
Debra Lynn Winger (born May 16, 1955 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio) is an American actress, best known for her Academy Award-nominated roles in An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment, and Shadowlands.
She was married to actor Timothy Hutton, is currently married to Arliss Howard, and has a child by each of them.
Filmography on TV Tropes:
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Film Roles
- Thank God It's Friday (1978) as Jennifer
- Urban Cowboy (1980) as Sissy
- Cannery Row (1982) as Suzy DeSoto
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) as Zombie Nurse Carrying Poodle (uncredited)
- An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) as Paula Pokrifki
- Terms of Endearment (1983) as Emma Horton
- Black Widow (1987) as Alexandra 'Alex' Barnes
- Made in Heaven (1987) as Emmett
- Betrayed (1988) as Katie Phillips / Cathy Weaver
- Leap of Faith (1992) as Jane Larson
- Wilder Napalm (1993) as Vida Foudroy
- Shadowlands (1993) as Joy Gresham
- Radio (2003) as Linda
- Sometimes in April (2005) as Prudence Bushnell
- Rachel Getting Married (2008) as Abby
- Kajillionaire (2020) as Theresa
Television Roles
- Wonder Woman (3 episodes, 1976–77) as Drusilla / Wonder Girl
- Tattletales (5 episodes, ) as Herself
- Police Woman (1 episode, 1978) as Phyllis Baxter
- Sesame Street (1 episode, 1992) as Debra
- Law & Order (1 episode, 2010) as Principal Woodside
- In Treatment (7 episodes, 2010) as Frances Greer
- The Ranch (2016–20) as Maggie Bennett
- When We Rise (8 episodes, 2017) as Elena Kagan
- Comrade Detective (1 episode, 2017) as Iona Anghel (voice)
- Patriot (6 episodes, 2018) as Bernice Tavner
- Ultra City Smiths (6 episodes, 2021) as Trish McSapphire (voice)