleveland) in a family of Orthodox Jews, originally from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Her mother worked as a managing director, and her father was the owner of a kosher meat product store. When the girl was 5 years old, the family moved to live in California. Interest in art and acting skills she appeared in high school, contributed to this participation in school productions.

After leaving school, at the age of 16, Debra left for Israel, where she lived in the agricultural commune of Kibbutz and even served three months in the army. After the return, Debra Winger entered college for the specialty "criminalistics". However, she left after an accident happened in the amusement park. After that, she was in a coma for a while.

Personal life of an actress

With her first husband, Timothy Hatton, the actress met while participating in the romantic tape "Made in Heaven", where she performed the role of Smoking Angel. Very quickly, the couple married, the marriage lasted from 1986 to 1990, at this time they had a son, Emmanuel Noah.

Married for the second time, Debra Winger (films with her participation will be presented further in the text) was released in 1996 for the actor and director Arliss Hovarad. The second son of the actress Babe was born in 1997. Bright and talented Winger stopped filming and generally considered any script since 1995, having decided to devote herself to the family and children. She returned to work six years later. In 2008, she released a book based on her own memories, which was warmly marked by critics and readers.

In the photo above the actress with her second husband and two sons.

Career on television and cinema

After D. Winger came to herself after a lengthy hospitalization, she left college and decided to enroll in acting courses. Many celebrities started their stellar career from shooting in advertising and popular TV shows. Note that Debra Winger is no exception. As a guest she visited many projects of the 70s, including "Woman-policeman", "Wonder Woman". There is information about her participation in the film for an adult audience, about which the actress prefers to remain silent.

Perhaps, the first significant work in her career can be called a role in the "Urban cowboy". The melodramatic tape of 1980 with the participation of John Travolta became desirable for many actresses. Debra Winger outscored the then little-known Michelle Pfeiffer and after the mechanical bull scene became the new sex symbol of the United States.

It is impossible not to note the amazing work of the actress in Steven Spielberg's "Alien", where she voiced her deep and heartfelt timbre of the newcomer. An example of the fact that a talented person is able to decorate a project even with a minimal presence on the screen.

It is simply impossible to list all her works in films and on television in the framework of one article. Career Winger has about 66 roles, as well as participating as a producer in two projects. We suggest you pay attention to the five brightest paintings with an actress. For work in three of them, she was nominated for an Oscar.

"Officer and gentleman"

To tell the story in a nutshell, it's enough to mention two facts - the participation of the charming Richard Gere and the Oscar-winning soundtrack "Up Where We Belong". Melodramatic tape tells a beautiful love story of a pilot of naval aviation and a simple girl - a worker from a factory. However, in addition to the exceptional success of the film, which received six Oscar nominations, two of which he remained the winner, they often recall the acting couple Debra Winger and Richard Gere, or rather, how they behaved on the set.

According to the group, and their own recognition of the stars, they pretty much shook each other's nerves. Newspapers indicated that Gere behaved arrogantly and capriciously, fearing that Winger would simply overshadow his character with his talent. Meanwhile, according to critics, the acting duo turned out to be just brilliant. So it or not - judge the viewer. After almost 30 years, actors recall all that happened on the set with a smile. Debra Winger (photo below demonstrates this) and Richard Gere received an award for their contribution to the world cinema at the 2011 Rome International Film Festival.

"Language of tenderness"

The second nomination for "Oscar" Debra Winger received for participation in the melodramatic film by James Brooks "The language of tenderness," based on the eponymous novel by American screenwriter and writer Larry McMurty. The tape tells about the relationship between daughter and mother for 30 years. The adult daughter fled from her parent's nest and the mother's time comes to think about her own personal life.

In style, the picture is more like a comedy with a subtle sarcastic humor, but it has a dramatic ending. In addition to the brilliant play of D. Winger and S. McLain, we can not fail to mention D. Nicholson. His character is missing from the book and was specially invented for the film. The actor, without hesitation, agreed to participate in the project, despite the fact that this role is of a secondary nature.

The picture is recognized by critics and warmly received by the audience, marked by numerous awards, including "Oscar", "Golden Globe" and BAFTA.

"Eagles of jurisprudence"

This film, released on screens in 1986, is difficult to call a masterpiece. However, he enjoyed great popularity, including in the Soviet Union, however, came out under a different name - "Cool Lawyers." The main roles in it were performed by D. Winger and R. Redford, in addition, D. Hannah, K. Baransky, B. Dennehy took part in the film. The picture tells the story of two lawyers - assistant prosecutor Tom and young lawyer Laura. They often face trials, but until a certain point they do not communicate closely. Laura is forced to turn to Tom during the investigation of a new case involving the robbery of the owner of the art gallery. The film has several alternative finals.

"Country of shadows"

The film of director A. Attenborough, released on screens in 1993, is based on real events. In the center of the plot is the famous writer, creator of the series of books for children "The Chronicles of Narnia" and many works on Christianity by Clive Staples Lewis. Events unfold in the postwar years in Oxford. The film tells the viewer a touching and tragic love story of the writer and American D. Gresham, whose role was played by Debra Winger. The filmography of the actress was supplemented by a bright work, which was noted by another nomination for an Oscar.

"Under the cover of heaven"

Dramatic tape B. Bertolucci on the journey of a married couple from the United States through North Africa. Heroes are disappointed in life and relationships with each other. Will they be able to find mutual understanding again where the strength of character and endurance of a person is experienced? The film is based on the novel of the same name by Paul Bowles, who, however, was not entirely happy with the adaptation. The world cinema film was also accepted ambiguously, however it received several awards. John Malkovich became the master of Debra Winger .

Now the actress is practically not removed, but her fans are waiting with trembling for the moment when she will return to the screens and will receive the long-awaited and, most importantly, absolutely deserved statuette "Oscar".