Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on September 7, 1987. Her father Ira David Wood III is a theatre actor and writer, while her mother Sara Wood is an actress and acting coach. Her brothers older than her are Dana Wood, a musician and Ira David Wood IV who have also been actors. Evan as well as her brothers appeared at Theatre In The Park, Raleigh in the same place where her father serves as the director. At the age of five she auditioned against Kirsten Dunst to play the lead part in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) after a long auditioning process. Along with her mom and brother Ira they moved to Los Angeles in 1996. Since the time, she has seen the success of television shows films on TV and feature films. She has appeared in Practical Magic (1998) and also starred in the comedic S1m0ne (2002) as Al Pacino's daughter. She followed that with Thirteen (2003) which starred Holly Hunter. Her performance as Tracy in "Thirteen," which she starred in the film, earned her a nomination at the Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actress: Drama and a nomination from Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance By an Actress Female in the Leading Role. When she received the award from SAG she was the most youthful actress to be nominated in the Leading Role category. Her role in the role of Veda Pierce in the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011) brought her an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe award. Also, acclaim was awarded to her role 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. Little sister of Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood. She is a dancer who has been trained. She is a lover of dancing to sing, rollblade, as well as horseback riding. She holds the black belt from tae kwon do. Keeps in touch with a majority of her Once and Again (1999) castmates: Mischa Barton, Julia Whelan, and Shane West.