Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was conceived 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. She is the daughter of Dana Wood, a musician, as well as Ira David Wood III, an actor. Evan and her brothers often performed at Theatre In The Park in Raleigh. Her father was the founder of it and is the director of operations. After a lengthy audition, she was five years old when she had the opportunity to screen-test against Kirsten Dunst. In 1996, she relocated to Los Angeles along with her brother Ira and mother. She has been a prominent character in TV shows film, feature films, and TV films since. She was in Practical Magic (1998) and starred in the comedic S1m0ne (2002) as Al Pacino's daughter. She then followed it up with Thirteen (2003), with Holly Hunter. Her character of Tracy in "Thirteen," which she was a part of received her a nomination at the Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actress: Drama, and a nomination from the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance By a Female Actor In an Leading Role. In the year of her SAG nomination, she was the youngest actress nominated for the Leading Role category. For her role in Veda Pierce, the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011), she received an Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Her performance also garnered acclaim due to her impressive performance in the role of Stephanie, Mickey Rourke's estranged daughter, in the Darren Aronofsky film The Wrestler (2008). Sara Wood and Ira David Wood III are her parents. The younger sister to Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood. Dancer. She loves to sing, swim, rollerblade, and go on horseback rides. She is earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She's kept in contact with most of her Once and Again (1999), castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.