Winona Ryder is opening up about her experiences with anti-Semitism in Hollywood. In a new interview with The Sunday Times, the “Age of Innocence” star revealed she has faced prejudice over her background.
RELATED: Winona Ryder Says Keanu Reeves Refused Direction To Make Her Cry While Shooting ‘Dracula’ “I have… in interesting ways,” she said. “There are times when people have said, ‘Wait, you’re Jewish?
But you’re so pretty!’ Ryder added, “There was a movie that I was up for a long time ago, it was a period piece, and the studio head, who was Jewish, said I looked ‘too Jewish’ to be in a blue-blooded family.” She also talked about an incident with Mel Gibson which she has previously addressed in a 2010 article interview with GQ.