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Debra Lynn Winger 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. She 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). Her other film roles include Urban Cowboy (1980), Legal Eagles (1986), Black Widow (1987), Betrayed (1988), Forget Paris (1995), and Rachel Getting Married (2008). In 2012, she made her Broadway debut in the original production of the David Mamet play The Anarchist. In 2014, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Transilvania International Film Festival.
Birth Name
Debra Lynn Winger
Born
Monday, 16 May 1955
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Storms of Jeremy Thomas | Self | 2022 |
| The Andy Warhol Diaries | Sissy | 2022 |
| Mr. Corman | Ruth Corman | 2021 |
| Ultra City Smiths | Trish McSapphire | 2021 |
| The Comedy Store | Self | 2020 |
| Kajillionaire | Theresa | 2020 |
| Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema | Narrator | 2019 |
| The Movies | Emma Horton | 2019 |
| Louis Kahn's Tiger City | Herself | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Storms of Jeremy Thomas | Self | 2022 |
| The Andy Warhol Diaries | Sissy | 2022 |
| Mr. Corman | Ruth Corman | 2021 |
| Ultra City Smiths | Trish McSapphire | 2021 |
| The Comedy Store | Self | 2020 |
| Kajillionaire | Theresa | 2020 |
| Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema | Narrator | 2019 |
| The Movies | Emma Horton | 2019 |
| Louis Kahn's Tiger City | Herself | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Comrade Detective | Iona Anghel | 2017 |
| The Lovers | Mary | 2017 |
| When We Rise | Elena Kagan | 2017 |
| The Ranch | Maggie Bennett | 2016 |
| Patriot | Bernice Tavner | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| The Red Tent | Rebecca | 2014 |
| Boychoir | Ms. Steel | 2014 |
| Up Late with Alec Baldwin | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| In the Woods | Self | 2013 |
| Lola Versus | Robin | 2012 |
| Brainwave | 2011 | |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Rachel Getting Married | Abby | 2008 |
| In Treatment | Frances Greer | 2008 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Sometimes in April | Prudence Bushnell | 2005 |
| Dawn Anna | Dawn Anna Townsend | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Eulogy | Alice Collins | 2004 |
| Radio | Linda / Linda Jones | 2003 |
| Shootout | Self | 2003 |
| Texas Monthly Talks | Self - Interviewee | 2003 |
| The Kid Stays in the Picture | Self | 2002 |
| Searching for Debra Winger | Self | 2002 |
| Big Bad Love | Marilyn | 2001 |
| Rumi: Poet of the Heart | Self - Narrator / Narrator | 1998 |
| Forget Paris | Ellen Andrews Gordon / Ellen | 1995 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self - Guest | 1994 |
| The 66th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1994 |
| Shadowlands | Joy Gresham | 1993 |
| A Dangerous Woman | Martha | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | 1993 |
| Wilder Napalm | Vida Foudroyant / Vida | 1993 |
| Leap of Faith | Jane Larson / Jane | 1992 |
| The 63rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1991 |
| The Sheltering Sky | Kit | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Principal Woodside | 1990 |
| Everybody Wins | Angela Crispini | 1990 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Herself - Guest | 1989 |
| Betrayed | Cathy Weaver / Katie Phillips | 1988 |
| Made in Heaven | Emmett Humbird | 1987 |
| Black Widow | Alexandra / Alexandra "Alex" Barnes | 1987 |
| Legal Eagles | Laura Kelly / Laura J. Kelly | 1986 |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1984 |
| Mike's Murder | Betty Parrish | 1984 |
| Terms of Endearment | Emma Horton / Emma Greenway Horton | 1983 |
| Not Necessarily the News | Herself (archive footage) | 1983 |
| An Officer and a Gentleman | Paula Pokrifki | 1982 |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Nurse Zombie Carrying Poodle | 1982 |
| The 54th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1982 |
| Cannery Row | Suzy DeSoto / Suzy | 1982 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Urban Cowboy | Sissy | 1980 |
| French Postcards | Melanie | 1979 |
| Thank God It's Friday | Jennifer | 1978 |
| Special Olympics | Sherrie Hensley | 1978 |
| James at 16 | Alicia | 1977 |
| Szysznyk | Jenny | 1977 |
| Slumber Party '57 | Debbie | 1976 |
| Wonder Woman | Drusilla / Wonder Girl | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Various / Self - Host | 1975 |
| Police Woman | Phyllis Baxter | 1974 |
| Film '72 | Self | 1971 |
| Sesame Street | Debra | 1969 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Bel Borba Aqui | 2012 |
| Big Bad Love | 2001 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 1994 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1994 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 1984 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 1983 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1983 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 1981 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1981 | Golden Globe | New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Female | Nominated |
