Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood was born on September
7, 1987 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her father, Ira David Wood III is a theatre
actor and writer, while her mother, Sara Wood is an actress and acting coach.
She is the daughter of Dana Wood, a musician, as well as Ira David Wood III, an
actor. Evan and her brothers occasionally performed in the Theatre In The Park
in Raleigh where her father established and where the director is executive.
After a long audition process at the age of five, she was old when she was able
to screen-test with Kirsten Dunst. She relocated to Los Angeles with her mom
and brother Ira in 1996 . She has seen success since acting in television
series, TV films as well as feature films. She's appeared in Practical Magic
(1998) and also starred in the comedy S1m0ne (2002) as the daughter of Al
Pacino, and followed that with Thirteen (2003), with Holly Hunter. Her
breakthrough role in the role of Tracy on "Thirteen" earned her a
Golden Globes nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. She was
the first actress to have been nominated for an award for a Leading Role award
at the time. She won an Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for "Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie" for her performance of Veda
Pierce in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011). Also, acclaim was awarded
to her performance as Stephanie (Mickey Rourke's ex-wife) in Darren
Aronofsky’s The Wrestler (2008). She is the daughter of Sara Wood and Ira
David Wood III. Ira David Wood III's younger sister. Dancer. She loves to sing,
swim or rollerblade and also go horseback riding. She is an black belt in Tae
Kwon-Do. She remains in contact with many of her Once and Again (1999
castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.
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