Debra Winger (Winger Debra)

Born 17/5/1955 in Cleveland (pc. Ohio).
Debra Winger argues that the sign of becoming an actress she was given over. Riding on the carousel in an amusement park, she fell and lay for several minutes without memory, and when recovered, it said that it would act in films. This event happened after her return from Israel. Debra went to the land of their ancestors immediately after graduating from high school in California. Two years worked in the kibbutz, served six months in the army, filed a petition for Israeli citizenship, but returned to the U.S.. Since it was interested in social aspects of society, she was admitted to the socio-criminological Faculty, University of California. Another student received a small role in the TV series "Police Woman" (1974).
TV broadcasters have noticed the girl and invited her to appear in the tape series "Wonderful Woman" (1975). Actor's activity is so fascinated by Debra that she decided to take part in the competition for the main female role in the movie "Urban Cowboy", the star of which was the idol of the youth of those years, John Travolta, and was the victor. Its charm was appreciated and Steven Spielberg, who instructed her to voice the role fantas Atlantic creatures in the movie "E. T. ET (1982).
Decisive breakthrough Winger on the American screen in 1982 with the film "An Officer and a gentleman". Debra Winger plays the floor - a simple girl, with which the hero (Richard Gere), who grew up on the bottom of society, met at his first ball at a military school. From morning till night she works at the paper mill, and dreams about a prince who will introduce her new and happy life. In the end, Paul wins indecision beloved, and in the final movie, he takes her with him.
. In "An Officer and a Gentleman" clearly revealed the core as an actress - the extraordinary vitality of her heroines, helping to defeat the oppression of the most desperate circumstances
. She has such a strong joie de vivre that no strength to resist it. The same qualities that differentiate and Emma, the heroine of the film "In the language of Endearment" (1983), although the fate prepared for her death in the prime of. By the way, starting with this picture, the reputation of Debra complex conflict actress. On set she had been several clashes with Shirley MacLaine because of different understanding of the scenario. Winger made no secret that she had come to the cinema not to play all this nonsense, but prefers the role of independent intelligent heroines.
. Dark-eyed, slim, slim Debra would have gone well for Julia Roberts' double, if not an expression of a person - thoughtful, inquisitive
. Winger is not devoid of sexual attractiveness, allowing it to withdraw from partners such as D. Travolta, P. Gil, P. Redford, T. Berenger, H. Nolte, but it is important. In the late 80's she became a symbol of a new generation of American women, entirely concentrated on his work and almost no personal life. It is no coincidence that the actress has appeared three times on the screen in the roles of representatives of the American justice ( "Attorneys-virtuosos," 1986; "Black Widow", 1987, "Faithful", 1988). And this is quite a different thing than playing persons without fixed occupation. In the second of them, Debra appeared FBI agent Alex Barnes, which unmasks a young adventuress, who have learned to easily despatch of their husbands, each time being fueled by more and more.
. When a famous director Costa-Gavras began filming the political thriller "Faithful", he had no doubt that the role of Cathy Weaver sent the FBI to investigate the mysterious death of journalist of the left, must play Winger
. Traces of lead in her idyllic farming region in the Midwest, where she met with the recently widowed farmer, Gary Simmons and falls in love with him as the most ordinary woman. He enters the favorite in the circle of friends - members of extreme right-wing political organizations that had killed journalist. Suddenly having something that persistently tried all these months, Katie loses temper. She does not know how it behaves in its fight love and duty, tenderness and fear. An unusual turn of events helped the actress performed a dramatic portrait of modern woman. Debra knew that in America, the film will be adopted without much enthusiasm, but the theme of right-wing extremism are interested in her so much that she decided to take the risk.
. Collaboration with Costa-Gavras has strengthened the reputation of the actress in the eyes of European cinemato-grafistov
. B. Bertolucci offered Winger major role in the movie "Under the cover of Heaven" (1990). Wealthy Americans are Port and Kit Moresby, tired of the tedium of life and their own marriage, going to Africa, hoping to revive their relationship. While the fast life her husband, Keith is suffering from loneliness and humiliation. But when the port dies, she discovers an incredible ability to survive. Arrive on the caravan, crossing the desert, becoming the mistress of his leader, she saved his life. Keith is not like the old heroines Winger, but the actress has managed to make in this way its own intonation, moving to the fore the topic of women's vitality, helps to overcome the most painful circumstances.
. Two years Debra has been married to actor Timothy Hutton, but because of the dissimilarities attitudes they separated
. Debra lives with her son Emmanuel Noah, who with three months of age accompanied his mother on the set.