What '70s And '80s Actor Debra Winger Looks Like These Days
Debra Winger was one of Hollywood's most endearing screen talents in the '70s and '80s, quickly rising to stardom. It was her breakout role as Sissy opposite John Travolta in "Urban Cowboy" that established her as one of Hollywood's leading ladies, and there was no denying her star power as she continued to light up the big screen all throughout the '90s and 2000s. After juggling family life and her acting career for years, she slowly began stepping away from Hollywood. However, these days, she is still remaining active in other ways.
As of this report, Winger is in her 70s and is more focused on world issues, the environment, and advocating for human rights, even going the extra mile to make her voice heard. "Stop arming isr*el, stop starving gaza, end the siege," read the caption on a short Instagram video showing the "Wonder Woman" actor wearing handcuffs while being escorted by police during what appeared to be a street protest back in August 2025. With a full head of curly gray hair and a noticeably older appearance, Winger is full of vitality and passion and is in a no-nonsense state of mind. It's a far cry from her glamorous Hollywood days, but it's Winger's reality and what you'll find her looking like these days.
Winger has devoted herself to activism
Debra Winger has always gone after what she wanted in life. After a terrible accident left her in a coma and temporarily blind for 10 months, she had an epiphany and vowed to follow her dream of becoming an actor. "I needed that shock to the body. I needed to break completely with the ordinary life I was afraid of," she told The Guardian. Although she fulfilled that promise, Winger always felt a calling to be a part of something bigger through advocacy and activism.
"When I was 17, I left school early to join a group that marched by our window. I was sick and mad from watching body bags coming off military planes on conveyor belts each night on the news," she wrote in an October 2024 Instagram post. "When the march ended up at Teledyne, manufacturers supplying the war machine, I yelled as loud as I could, and that started to feel more right."
Like many celebs who have taken activism to the next level, Winger has made those passions her priority these days and remains determined to make a difference. "Today, I am almost 70. I am on the train heading downtown to point my finger at those profiting from our government's decision to back a broken and sick society," she continued on the post. She added, "I can't carry on with any kind of normal life, living on one globe, unless I do all I can each day to wake up from this madness."