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Debra Lynn Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an American actress. She starred in the films 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 Winger. Actress: Terms of Endearment. Mary Debra Winger was born May 16, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Ruth (Felder), an office manager, and Robert Jack Winger, a meat packer. She is from a Jewish family (originally from Austria-Hungary and the Russian Empire).
- January 1, 1
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- Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA
Oct 21, 2022 · Debra Winger is a three-time Oscar nominee who starred in classics like "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "Terms of Endearment." Learn why she quit some roles, moved to New York, and became a farm owner.
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- TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1983) Writer/Director: James L. Brooks. Starring Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, John Lithgow, Danny DeVito. Arguably Winger’s greatest screen triumph was in James L. Brooks’s film, which won the Oscar as the Best Picture of 1983.
- AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (1982) Director: Taylor Hackford. Writer: Douglas Day Stewart. Starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Louis Gossett Jr.
- URBAN COWBOY (1980) Director: James Bridges. Writers: James Bridges, Aaron Latham. Starring John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn, Barry Corbin. Winger burst onto the worldwide movie scene in James Bridges’ film in which Winger co-stars as Sissy, an independent young woman who meets (and eventually marries) Bud (John Travolta) at Gilley’s, the famed honky-tonk bar in Pasadena, TX where construction workers by day dress up and pretend to be cowboys at night.
- SHADOWLANDS (1993) Director: Richard Attenborough. Writer: William Nicholson, based on his play and TV film. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Edward Hardwicke.
Learn about the life and career of Debra Winger, an Oscar-nominated actress who starred in Urban Cowboy, Terms of Endearment, and Shadowlands. Find out her birth name, height, family background, marriages, and filmography.
- May 16, 1955
Apr 20, 2024 · Debra Winger, who starred in Urban Cowboy and An Officer and a Gentleman, looks different after stepping out of the spotlight. She recently appeared at a movie premiere with her son and talked about her career and family.
May 3, 2017 · Her return to a lead role has been a long time coming, but she never really went away. She just found a way to stay on her own terms. A tribute to Debra Winger, on the occasion of her first leading role in over 20 years in this week's "The Lovers."
