Winona Ryder Had a Friend Named A**hole | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

(Original Airdate: 1/14/00) In her third talk show appearance, Winona Ryder talks about the unusual names in her family, her obsession with Kate Winslet, and her experience in “Girl, Interrupted”.
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[@tarekalshaer970]

Winona is a huge part of our 90s collective memory. She is so next door yet a very good actress. Relatable. And cool. Fav films. Girl interuprerd. Boys. How to make an American quilt. And age of innocence. Seeing her in stranger things was so refreshing and making a cameo on black Swan gave the movie another dimension.!

[@CharlesDarwinBarkley]

This right here once again shows why conan is such a legendary host. He reads you and then he adjusts to take the pressure off of you

[@kit2770]

Totally. He's so good at it.

[@galmanferguson]

Yes. He's my all time fav host. Never a dull moment with him. He's so witty and quick 😂

[@hibeautym]

I absolutely LOVE Winona! Her role in Girl Interrupted was amazing.

[@florete2310]

Same. Kind of grew up with her, movie-wise speaking. She had been in so many movies I loved over the years, like Beetlejuice, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Night on Earth and Black Swan

[@JDawg8733]

It's peppermint! Peppermint Dick! Lmfao

[@medivamp6918]

Yes!! Definitely grew up with her!!

[@ZadenZane]

I really liked Girl Interrupted and I thought the film was better than the book, but I was surprised when I googled it that most people didn't seem to like it

[@ZadenZane]

I really liked Girl Interrupted and I thought the film was better than the book, but I was surprised when I googled it that most people didn't seem to like it

[@MayLily]

Conan's the best. I love that he made Winona feel so comfortable.

[@ZiraTBC]

Yes, he’s the best at what he does.

[@StrangerBillie]

Winona Ryder talking about Kate Winslet is literally me talking about Winona Ryder 😂

[@FastSlow-gd4yr]

Lol I thought the same ....

[@alesthetix]

LITERALLY ME

[@TheMarimaowmaow]

SAME!!!!! I wonder what movie she was obsessed with...

[@yeahnono]

exactlyyyy

[@BeatleWolfgangAR]

100% 😂

[@watrewatre1982]

I can feel her anxiety. Man if she could only see her herself through her fans eyes ❤😍

[@royalranting119]

Oh God she's so cute and humble 😍

[@Tripp393]

I take one look at a 90s clip and it motivates me so much. You can just sense the integrity from everyone on screen at that time, from their clothing to their personality.

[@CaptainAMAZINGGG]

I completely agree and damn I miss it

[@andreabruson5558]

Only God knows how much I wanted to marry this girl when I was a kid!

[@maikamyasi2808]

😂😂😂 So beautiful

[@CaptainAMAZINGGG]

Lolol that's so adorable 😌😌😌💕💕💕

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I’m 18 and I’m so in love with her

[@medivamp6918]

I’m Bi but at the time I thought I was straight and still wanted to marry her while watching beetlejuice!! 😂😂 Btw, I’m 38 yrs old.

[@ТемныйАнгел-т4х]

Мне 30,я и сейчас хочу)😅

[@markcutrufello641]

I love her with short hair. She looks adorable.!

[@heatherb1587]

I was mesmerized by her as a teen, the relationship w Depp, her cool, her quirk, her acting role choices. Gosh I miss, Conan ✂️ the invisible bikini off! So innocent, pure silliness & an integral part of my youth.

[@joligemeaux]

The way she feels about Kate Winslet is the way I feel about her! 🖤

[@CharlesDarwinBarkley]

young people today probably have no idea how famous winona was even waay before stranger things

[@naahhhhHHHHHHHHHH]

they definitely know. kids have always watched beetlejuice and edward scissorhands.

[@MightyFineMan]

@@naahhhhHHHHHHHHHH in my opinion that is true of a certain age range. I would argue people who are still under 18 would likely only know her from Stranger Things. For people who are adults, I think your comment would apply to that.

[@kaiiida4661]

We do though

[@ZolaRenard_01]

A young person here, I know she's so famous since over a decade ago. I like her after watching Beetlejuice and especially, Alien Ressurection.

[@chdd99]

She was good in that security camera footage.

[@LawrenceEsq]

I looked up the definition of "Adorable" in my dictionary. I found a picture of Winona Ryder.

[@Raquelsj100]

She's an icon she's a legend, and she's forever the moment 🖤

[@pattinewbold7191]

She's excellent in every role she plays... Edward Scissorhands is my favorite. ❤

[@DunLin105]

I've always wanted to see Winona Ryder on Conan's show!

[@sjacrane]

So what you complaining about?

[@ArtbyAtlas]

She's so adorable--and also a great Actor as well! Girl Interrupted was brilliant )

[@masterofallgoons]

She was so fucking cool.

[@AkiroKiro]

*is

[@masterofallgoons]

@@AkiroKiro - don't get me wrong, she's still great, but at this time she was like the poster child for coolness of the era

[@AkiroKiro]

@@masterofallgoons aight, gotcha :D

[@MasterChris666]

big crush back in the day

[@crankymcgee]

I was obsessed with her throughout middle/high school lol

[@8yeemjura]

Only a woman as beautiful as her can rock this haircut. Gorgeous.

