Winona Ryder has been in American films.
Little Women is a 1994 American family drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong . Mermaids is a 1990 American comedy-drama film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Cher , Bob Hoskins , Winona Ryder ( who was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for best supporting actress for her role ) , and Christina Ricci in her first film role . Reality Bites is a 1994 American romantic comedy-drama film written by Helen Childress and directed by Ben Stiller . The Age of Innocence is a 1993 American romantic period piece directed by Martin Scorsese . Winona Ryder . Having played diverse roles in many well-received films in the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s , Ryder won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award nomination in the same category for her role in The Age of Innocence in 1993 , as well as another Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the literary adaptation of Little Women the following year .