Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was conceived in Raleigh, North Carolina on September 7th 1987. Her father, Ira David Wood III is a theater actor writer, director and writer, as is her mother, Sara Wood, is an actor as well as acting coach. Her brothers older than her are Dana Wood, a musician and Ira David Wood IV who are also actors. Evan as well as her brothers appeared at Theatre In The Park, Raleigh which is where her father is the executive director. She was five when she auditioned for the part in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). With her parents and brother Ira the family moved to Los Angeles in 1996. Since the time, she has seen the success of television shows, movies on TV, as well as feature films. She's been in Practical Magic (1998) as well as in the comedy S1m0ne (2002) as Al Pacino's daughter, and followed that with Thirteen (2003) featuring 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 Actress in the genre of Motion Picture: Drama and for an Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in an Leading Role. When she received the nomination from SAG it was her most youthful actor in the Leading Role category. Her role in the role of Veda Pierce in the HBO miniseries Mildred, Pierce (2011) brought her an Emmy nomination as well as the Golden Globe award. Also, acclaim was awarded to her performance as Stephanie (Mickey Rourke's ex-wife) in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler (2008). Sara Wood and Ira David Wood III are her parents. Ira David Wood IV's younger sister, and Dana Wood's younger sister. A dancer who has been trained. She loves to sing, swim as well as rollerblade. She also enjoys on horseback. She holds a black belt at tae the kwon-do. She has kept in contact with most of her Once and Again (1999) co-stars: Mischa Barton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.