Debra Winger: Bio, Education, Career, Net Worth, Family, and Relationships

Professional Career of Debra Winger

At the age of 18, after returning to the United States, Debra Winger was involved in a car accident that caused a cerebral hemorrhage. As a result, she was partially paralyzed and blind for 10 months, with doctors initially telling her she would never regain her sight.

During her recovery, Debra Winger had time to reflect on her life and decided that if she regained her health, she would move to California and pursue a career in acting.

Debra Winger's Relationship, Husband, and Kids

According to Wikipedia, Winger's three-year relationship with actor Andrew Rubin ended in 1980. From 1983 to 1985 she dated Bob Kerrey, at the time the governor of Nebraska, whom she met while filming Terms of Endearment in Lincoln, Nebraska. Winger also dated her Cannery Row and Everybody Wins co-star Nick Nolte.

From 1986 to 1990, Winger was married to actor Timothy Hutton, with whom she had a son, Noah Hutton, a documentary filmmaker born in 1987. The marriage ended in divorce.

In 1996, Winger married actor/director Arliss Howard, whom she met on the set of the film Wilder Napalm. Their son, Gideon Babe Ruth Howard, was born in 1997. She is stepmother to Sam Howard, Arliss's son from his prior marriage.