American actor (born 1971) who played Amanda Grayson, Spock's human mother, in the 2009 film Star Trek, where the character dies in the destruction of Vulcan.
Winona Ryder is an American actor known for Beetlejuice, Heathers, Edward Scissorhands, Little Women and the series Stranger Things.
In the 2009 Star Trek she plays Amanda Grayson, the human wife of Sarek, in the role created by Jane Wyatt in the original series. She is seen reassuring the young Spock, who is taunted on Vulcan for his mixed heritage, and supporting his choice between the Vulcan Science Academy and Starfleet.
When Nero attacks Vulcan, Spock beams down to rescue the elders and his parents, but the ground gives way beneath Amanda an instant before transport and she is lost. Her death shapes Spock's behaviour for the rest of the film.