Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on the 7th of September, 1987. Her father, Ira David Wood III (a actor in the theatre as well as writer and director) is her father. Sara Wood Wood is her mother, as well as an actress. Her older brothers are Dana Wood, a musician, and Ira David Wood IV, who also has acted. Evan and her brothers occasionally appeared in the Theatre In The Park in Raleigh where her father established and where he serves as executive director. At the age five she was screened against Kirsten Dunst for the lead part in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) after a long auditioning process. In the year 1996, she relocated to Los Angeles along with her brother Ira and mother. She has been a star in TV series or feature films as well as television movies since. She appeared in Practical Magic (1998) in the role of the daughter of Al Pacino. The comedy S1m0ne(2002) was followed by Thirteen (2003) featuring Holly Hunter. Her breakthrough performance in the role of Tracy in "Thirteen" resulted in a Golden Globes nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. When she received this SAG nomination, she was the youngest actress to be nominated for the Leading Role category. For her performance in Veda Pierce, in the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011) which she starred in, she was awarded an Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Her performance also garnered acclaim due to her impressive performance as Stephanie the estranged Mickey Rourke's daughter, in the Darren Aronofsky film The Wrestler (2008). She is the daughter of Sara Wood and Ira David Wood III. Little sister of Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood. She is a trained dancer. She is a lover of dancing and sing, as well as rollblade and ride horses. She is the black belt for tae the kwon-do. She's been in contact for the majority of her time in Once and Again (1999) and castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.