Debra Winger in Black Widow

Debra Winger

Debra Winger


Her first starring role was in Thank God It's Friday, followed by her performance in Urban Cowboy in 1980 with John Travolta, for which she received a BAFTA nomination. In 1982 she co-starred with Nick Nolte in Cannery Row and with Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress twice more: for Terms of Endearment in 1983 (which was awarded to her co-star, Shirley MacLaine, who played her mother in the film) and for Shadowlands in 1993 for which she also received her second BAFTA nomination. Her performance in A Dangerous Woman earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.

Black Widow


Debra Winger 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.

Debra Winger as Alexandra Barnes / Jessie Bates
​Theresa Russell as Catherine Petersen / Renee Walker / Margaret McCrory / Marielle Dumers

The story centers on two women. Catherine (Theresa Russell) is a psychopathic femme fatale whose true name and motivation are never known...




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