Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was conceived in Raleigh, North Carolina on September 7th 1987. Her father, Ira David Wood III is a stage actor and writer, while her mother Sara Wood is an actress and acting coach. She has two older brothers--Dana Wood, a musician and Ira David Wood IV, who has also performed. Evan as well as her brothers appeared at Theatre In The Park, Raleigh and her father serves as the director. At the age five she was screened against Kirsten Dunst for the lead part in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) following a lengthy audition process. She relocated to Los Angeles with her mom and brother Ira in the year 1996. She has enjoyed success since then she has appeared in a variety of TV series, TV movies as well as feature films. She was in Practical Magic (1998) and also starred in the comedy S1m0ne (2002) as the daughter of actor Al Pacino. She was then in Thirteen (2003) featuring Holly Hunter. Her breakthrough role as Tracy in "Thirteen" brought her a Golden Globes nomination for Best Performance by an actor in the genre of Motion Picture: Drama and for an Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Actress Female in the Leading Role. She was the youngest actress nominated for the Leading Role award at the time. Her performance as Veda Pierce in the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011) was rewarded with an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe award. She also earned acclaim for her strong performance in the role of Stephanie the estranged Mickey Rourke's daughter, in Darren Aronsofsky's The Wrestler (2008). Daughter of Ira David Wood III and Sara Wood. Ira David Wood III's younger sister. Trained in dance. She is passionate about dancing to sing, rollblade, and horseback ride. She has a black belt in tae Kwon Do. She has kept in contact with a majority of her Once and Again (1999) castmates: Mischa Barton, Julia Whelan, and Shane West.