Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on September 7, 1987. Her father, Ira David Wood III is a theatre actor writer, director and writer, as is her mother, Sara Wood, is an actor as well as acting coach. She has two brothers: Dana Wood, who is a musician and Ira David Wood IV, who has also performed. Evan and her brothers often performed at Theatre In The Park in Raleigh. Her father started the theater and serves as its director of operations. After a lengthy audition process when she was just five years old, she old when she was able to screen-test against Kirsten Dunst. With her mother and brother Ira the family moved to Los Angeles in 1996. Since her arrival, she has had successes in TV series as well as movies on TV as well as feature films. She's been in Practical Magic (1998) as well as in the comedy S1m0ne (2002) as the daughter of Al Pacino, and followed that with Thirteen (2003) featuring Holly Hunter. Her role as Tracy in "Thirteen," which she was a part of received her a nomination at the Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama, as well as a nomination from Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance By an Actress of Female Character in an Leading Role. She was the first actress nominated for an Emmy or Golden Globe nomination for a Leading Role award at the time. For her role in Veda Pierce, the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011) was nominated for an Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. The actress also received acclaim for her strong performance in the role of Stephanie her character, Mickey Rourke's estranged daughter in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler (2008). She is the daughter of Ira David Wood III and Sara Wood. Ira David Wood IV's younger sister and Dana Wood's younger sister. Dancer. She is a singer, loves to take a horseback ride, and rollerblade. She is 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.