Debra Lynn Winger was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, into an Orthodox Jewish family, to Robert Winger, a meatpacker, and Ruth née Felder , an office supervisor.
There were a number of other young actresses vying for the role, but the director threatened to quit if Winger was not cast.
She seemed particularly emotional, sometimes bursting into tears if someone criticized her.
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