Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was conceived in Raleigh, North Carolina on September 7, 1987. Her father, Ira David Wood III (a theatre actor 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 as well as her brothers often performed in the Theatre In The Park in Raleigh where her father established and where he is the executive director. After a long audition process and a five-year age gap, she was old when she had the opportunity to screen-test with Kirsten Dunst. She relocated to Los Angeles with her mom and brother Ira in 1996 . She has had success ever since acting in television series, TV films and feature films. She was in Practical Magic (1998) and starred in the comedy S1m0ne (2002) as the daughter of Al Pacino, and the film followed with Thirteen (2003) featuring Holly Hunter. Her breakout performance in the role of Tracy in "Thirteen" brought her a Golden Globes nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. When she received the nomination from SAG and was the most youthful actor in the Leading Role category. For her role as Veda Pierce, the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) earned her an Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Also, she received praise for her impressive performance in the role of Stephanie, Mickey Rourke's estranged daughter, in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler (2008). She is the daughter of Sara Wood and Ira David Wood III. Younger sister to Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood. She is a dancer who has been trained. She is a singer, loves to do horseback riding, and rollerblade. She has the black belt from tae Kwon Do. Has kept in touch with the majority of her Once and Again (1999) castmates: Mischa Barton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.