Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born on 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, as well as Ira David Wood III, an actor. Evan and her brothers sometimes were on stage in the Theatre In The Park in Raleigh the theater that her father founded and where the director is executive. She was just five when she auditioned for the role in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). In 1996, she relocated to Los Angeles along with her brother Ira and mom. She has appeared in TV shows, feature films, and TV movies ever since. She starred as Tracy in Practical Magic (1998) and in S1m0ne (2002 the child of Al Pacino). Holly Hunter followed with Thirteen (2004). Her breakthrough role in the role of Tracy in "Thirteen" resulted in a Golden Globes nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. At the time of the SAG nomination she was the youngest actress to be nominated for the Leading Role category. Her role in the role of Veda Pierce in the HBO mini-series Mildred, Pierce (2011) earned her an Emmy nomination and an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe award. The actress also received acclaim for her impressive performance in the role of Stephanie the estranged Mickey Rourke's 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. She is a dancer who has been trained. She is a fan of singing, swimming or rollerblade and also go on horseback rides. She holds the black belt in tae the kwon-do. Is still in touch with the majority of her Once and Again (1999) co-stars: Mischa Barton, Julia Whelan as well as Shane West.