Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was conceived in Raleigh, North Carolina on September 7th 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 is an actress. Her older brothers include Dana Wood, a musician and Ira David Wood IV who are also actors. Evan and her brothers performed in the Theatre In The Park, Raleigh in the same place where her father serves as the executive director. At the age of five she was screen-tested against Kirsten Dunst for her lead part in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) after a long auditioning process. Together with her mother and brother Ira, she moved to Los Angeles in 1996. Since her arrival, she has had the success of television shows as well as movies on TV as well as feature films. She has appeared in Practical Magic (1998), starred in the comedy S1m0ne (2002) as Al Pacino's daughter. She the film followed with Thirteen (2003) which starred 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 a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Actress Female in a Leading Role. She was the first actress to be nominated for a Leading Role award at the time. For her performance in Veda Pierce, the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) earned her an Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Her performance also garnered acclaim due to her stunning performance in the role of Stephanie who is Mickey Rourke's estranged daughter, in the Darren Aronofsky film The Wrestler (2008). She is the daughter of Sara Wood and Ira David Wood III. Ira David Wood III's younger sister. Dancer. She is a singer, loves to riding a horseback, as well as rollerblade. She is black belt in tae-kwon do. Is still in touch with a majority of her Once and Again (1999) co-stars: Mischa Barton, Julia Whelan, and Shane West.