Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was conceived in Raleigh, North Carolina on September 7 1987. Her father, Ira David Wood III (a actor in the theatre writer, director, actor) is her father. Sara Wood Wood is her mother and an actress. Her older brothers are Dana Wood, who is a musician and Ira David Wood IV, who also has acted. Evan and her brothers often performed at Theatre In The Park in Raleigh. Her father started it and is its director of operations. At the age of five she auditioned against Kirsten Dunst for the leading role in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) after a long auditioning process. With her parents and brother Ira they moved to Los Angeles in 1996. Since the time, she has seen the success of television shows and movies on television, and feature films. She's been in Practical Magic (1998) as well as in the comedy S1m0ne (2002) as Al Pacino's daughter. She the film followed with Thirteen (2003) in which she starred alongside Holly Hunter. Her breakout performance as Tracy on "Thirteen" brought her a Golden Globes nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. At the time she was nominated by SAG she was the most youthful actor in the Leading Role category. The role she played in the role of Veda Pierce in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) brought her an Emmy nomination and an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe award. Acclaim was also awarded for her performance as Stephanie (Mickey Rourke’s ex-wife) in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler (2008). Daughter of Ira David Wood III and Sara Wood. Younger sister to Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood. Dancer. She likes to sing, do horseback riding, and rollerblade. She holds the black belt for tae Kwon-Do. She remains in contact with a lot of her Once and Again (1999 castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.