Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on the 7th of September, 1987. Her father, Ira David Wood III (a theatre actor, writer, director) is her father. Sara Wood Wood is her mother, as well as an actress. She is the daughter of Dana Wood, a musician and Ira David Wood III, an actor. Evan and her brothers have frequently performed at Theatre In The Park in Raleigh. Her father started it and is the director-executive. She was just five when she was auditioning for the role of Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). In 1996, she relocated to Los Angeles along with her brother Ira and mother. She has been a regular in television shows or feature films as well as TV movies since. Tracy played her part in Practical Magic (1998) and also in S1m0ne (2002 Al Pacino's daughter). Holly Hunter followed with Thirteen (2004). Her breakout performance in the role of Tracy in "Thirteen" earned her a Golden Globes nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. At the time she received the award from SAG she was the most youthful actor in the Leading Role category. She was awarded an Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in the form of a Miniseries or Movie" for her portrayal of Veda Pierce in the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011). Also, she received praise for her impressive performance in the role of Stephanie the estranged Mickey Rourke's daughter, in Darren Aronsofsky's The Wrestler (2008). She is the daughter of Sara Wood and Ira David Wood III. Little sister of Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood. She is a trained dancer. She is a fan of singing, swimming as well as rollerblade. She also enjoys on horseback. She is the black belt in tae the kwon-do. She remains in contact with a lot of her Once and Again (1999 castmates: Mischa Barrton, Julia Whelan and Shane West.