[@brandonspain12345]

I wanna see her with short hair again!

[@ianbell7342]

love your comment xx love her in short hair xx cor yes please xxx

[@Chaoticgoodcryptid2319]

She’s adorable

[@stormrevenant]

She was so fucking cute, still is.

[@ArthurVega1992]

Love her❤

[@Abe_Williamson]

Winona actually makes Conan look tan... imagine that

[@anymilk515]

Шикарная, слегка больше crazy чем ожидается, но очень талантливая. Like an Ambassador of crazy beauty

[@paulabrown6840]

I adore her! My daughter and I watch”Little Women” every Christmas. She’s a fantastic actress! 🥰💛

[@velvetmusic9851]

Winona Ryder talking about Kate Winslet in the 90's is me talking about Jodie Foster in the 90's, including the boots and jeans jacket. I can't wait to watch Beetlejuice 2, that's what actually brought me here. I love your podcast, invite Jodie sometimes, she must be equally interesting, crazy, and fun, when she is at ease.

[@teamoselith]

One Of The Most Beautiful Human Being ❤

[@jeebleswatch3785]

I love new Conan clips! I have been nonstop watching Conan clips for the past month now, I swear I'm about to run out of clips to watch! All my recommended clips have the full red bar meaning I've watched them already!

[@TheLeatheryman]

Talk about the sweetest thing you ever did see

[@kamuelalee]

Anything with Winona Ryder, I click! A Legend.

[@YTOnceAgain]

Awww gawd, she's so cute, it's unreal. 😍

[@gaellelaborde1714]

I love Winona so much and she is so beautiful anf talented

[@lizzygrant.s]

I LOVE YOU WINONA

[@aehrab78]

I LOVE Winona Ryder!!!

[@kaljaukko5439]

So pretty and innocent. ❤️

[@myroselle6987]

She is absolutely lovely!!

[@J_C_Richard96]

both her & Jenna Ortega are gonna Cook for Beetlejuice 2

[@SaintMartins]

From the mid 80's to the late 90's my Generation of actors were the coolest cats in Cinema. Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, Johnny Depp, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christina Applegate & heck even the 2 Corey's.

[@leeccdoo]

RIP Corey Haim and River Phoenix. Both are truly are amazing actors that will always live in our hearts/memories.

[@helenr.7705]

Not the 2 Coreys … my heart goes out to them for their troubles but not really good actors.

[@DJAndrewMoore]

Drew Barrymore!

[@playerish]

She was the epitome of beauty during the 90s era. Everlasting beauty.

[@TheEschwank02]

Ah, sweet modesty. The ancient and abandoned art of being humble.

[@florete2310]

Being hu... being huuum... - what's that word again? Unfortunately that is true...

[@jlouis4407]

Doesn’t pay nowadays

[@Poutini2]

oh my god I love her

[@crct2004]

What a doll!

[@dalespencer11]

I love her! I was so happy to see her on Stranger Things.

[@Purplenpinkk]

I’m a Kate Winslet fan girl, too, so I get it. Also, Winona forever!

[@auspicious93]

Beautifully punctuated. Thank you.

[@rohanshilohshah2402]

basically the coolest person on the planet

[@mkdfan]

Conan was the last great US talk show host imo. He doesn’t interrupt constantly and is actually funny.

[@christinacampbell5952]

That's the cutest denim jacket

[@darkmeplier8311]

She a cuuuuuutttttteeeeeeeeee

[@stanperl2003]

Only her 3rd talk show by 2000? Surprising.

[@Sinkillerakatheworldissick]

Winona is so adorable ❤

[@Nighmarebaby]

So adorable omg 😂❤🎉

[@SuperGrimfandango]

GREAT interview!

[@neilmcdonald9164]

Love Winona...saw "Beetlejuice " seven weeks on trot on original release and "Heathers" 12 weeks on trot on original release 🎩

[@drstrangelove09]

love Winona!

[@JDsalvo123]

She didn't explain that she was named after the small town 8n Minnesota

[@drstrangelove09]

@@JDsalvo123 I was referring to her, not her name... although her name is OK.

[@Tate-g9r]

She's gorgeous she looks so young 🎉❤

[@anthonygordon9483]

Watching Stranger Things made me laugh so hard. It was hard seeing a teenage heart thrab play a worried ass mom for their kids. That was when I knew I was getting old.

[@TanuRai-v1g]

Joyce Byers!! 🙌

[@hoomanshams9322]

very lovely she is

[@DANATANLOVER]

Winona's soooooooooooooooooooo pretty.

[@mohammadutih]

Winona Forever.-

[@AlexAzzurri]

little that she knows winona is way more beautiful than kate

[@EMVelez]

They’re both beautiful.

[@anneblythe355]

They are both beautiful. But kate beauty is way elegant than the other actresses..

