Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on the 7th of September, 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 and actress. Her older brothers include Dana Wood, a musician and Ira David Wood IV who are also actors. Evan and her brothers have performed at Theatre In The Park, Raleigh, where her father serves as the director. At the age of five, she auditioned to play the character in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). She relocated to Los Angeles with her mom and brother Ira in 1996 . She's enjoyed success since then, appearing in a TV show, TV film as well as feature films. She was in Practical Magic (1998) and starred in the comedic S1m0ne (2002) as Al Pacino's daughter, and was then in Thirteen (2003) featuring Holly Hunter. Her breakthrough role as Tracy in "Thirteen" was rewarded with a Golden Globes nomination for Best Performance by an actress in the genre of Motion Picture: Drama and for a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Actress Female in a Leading Role. In the year of her SAG nomination, she was the youngest actress to be recognized for the Leading Role category. Her role in the role of Veda Pierce in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) was rewarded with an Emmy nomination and an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe award. Her remarkable portrayal of Stephanie Rourke's estranged son in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler (2008) earned her recognition. Sara Wood and Ira David Wood III are her parents. The younger sister of Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood. She is a dancer who has been trained. She loves to sing, swim as well as rollerblade. She also enjoys on horseback rides. She is black belt in tae-kwon do. She remains in contact with a lot of her Once and Again (1999 castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.