Winona Laura Horowitz, a native of Winona, Minnesota, is professionally known as Winona Ryder. She is a multi-awarded American actress who’s been in the showbiz industry for more than 30 years now. We’ve all been a witness to Winona’s many relationships. But do we know if she has children?

From her first romance with Pirates of the Caribbean star, Johnny Depp, to her current beau, Scott Mackinlay Hann, Ryder has never had any children.

The Stranger Things star reveals that she’s simply confident in being the cool aunt and that her career is on top of her list of priorities. Let’s have a deeper look at Winona’s personal life beyond the tumultuous 90s and 00s.

Winona’s Family Life

She has revealed in an interview with Sydney Morning Herald back in 2013 that she enjoys doting on her brother’s kids, and that she is content not following other people’s motherhood advice. 

It seems that for Winona, her art takes the top spot in her list of priorities–it has been her passion to act since she was young. Winona started her first acting lesson at the American Conservatory Theater when she was 12 years old.

Her parents, Cynthia Palmer (née Istas) and Michael D. Horowitz have been very good role models for the young actress. Ryder revealed in an interview with The Telegraph in 2014 that they (her parents) are still “giddily in love even after 43 years!”

However, when it comes to the prospect of parenting, Ryder doesn’t seem to want to follow in her parents’ footsteps.

Her decision to be childless initially caused some personal struggles, but fortunately, her father was there to listen and reassure her. He said that there are other ways for her to bond with children even without having kids of her own.

According to the same article from The Telegraph, Winona mentions that she “gets those amazing doses” (of love and bonding) with her brother’s kids. 

Childlessness Trend 

More and more women opt to be childless in the last few years, although it does come with a lot of questioning looks from society in general. But family life in the US and in many other places in the world is undergoing a massive shift. Marriage is being put off and, cohabitation is now a norm.

Childbearing is postponed and later foregone entirely. In a recent census, about 57% of households in America are childless. Respondents’ answers were varied but a majority of them answered they just don’t like having children.