[@AlexAzzurri]

@ disagree

[@danee9647]

Yep the most surprising revelation is this being only her third time on a talk show. Her first ever talk show was just the month before this one, Dec, 22 1999 (Jay Leno) and then her second show was Rosie O'Donnell's show that aired the day before this show on Jan 13, 2000. After this Conan show she wouldn't appear on another late night talk show again until Jan 10, 2011 (Jimmy Fallon).

[@MichaelRector-qf7xp]

There's never really been anyone like her

[@EattheApple666]

Love the jacket.

[@saulteanuts-vg8iu]

She's always been my dream girl.

[@RonBaker456]

Amazing this lady, with all her accolades and success, would get nervous around any other human. She has done more than enough to enter superstar status. I literally (not figuratively) carved her initials into my arm after watching Heathers as a 17 yr old. I have many witnesses, including my wife, who is still jealous. Thanks to the universe for WInona.

[@DJAndrewMoore]

Love that she loves Kate Winslet... they would be great in a movie together!

[@hansolis1689]

God, she reminds me of Millie Bobby Brown a lot. That's why she's so cute. Especially, her short-hair and sorta bubbly personality. Also, the fact that her brother's name is Yuri, which is also a character in Stranger Things 4.

[@ashery468]

She is nicer than Millie

[@koreanpathfinder]

Who else was waiting for Conan to bring Kate Winslet out from behind the curtain?

[@christyamar]

Ive been a fan since i was a kid. Would watch Mermaids almost every day!

[@dianacoroi2990]

Ce draguță e Winona,e foarte femininâ,gingașă ❤ imi pare rau ca nu are copii,pacat ca asa o frumusete nu s-a transmis mai departe

[@tugatomskanimation6370]

That friend must have been a crew member of Dark Helmet's spaceship.

[@sjacrane]

Bruce Lee had a brother named Jubal. He lived till he was 50.

[@MrS98VAC]

Always wanted a Heathers 2!!

[@KyloRen4238]

Winona Ryder Show 1. Allison Taylor - The Simpsons 1994 Movie 2. Call - Alien 6 Resurrection 1997

[@Mike-fu9hu]

❤ Winona forever❤

[@dcultivate]

My lifelong crush. ❤

[@horacejohnson1730]

A friend named "A-hole".... So she was like friends with 90 percent of humans on planet Earth... "D'ham."

[@insufferablepoet]

My woman I love her

[@KyloRen4238]

Happy Birthday Winona Ryder. UR beautiful. I love Alien 6 Resurrection. I seen all 6 alien movies. And some others: Transformers, Predator, The Watch, Cowboys & Aliens, The Thing and Independence Day. Pretty kool. Prometheus was the beginning. Alien Covenant second. Alien third. Aliens fourth. Alien 3 fifth. And last. Alien Resurrection, sixth. Still, u were amazing in Alien Resurrection. U were awesome. Seriously, Sigourney Weaver look a lot similar to my mother. The hair, I mean. Alien is the best fuckin' horror movie. Full support. May the Peace be with u Winona Ryder. From Harlingen Texas. October 29, 1971 October 29, 2023 through October 29, 3023

[@415s30]

My friend grew up with her and he is the son of Diane di Prima the poet. I know the stories of the people they had around in West Marin and it was pretty crazy. There is a picture of William H. Burroughs letting him hold his revolver.

[@BookClubDisaster]

Oh wow I saw this live. Yep.....just checked and sure enough Jan 14, 2000 was a Friday which explains why I would have been up late watching it. No KZbin to just watch things the next day then, kids!

[@pedraozapsaulo5418]

In the 90s Winona Ryder was the most famous actress in the world

[@elisashebaro9427]

What a coincidence! That is what I call all kids anyway! 🤠What a great name to give a kid! 🤠😃

[@seanwebb605]

Well it would be weird to start giving names to seniors.

[@sh230968]

I mean is she real? Celebrities generally worship themselves and pretend that they are a super creature. She is so down to earth and true. I am really impressed.

[@debajyatidey9468]

Oh yeah Mina Harker from Bram Stokers Dracula

[@MrNutz52]

Me to he is always behind me

[@wilson5377]

😊👍👌😎 Thanks for sharing.✌

[@jasymann4826]

Damn she's pretty

[@KyloRen4238]

Names. Cocan. I know a character name Konan. Anime show. Naruto Shippuden. She's a rogue ninja. Kind of pretty...! I also no someone name Jim. Let's say, he's a singer. Loved his music's.

[@James-js6ws]

Ive never seen a photo of Winona with Kate winslet. Would love to see.

[@JOrtizArt]

Winona was (is) my Kate Winslet.

[@TechnoKid_]

Hey Winona, drop that eco-zero and give it to hero

[@benjameshodges]

I don't remember this Primus song.

[@patreekotime4578]

Now we just know its name was Kate Winslet.

[@jackjohnson7396]

Good shopper likes high end stores too.

[@adelahani5987]

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025

[@robpolaris7272]

When I heard Jubal Early I thought of the assassin on Firefly..

[@christyamar]

who is Raj and who is Kate Winslet? lol WE LOVE YOU WINONA! And yes jazz chords are harder!!!!! 7s!!!!

[@bert_gimspon]

Pfff… I love her.