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Roles turned down by Debra Winger:
Debra Winger turned down the role of Sarah Tobias. She later claimed that "Jodie Foster is better actress than me".
Actor who got the part: Jodie Foster
Debra Winger turned down the role of Michelle Straton.
Actor who got the part: Lauren Hutton
Debra Winger turned down the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Liza Minnelli
Debra Winger turned down the role of Catherine Tramell.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone
Auditioned for the role of Vicki Vale.
Actor who got the part: Kim Basinger
Debra Winger was considered for the role of Catwoman.
Actor who got the part: Michelle Pfeiffer
Winger was the first choice to play the lead role of Susan Lawrence, but she was pregnant at the time of filming.
Actor who got the part: Elizabeth Perkins
Winger turned down the role of Dorothy Valens due to the erotic nature of the film.
Actor who got the part: Isabella Rossellini
Holly Hunter's role in Broadcast News was written for Debra Winger. She dropped out because she was pregnant.
Actor who got the part: Holly Hunter
Winger turned down Susan Sarandon's role.
Actor who got the part: Susan Sarandon
Debra Winger was considered to play Roxie Hart.
Actor who got the part: Renée Zellweger
Debra Winger was considered for the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Helen Mirren
In an interview Debra says that Lars von Trier asked her to be in the film, but the part didn't appeal to her.
Actor who got the part: Unknown
Winger was one of the top stars considered for the role of Rae Ingram.
Actor who got the part: Nicole Kidman
Winger was considered for the role of Baby, but producers turned her down because she was too old.
Actor who got the part: Jennifer Grey
Debra Winger was cast in this film in 1995 with Marlon Brando and Johnny Depp, but it was shutdown after 2 weeks when the financing collapsed.
Actor who got the part: Film Not Made
Debra Winger turned down the part of Dolores Fuller.
Actor who got the part: Sarah Jessica Parker
Debra Winger turned down Michelle Pfeiffer's role.
Actor who got the part: Michelle Pfeiffer
Debra Winger turned down the lead role of Alex.
Debra Winger was considered for the role of Jeanie Bueller.
Actor who got the part: Jennifer Grey
Was considered for the role of Alex but dropped out to do "Terms of Endearment".
Actor who got the part: Jennifer Beals
Winger was considered for the role of Veronica Quaife.
Actor who got the part: Geena Davis
One of several actors attached at some point, because the film was in development for over 25 years.
Actor who got the part: Cameron Diaz
Winger reportedly turned down the role of Molly Jensen.
Actor who got the part: Demi Moore
Debra Winger was considered to play Candy at one point.
Actor who got the part: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Debra Winger turned down the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Anjelica Huston
Debra Winger was considered for the role of Amy Archer.
Actor who got the part: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Debra Winger turned down the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Jennifer Love Hewitt
Winger turned down the lead role because she didn’t like the script.
Actor who got the part: Demi Moore
For years Debra developed a biopic on the 19th-century mystic who became involved in fighting religious wars in the Middle East, but never got to play the part.
Actor who got the part: Mathilda May
Turned down the Geena Davis role in A League of Their Own.
Actor who got the part: Geena Davis
For years Debra had ambitions to play the torch-singer Libby Holman in a biopic.
Actor who got the part: Film Never Made
Winger was considered for the role of Linda Partridge.
Actor who got the part: Julianne Moore
According to Scott McPherson, Debra was interested in playing Lee Lacker in the film of his play.
Actor who got the part: Meryl Streep
Turned down the lead role, that later went to Kathy Bates.
Actor who got the part: Kathy Bates
Winger turned down the lead.
Actor who got the part: Cher
Winger turned down Jessica Lange's role in The Music Box.
Actor who got the part: Jessica Lange
Debra Winger turned down the lead.
Actor who got the part: Barbra Streisand
Debra Winger turned down the role of Nina, because producers felt she was too old.
Actor who got the part: Jennifer Aniston
Penny Marshall was attached to direct with Debra Winger on board as Peggy Sue. When Marshall was fired, Debra Winger abandoned the project.
Actor who got the part: Kathleen Turner
Debra Winger seemed too old by director Louis Malle for the role of Violet, because the character was 12 years old and she was 21 years old when she did an audition for the part.
Actor who got the part: Brooke Shields
Debra Winger was considered by Quentin Tarantino for the part of Jody.
Actor who got the part: Rosanna Arquette
Winger turned down the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Karen Allen
Turned down the role of Lana.
Actor who got the part: Rebecca De Mornay
Considered for the role of Elvira Hancock.
Actor who got the part: Michelle Pfeiffer
Debra Winger was considered for the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Gwyneth Paltrow
Debra Winger turned down the lead part.
Actor who got the part: Stockard Channing
Winger turned down the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Julia Roberts
Winger turned down the lead.
Actor who got the part: Meg Ryan
Winger was a potential contender for the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Sandra Bullock
Debra Winger was considered for the role of Mary Jane Watson when the project was in development in the 1980s.
Actor who got the part: Kirsten Dunst
Winger reportedly wanted the role of Madison, but Ron Howard turned her down.
Actor who got the part: Daryl Hannah
Debra Winger turned down the role of Dorothy Stratten.
Actor who got the part: Mariel Hemingway
Winger was considered for the title role.
Actor who got the part: Helen Slater
In early stages, Winger was attached to play Lois Lane.
Actor who got the part: Kate Bosworth
Winger, when she was just starting out as an actress, did an audition for the role of Iris.
Actor who got the part: Jodie Foster
Debra Winger succesfully auditioned for the role of Sarah Connor. However, she later changed her mind and left the project at the last minute.
Actor who got the part: Linda Hamilton
Winger was considered for the role of Charlie Blackwood, but producers wanted an unknown for the part: Kelly McGillis.
Actor who got the part: Kelly McGillis
At one point, Debra Winger was rumored to star as Connie.
Actor who got the part: Diane Lane
Did you know that Debra Winger was not the only choice for these movies? (click to learn more)
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