Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on the 7th of September, 1987. Her father, Ira David Wood III is a theater actor writer, director and writer, and her mother, Sara Wood, is an actor and acting coach. Her older brothers include Dana Wood, a musician and Ira David Wood IV who also have been actors. Evan and her brothers sometimes appeared at Theatre In The Park in Raleigh, which her father founded and where he serves as executive director. At the age five she screen-tested against Kirsten Dunst for the lead role in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) after a long auditioning process. Together with her mother and brother Ira the family moved to Los Angeles in 1996. Since since then, she's had success in television series, movies on TV, and feature films. She was in Practical Magic (1998) and starred in the comedy S1m0ne (2002) as the daughter of actor Al Pacino. She followed that with Thirteen (2003) which starred Holly Hunter. Her character of Tracy in "Thirteen," which she played in the film, earned her a nomination from the Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama, and a nomination from the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance By an Actress Female in the Leading Role. At the time she received the award from SAG it was her youngest actress in the Leading Role category. She received an Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie" for her portrayal of Veda Pierce in the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011). The same award was given to her performance as Stephanie (Mickey Rourke's ex-wife) in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler (2008). Sara Wood and Ira David Wood III are her parents. Ira David Wood IV's younger sister and Dana's younger sister. She has been trained in dance. She is a fan of singing, swimming, rollerblade, and go on horseback. She holds the black belt for tae do. She stays in touch with many of her Once and Again (1999 castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.





 

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