Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was conceived in Raleigh, North Carolina on September 7th, 1987. Her father, Ira David Wood III (a theatre actor, writer, director) is her father. Sara Wood Wood is her mother and an actress. She has two brothers: Dana Wood, a musician, and Ira David Wood IV, who has also appeared. Evan as well as her brothers appeared in the Theatre In The Park, Raleigh and her father is the director. At the age of five she auditioned against Kirsten Dunst for her lead role in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) after a long auditioning process. In 1996, she moved to Los Angeles along with her brother Ira and mother. She has been a star in television shows as well as feature films and television movies since. Tracy was her character in Practical Magic (1998) and S1m0ne (2002 Al Pacino's daughter). Holly Hunter followed with Thirteen (2004). Her performance as Tracy in "Thirteen," which she performed in was nominated 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 female actors in a Leading Role. At the time she received the nomination from SAG it was her youngest actress in the Leading Role category. She earned an award of a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie" for her portrayal of Veda Pierce in the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011). Also, she received praise for her strong performance in the role of Stephanie her character, Mickey Rourke's estranged daughter, in Darren Aronsofsky's The Wrestler (2008). She is the daughter of Sara Wood and Ira David Wood III. Ira David Wood III's younger sister. She is a professional dancer. She enjoys to sing, ride a horseback, and rollerblade. She holds a black belt in tae-kwon do. She stays in touch with a lot of her Once and Again (1999 castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.