Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was conceived in Raleigh, North Carolina on September 7th 1987. Her father, Ira David Wood III, is a theatre actor writer and director as is her mother, Sara Wood, is an actor as well as acting coach. There are two older brothers, Dana Wood, a singer, and Ira David Wood IV, who has also acted. Evan and her brothers performed in the Theatre In The Park, Raleigh, where her father is the executive director. At the age of five, she was screen-tested against Kirsten Dunst to play the lead part in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) following a lengthy audition process. In 1996, she relocated to Los Angeles along with her brother Ira and mom. She has been a prominent character in television shows film, feature films, and TV movies ever since. Tracy was her character in Practical Magic (1998) and also in S1m0ne (2002 the child of Al Pacino). Holly Hunter followed with Thirteen (2004). Her breakthrough role in the role of Tracy on "Thirteen" resulted in an Golden Globes nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. At the time she was nominated by SAG she was the most youthful actress to be nominated in the Leading Role category. The role she played in the role of Veda Pierce in the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011) earned her an Emmy nomination and the Golden Globe award. Acclaim was also given to her performance as Stephanie (Mickey Rourke's ex-wife) in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler (2008). She is the daughter of Sara Wood and Ira David Wood III. Ira David Wood IV's younger sister and Dana Wood's older sister. She is a professional dancer. She likes to sing, do horseback riding, and rollerblade. She is earned a black belt in Tae kwon do. She remains in contact with a lot of her Once and Again (1999 castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.