Debra Winger Trivia

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Born at 5:15pm-EDT (imdb.com)

She became notorious for turning down worthy roles in quality films, such as Kathleen Turner's role in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Susan Sarandon's role in Bull Durham (1988), Michelle Pfeiffer's role in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Jessica Lange's role in Music Box (1989) and Geena Davis' role in A League of Their Own (1992). (imdb.com)

James L. Brooks wrote Broadcast News (1987) especially for her, but she turned it down because she was pregnant with her son Noah Hutton, and the role went to Holly Hunter. (imdb.com)

Her notorious off-camera clashes with equally mercurial Shirley MacLaine brought out the best in both actresses in the complexity of their on-camera contentious mother/daughter relationship during the making of their Oscar- winning film Terms of Endearment (1983). When MacLaine nabbed the Best Actress Oscar instead of fellow nominee Winger in 1984 and famously shouted, "I deserve this!," she managed to address her co-star as "dear Debra" despite the fact there was no love lost between them. (imdb.com)

Measurements: 34B-23-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) (imdb.com)

Her notorious off-camera clashes with equally mercurial Shirley MacLaine brought out the best in both actresses in the complexity of their on-camera contentious mother/daughter relationship during the making of their Oscar- winning film Terms of Endearment (1983). When MacLaine nabbed the Best Actress Oscar instead of fellow nominee Winger in 1984 and famously shouted, "I deserve this!," she managed to address her co-star as "dear Debra" despite the fact there was no love lost between them. (imdb.com)

In 1995 she appeared in London, Washington, and New York with both the London Symphony and the New World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, performing his composition based on the life of Anne Frank. (imdb.com)

At first, she was excited about winning the role of "Wonder Girl" on the TV series "Wonder Woman" (1976) but quickly became disillusioned and spent all her salary from the show to hire an attorney to get her out of her contract. (imdb.com)

She was given the choice of the two roles in Black Widow (1987); she chose the role of the FBI agent, because she didn`t understand the motivation as to why the Black Widow kills, so the title role went to Theresa Russell. (imdb.com)

Didn`t like working with Lynda Carter on "Wonder Woman" (1976) but Lynda said that they didn`t have any problems and was like a big sister to her. (imdb.com)

James L. Brooks wrote Broadcast News (1987) especially for her, but she turned it down because she was pregnant with her son Noah Hutton, and the role went to Holly Hunter, who was nominated for an Oscar for it. (imdb.com)

Has a second son named Babe (with Arliss Howard). (imdb.com)

Mother of Noah Hutton with Timothy Hutton (imdb.com)

Sister-in-law of actor/writer Jim Howard. (imdb.com)

Had a romance with then-Governor of Nebraska Bob Kerrey during the filming of Terms of Endearment (1983). (imdb.com)

Graduated from James Monroe High School, Sepulveda, California, in 1973. (imdb.com)

Graduated from Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High School, Northridge, California, in 1970. (imdb.com)

Turned down the Glenn Close role in Fatal Attraction (1987). (imdb.com)

Daughter of a meat-packer (imdb.com)