Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born on September 7, 1987 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her father, Ira David Wood III (a theatre actor writer, director, actor) is her father. Sara Wood Wood is her mother, as well as an actress. Her brothers older than her are Dana Wood, a musician and Ira David Wood IV who also have been actors. Evan as well as her brothers often performed in the Theatre In The Park in Raleigh the theater that her father established and where he serves as executive director. After a long audition process at the age of five, she was old when she was able to screen-test with Kirsten Dunst. Together with her mother and brother Ira moving to Los Angeles in 1996. Since then, she has enjoyed the success of television shows, movies on TV, as well as feature films. She was in Practical Magic (1998) and also starred in the comedy S1m0ne (2002) as Al Pacino's daughter. She followed that with Thirteen (2003) featuring Holly Hunter. The role she played as Tracy in "Thirteen," which she played in was nominated for the Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama, as well as a nomination from Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance By female actors in a Leading Role. When she received this SAG nomination she was the youngest actress recognized in the Leading Role category. For her role in Veda Pierce, the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) earned her an Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Her stellar portrayal of Stephanie Rourke's estranged child in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler (2008) earned the attention of critics. Daughter of Ira David Wood III and Sara Wood. Little sister of Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood. A dancer who has been trained. She enjoys singing, swimming, rollerblade, and go on horseback. She is the black belt for tae Kwon-Do. Is still in touch with the majority of her Once and Again (1999) castmates: Mischa Barton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.