Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born on the 7th of September, 1987 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her father, Ira David Wood III is a theatre writer and actor, and 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 as well as her brothers often performed at Theatre In The Park in Raleigh where her father founded and for which he is the executive director. When she was five, she was screened against Kirsten Dunst for the leading part in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) after a long auditioning process. With her parents and brother Ira moving to Los Angeles in 1996. Since then, she has enjoyed success in television series films on TV and feature films. She was the main character in Practical Magic (1998) as Al Pacino’s daughter. The comedy S1m0ne(2002) was followed by Thirteen (2003) featuring Holly Hunter. Her breakthrough role as Tracy in "Thirteen" brought her 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 of Female Character in an Leading Role. She was the youngest actress nominated for an award for a Leading Role award at the time. For her role as Veda Pierce, the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011) earned her an Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Acclaim was also awarded for 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 to Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood. She is a trained dancer. She is passionate about dancing, sing, rollblade, and ride horses. She holds a black belt at tae Kwon-Do. She's kept in touch with most of her Once and Again (1999), castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.