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Debra Winger is an acclaimed American actress who has received multiple Academy Award nominations for her roles in iconic films like An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment, and Shadowlands. She’s also known for her work in movies like Urban Cowboy, Black Widow, and The Ranch. Winger has won prestigious awards and has recently made her Broadway debut.
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About the Debra Winger
Debra Lynn Wingeris 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. Winger won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for Terms of Endearment, and the Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Actress for A Dangerous Woman (1993).
Winger’s other films include Urban Cowboy (1980), Legal Eagles (1986), Black Widow (1987), Betrayed (1988), The Sheltering Sky (1990), Forget Paris (1995), and Rachel Getting Married (2008). In 2012, she made her Broadway debut in the original production of David Mamet’s play The Anarchist. She received a lifetime achievement award at the Transilvania International Film Festival in 2014, and starred in the Netflix original television series The Ranch (2016-2020).
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Debra Winger has starred in numerous acclaimed films, including An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment, Shadowlands, Urban Cowboy, Black Widow, and The Ranch.
Debra Winger has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress three times, for her roles in An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment, and Shadowlands.
Debra Winger has won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for Terms of Endearment, and the Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Actress for A Dangerous Woman.
Debra Winger made her Broadway debut in 2012, starring in the original production of David Mamet’s play The Anarchist.
Debra Winger starred in the Netflix original television series The Ranch, which aired from 2016 to 2020.
Debra Winger received a lifetime achievement award at the Transilvania International Film Festival in 2014.
Debra Winger was born on May 16, 1955.
4 Quotes by Debra Winger
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I push for what I think can be the best, and if I feel they’re not going for the best, it kills me.
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I tend to wear outfits that match the walls.
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I don’t believe in careers. I believe in work. I’m not interested in some ‘big picture that would be really good for me’.
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I was never afraid of failure after that because, I think, coming that close to death you get kissed. With the years, the actual experience of course fades, but the flavor of it doesn’t. I just had a real sense of what choice do I have but to live fully?
Debra WingerAmerican actress