Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born September 7, 1987 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her father, Ira David Wood III (a actor in the theatre writer, director, and actor) is her father. Sara Wood Wood is her mother and an actress. She is the daughter of Dana Wood, a musician and Ira David Wood III, an actor. Evan and her brothers have frequently appeared at Theatre In The Park in Raleigh. Her father was the founder of the theater and serves as its director of operations. At the age of five, she was screened against Kirsten Dunst for the lead part in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) following a lengthy audition process. Together with her mother and brother Ira the family moved to Los Angeles in 1996. Since the time, she has seen successes in TV series as well as movies on TV and feature films. She's appeared in Practical Magic (1998) as well as in the comedic S1m0ne (2002) as the daughter of actor Al Pacino. She followed that with Thirteen (2003) which starred Holly Hunter. Her performance as Tracy in "Thirteen," which she was a part of was nominated at the Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actress: Drama and a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by female actors in a Leading Role. She was the first actress to have been nominated for a Leading Role award at the time. For her role in Veda Pierce in the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011) earned her an Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Her dramatic portrayal of Stephanie Rourke's estranged daughter in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler (2008) earned her praise. She is the daughter of Sara Wood and Ira David Wood III. Younger sister of Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood. Dancer. She is a lover of dancing and sing, as well as rollblade and horseback ride. She holds a black belt at tae do. Keeps in touch with the majority of her Once and Again (1999) castmates: Mischa Barton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.