Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on September 7, 1987. Her father Ira David Wood III is a stage writer and actor, and 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 also have been actors. Evan and her brothers frequently were seen performing in the Theatre In The Park in Raleigh. Her father was the founder of it and is its director-executive. At the age of five, she was screen-tested against Kirsten Dunst for the lead role in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) following a lengthy audition process. In the year 1996, she relocated to Los Angeles along with her brother Ira and mom. She has been a star in television shows, feature films, and TV films since. She was a star in Practical Magic (1998), as the daughter of Al Pacino. The comedy S1m0ne(2002) followed by Thirteen (2003) with Holly Hunter. Her role in the film's breakout performance as Tracy in "Thirteen" garnered her a Golden Globes nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Drama and for an Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in an Leading Role. She was the first actress to have been nominated for an award for a Leading Role award at the time. For her performance in Veda Pierce in in the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011) earned her an Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Her remarkable performance as Stephanie Rourke's estranged son in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler (2008) earned her recognition. Sara Wood and Ira David Wood III are her parents. The younger sister to Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood. She is a professional dancer. She is a lover of dancing and sing, as well as rollblade and even horseback ride. She holds black belt in tae kwon do. She has kept in touch most of her time in Once and Again (1999) and castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.