Debra Winger is an American actress. After a breakout performance in Urban Cowboy, she appeared in the films An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment, and Shadowlands, with each of those three performances garnering her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. In 2005 she played the title role in the miniseries Dawn Anna, and she was nominated for an Emmy for her work. She also starred in the TV series The Ranch and Patriot.