Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood was born in Raleigh,
North Carolina, on September 7, 1987. Her father, Ira David Wood III (a theatre
actor as well as writer and director) is her father. Sara Wood Wood is her
mother, as well as an actress. Her older brothers include Dana Wood, a musician
and Ira David Wood IV who have also been actors. Evan as well as her brothers
appeared in the Theatre In The Park, Raleigh, where her father is the director.
After a lengthy audition process at the age of five, she was old when she was able
to screen-test against Kirsten Dunst. Along with her mom and brother Ira they
moved to Los Angeles in 1996. Since her arrival, she has had success in
television series as well as movies on TV and feature films. She was in
Practical Magic (1998) and also starred in the comedy S1m0ne (2002) as Al
Pacino's daughter, and the film followed with Thirteen (2003) featuring Holly
Hunter. Her performance as Tracy in "Thirteen," which she starred in
received her a nomination for the Golden Globes for Best Performance by an
Actress: Drama and a nomination from Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding
Performance by a Female Actor In a Leading Role. She was the youngest actress
to be nominated for an Emmy or Golden Globe nomination for a Leading Role award
at the time. The role she played in the role of Veda Pierce in the HBO
miniseries Mildred, Pierce (2011) was rewarded with an Emmy nomination as well
as an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe award. The actress also received
acclaim for her stunning performance in the role of Stephanie the estranged
Mickey Rourke's daughter in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler (2008). She is the
daughter of Ira David Wood III and Sara Wood. Ira David Wood III's younger
sister. She is a certified dancer. She loves dancing or sing, play the
rollblade and horseback ride. She is a black belt in tae-kwon do. She keeps in
touch with a lot of her Once and Again (1999 castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia
Whelan and Shane West.
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