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Debra Winger

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Debra Winger: Biography

Birth Name: Mary Debra Winger
Birth Place: Cleveland, OH
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/16/1955, Taurus
Profession: Actor

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Debra Winger Fast Facts:

Is named after her father's favorite actress, Debra Paget.
Worked as a tour guide at an amusement park before she became an actress.
Was partially paralyzed for several months after she was thrown from a truck when she was 18.
Provided the vocal recordings that were remixed to create the voice of the alien in the movie E.T.
Published a book of essays and poems called Undiscovered in 2008.

Debra Winger Relationships:
Ruth Winger - Mother
Robert Winger - Father
Marc Winger - Brother
Marla Winger - Sister
Timothy Hutton - Ex-husband
Nick Nolte - Ex-significant Other
Arliss Howard - Husband
Robert Kerrey - Ex-significant Other
Emmanuel Noah Hutton - Son
Babe Howard - Son
Debra Winger Awards:
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1983 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1984 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1982 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1983 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1993 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1981 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1981 Golden Globe: New Star of the Year - Actress - Nominee
1993 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1980 BAFTA Awards: Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles - Nominee
College:
Attended California State University, Northridge, CA

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In Treatment, Gabriel Byrne, Debra Winger Paul Schiraldi/HBO

In Treatment, Debra Winger Paul Schiraldi/HBO

Law & Order, Debra Winger Will Hart/NBC

Law & Order, Alana De La Garza, Debra Winger, Linus Roache Will Hart/NBC

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