Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born September 7, 1987, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her father, Ira David Wood III is a stage actor writer and director as is her mother, Sara Wood, is an actress as well as acting coach. Her brothers who are older than her are Dana Wood, a musician and Ira David Wood IV who also have been actors. Evan as well as her brothers regularly performed in the Theatre In The Park in Raleigh. Her father started it and is the director-executive. She was five when she auditioned to play the character of Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). She relocated to Los Angeles with her mom and brother Ira in 1996 . She has enjoyed success since then, appearing in a TV show, TV film and feature films. She's appeared in Practical Magic (1998) and starred in the comedic S1m0ne (2002) as Al Pacino's daughter, and then followed it up with Thirteen (2003) which starred Holly Hunter. The role she played as Tracy in "Thirteen," which she was a part of the film, earned her a nomination for 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 an Leading Role. She was the youngest actress to be nominated for a Leading Role award at the time. She earned an award of a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in the form of a Miniseries or Movie" for her portrayal of Veda Pierce in the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011). The same award was given to her role as Stephanie (Mickey Rourke's ex-wife) in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler (2008). Sara Wood and Ira David Wood III are her parents. Younger sister to Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood. Dancer. She is a lover of dancing and sing, as well as rollblade and ride horses. She is black belt in tae-kwon do. She stays in touch with many of her Once and Again (1999 castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.