Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born on the 7th of September, 1987 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her father, Ira David Wood III is a theater actor writer, director and writer, as is her mother, Sara Wood, is an actress and acting coach. Her brothers older than her are Dana Wood, a musician and Ira David Wood IV who are also actors. Evan and her brothers frequently appeared at Theatre In The Park in Raleigh. Her father founded the theater and serves as its director-executive. She was five when she auditioned to play the character of Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). With her mother and brother Ira they moved to Los Angeles in 1996. Since the time, she has seen successes in TV series as well as movies on TV as well as feature films. Tracy was her character in Practical Magic (1998) and also in S1m0ne (2002 Al Pacino's daughter). Holly Hunter followed with Thirteen (2004). The role she played as Tracy in "Thirteen," which she played in, earned her a nomination for the Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama and a nomination from Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance By an Actress Female in the Leading Role. At the time she was nominated by SAG, she was the most youthful actor in the Leading Role category. Her portrayal in the role of Veda Pierce in the HBO miniseries Mildred, Pierce (2011) brought her an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe award. Acclaim was also given to her role as 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. Ira David Wood IV's younger sister and Dana Wood's older sister. Dancer trained. She is a fan of singing, swimming or rollerblade and also go on horseback. She holds the black belt in tae Kwon-Do. Has kept in touch with a majority of her Once and Again (1999) co-stars: Mischa Barton, Julia Whelan as well as Shane West.