Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born September 7, 1987 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her father, Ira David Wood III is a theatre actor and writer, while her mother, Sara Wood is an actress and acting coach. She is the daughter of Dana Wood, a musician and Ira David Wood III, an actor. Evan as well as her brothers often were on stage in the Theatre In The Park in Raleigh the theater that her father founded and where the director is executive. After a long and drawn-out audition process, she was five years old when she had the opportunity to screen-test against Kirsten Dunst. With her parents and brother Ira, she moved to Los Angeles in 1996. Since the time, she has seen success in television series films on TV and 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). Her performance as Tracy in "Thirteen," which she starred in received her a nomination from 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 of Female Character in an Leading Role. At the time of this SAG nomination, she was the youngest actress nominated for the Leading Role category. She earned a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in an Miniseries or Movie" for her portrayal of Veda Pierce in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011). The same award was given to her role as Stephanie (Mickey Rourke's estranged daughter) in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler (2008). Daughter of Ira David Wood III and Sara Wood. Ira David Wood IV's younger sister and Dana Wood's older sister. Dancer. She likes to sing, swim, rollerblade, and go back on horses. She is an black belt in Tae do. She is in contact with many of her Once and Again (1999 castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.