Winona Ryder Hospitalized In UK

LONDON — Winona Ryder was briefly hospitalized after falling ill on a flight to London's Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, her publicist said. Mara Buxbaum said the 37-year-old actress was taken to a west London hospital "as a precaution" and had been released.

"She's fine now," Buxbaum said. She declined to go into details of Ryder's illness.

British Airways said a flight from Los Angeles to Heathrow requested priority landing after a female passenger "required medical attention" and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

"Our cabin crew looked after the female passenger as much as they could onboard and our passenger services staff also accompanied her to the local hospital," the statement said. "We wish her well."

Ryder, who began her film career as a teenager in 1986, earned back-to-back Oscar nominations in the 1990s for "Little Women" and the "The Age of Innocence." She's also known for youthful roles in films including "Heathers," "Edward Scissorhands" and "Girl, Interrupted. She has mostly stayed out of the headlines after her 2002 conviction for stealing several thousand dollars worth of merchandise from a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Ryder had prescription drugs in her possession when she was arrested _ but a drug charge was dropped after a doctor said he had prescribed the medication. A probation report stemming from the shoplifting incident showed that Ryder had dozens of prescriptions filled by 20 doctors over three years.

Comments

[peachesmahoney]

Poor girl. I hoe she feels better soon.
Although, I think she had it coming. Now she knows how I felt after watching "Autumn in New York".

[kolorkin]

Best wishes Wynona!

[ZenJu]

WInona's beautiful and edgy as always. May she recover soon and be well.

[LMPE]

This was sure to happen to someone sooner or later. Just a coincidence that it befell a famous person.

[HatingTheGame]

"stealing several thousand dollars worth of merchandise from a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills,

Well, not everyone is lucky enough to have a RNC credit card with a $200,000 limit! That way you just fleece the GOP and shop till you drop so you can give Joe 6 Pack a woodie. Hopefully they can throw you in jail for that (and other things GOP), but I guess that's wishing for too much.

LOL

[clausnitzer]

Great actress, hope she is alright.

[Mattie]

why are celebrities always rushed to the hospital for every little thing. I have never known an actual person who has been hospitalized for exhaustion. I have known women who have had mastectomies that were sent home the same day, because their insurance wouldn't pay for them to stay. The life of the rich and famous sounds surreal.

[marymansour]

Just saw a TMZ and she looks smashed. Here's the link:

http://www.tmz.com/2008/11/19/winona-rynder-rushed-to-the-hospital-in-london/

[tabatha]

poor Winona....the pappzz were continually in her face flashing their horrible cameras, and whoever took the TMZ video was also violating her privacy and personal space....people who do that are so obnoxious and horrible....

how can any celebrity---actor, musician, etc.---stand the rude and unacceptable behavior of the pappz and a rude and voyeuristic public?

[sunny555]

Winona is extremely talented (I especially loved her in "Girl, Interrupted," and sometimes people with that much talent can have a rough time of it. We are rooting for you Winona, and look forward to seeing you again soon on the big screen.

[Machiventa68]

It would be great if Winona understood that there are thousands of people pulling for her, people who will never meet her in person, but still like her and respect her and hope she has a speedy recovery from her many difficulties.

[ellawensmom]

I really, really wish she would start acting again. She is a pleasure to watch.

[dadw5boys]

Enjoying that free health care ??????

Oh no she did not have to wait like they tell Americans the British have too.

They lied to the American People about the Free Health Care ?????

No, not big Corporation they would never lie to the public.

[MadeinAmericaProud]

If more Americans viewed Bill Moyers on PBS, they would know the truth. The big medical Corp. make up the profit losses from the countries who have universal health care from Americans.

We are paying more because other countries don't. they are paying our politicians to keep things as they are to make billions from Americans. If we have the balls to go for the single payer health care system, the medical corps, will have to choice but to lower the cost.

We have taken the first step to acknowledge we need a change, but not enough people are will to support this present to do so. Therefore the republicans will fight him all the way to their banks from the under the table money they will get from the medical people to keep things the same.

[teapartydude]

She's such a cutie pie still.

Loved her in Bram Stoker's Dracula.


I hope she's ok.

[TommyJohn]

Watch the gowns!

[marymansour]

I never cared much for Winona as an actress but her struggle with emotional disorders and drugs is a poignant one. I hope she fares well after her hospitalization and I hope this illness wasn't due to further drug usage. She always seemed like a Dickensian waif to me, very sad and woebegone.

[petecook5]

that's truly touching.

[MadeinAmericaProud]

If we continue to force children to become an adult by taking on adult action with a child mind to include Forbes advertising hot tots, our nations will continue to have dysfunctional adults becasue the body is now grown but the mind in still in shock as a child.

[butlerman]

Be well Winona. All the best and have a good Thanksgiving.