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What is Winona Ryder’s natural hair color? Throwback video of David Harbor responding to comments about her ’80s look goes viral

What is Winona Ryder’s natural hair color? Throwback video of David Harbor responding to comments about her ’80s look goes viral

Winona Ryder initially had blonde hair, but over the years it changed to dark brown. You may be wondering why we are posting this random information. As we scrolled through social media, we came across an old interview video of the actress, in which her Stranger Things co-star David Harbor seemed just as surprised as the rest of us when Ryder revealed her looks during her heyday criticized in the 80s.


“It kills me to see how the industry has destroyed her self-esteem. Every time she says she’s not pretty I say, “Girl what I would do just to look a little like you,” one X user wrote, expressing exactly what he meant by Harbor’s stunned expression The video above is conveyed without words.

Meanwhile, another X user said: “Exactly. Since I was born, she’s always been the person I wanted to look like.” A third Twitter user chimed in, echoing similar thoughts: “From a girl’s perspective, Winona Ryder is very beautiful. Sometimes I don’t understand how Hollywood beauty standards worked.”



Who do we want to include in the endless discussion about Hollywood’s beauty standards? However, we can certainly think about the Beetlejuice actress’ best hair colors over the years until she decided to stick with chocolate brown locks.

Dark roots and dirty blonde shaft

In 1986, Ryder looked just as beautiful as he does today with dark roots and dirty blonde hair.

Strawberry blonde

In 1990, Ryder appeared with strawberry blonde hair in Edward Scissorhands.

All shades of pixie

Winona Ryder (Getty Images)

In 1996, Ryder opted for a black pixie cut, which morphed into medium brown in 1997. At the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, Ryder’s pixie was dyed red.

Golden blonde shades

In Mr. Deeds, Ryder’s hair was golden blonde. In 2001, she sported a curly hairstyle for the Vanity Fair Oscar party and somehow managed to look just as captivating as she did on screen.

Brown hair with caramel highlights

At the 2011 SAG Awards, Ryder was seen sporting brown hair with caramel highlights, and she’s stayed true to that shade sans highlights ever since.

There’s no need to spell it; The pictures attached to the article confirm our belief that Winona Ryder was never not beautiful as only a seductive face can carry all these different hairstyles and colors effortlessly.

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