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Debra Winger: Biography, Facts and Career

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Mary Debra 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. 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. Winger starred in the Netflix original television series The Ranch from 2016 to 2020. She received a lifetime achievement award at the Transilvania International Film Festival in 2014.

Quick facts about Debra Winger

  • Full name: Debra Winger
  • Born: 1955-05-16
  • Nationality: United States
  • Known as: Actor
  • Wikidata ID: Q229009

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Who is Debra Winger?

Mary Debra Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an American actress.

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Debra Winger is United States.

When was Debra Winger born?

Debra Winger was born on 1955-05-16.

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