Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born on the 7th of September, 1987 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her father, Ira David Wood III is a stage actor writer and director and her mother, Sara Wood, is an actor as well as acting coach. She is the daughter of Dana Wood, a musician and Ira David Wood III, an actor. Evan and her brothers occasionally appeared at Theatre In The Park in Raleigh, which her father founded and where he serves as executive director. After a lengthy audition at the age of five, she was old when she had the opportunity to screen-test against Kirsten Dunst. She moved to Los Angeles with her mom and brother Ira in 1996 . She has seen success since acting in TV series, TV movies and feature films. Tracy played her part in Practical Magic (1998) and also in S1m0ne (2002 the child of Al Pacino). Holly Hunter followed with Thirteen (2004). Her breakout role as Tracy on "Thirteen" brought her an Golden Globes nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. At the time she received the nomination from SAG and was the most youthful actor to be nominated in the Leading Role category. Her portrayal in the role of Veda Pierce in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) was rewarded with an Emmy nomination as well as an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe award. Her remarkable portrayal of Stephanie Rourke's estranged daughter in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler (2008) earned her acclaim. She is the daughter of Ira David Wood III and Sara Wood. Ira David Wood IV's younger sister and Dana's younger sister. She is a dancer who has been trained. She loves to sing, ride a horseback, and rollerblade. She is black belt in tae-kwon do. Keeps in touch with most of her Once and Again (1999) co-stars: Mischa Barton, Julia Whelan, as well as Shane West.