Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was conceived in Raleigh, North Carolina on September 7th, 1987. Her father, Ira David Wood III is a theatre writer and actor, while her mother, Sara Wood is an actress and acting coach. There are two older brothers, Dana Wood, a musician, and Ira David Wood IV, who also has acted. Evan and her brothers often appeared at Theatre In The Park in Raleigh. Her father started the theater and serves as its director-executive. After a lengthy audition when she was just five years old, she old when she was able to screen-test with Kirsten Dunst. Along with her mom and brother Ira the family moved to Los Angeles in 1996. Since her arrival, she has had successes in TV series, movies on TV, as well as feature films. She's been in Practical Magic (1998), starred in the comedic S1m0ne (2002) as Al Pacino's daughter, and was then in Thirteen (2003), with Holly Hunter. Her role in the film's breakout performance in the film as Tracy in "Thirteen" garnered her an award. Golden Globes nomination for Best Performance by an actor in a Motion Picture: Drama and for an Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in an Leading Role. When she received the award from SAG she was the youngest actress to be nominated in the Leading Role category. She earned an award of a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in an Miniseries or Movie" for her performance of Veda Pierce in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011). Her performance also garnered acclaim due to her impressive 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. Younger sister to Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood. She is a dancer who has been trained. She loves dancing, sing, rollblade, as well as horseback riding. She holds an black belt in Tae-Kwon do. She is in contact with many of her Once and Again (1999 castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.