Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987^[1]) is an American film, television and theater actress, and singer. She began acting in the late 1990s, appearing in several television roles, including American Gothic and Once and Again. Wood made her debut as a lead film actress in 2002's Little Secrets, and became well known after her Golden Globe-nominated role in Thirteen, which garnered her critical praise.^[2] She has since starred in several independent films, including Pretty Persuasion, Down in the Valley, and Across the Universe, and has several more starring roles in films yet to be released. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... The year 1994 in film involved some significant events. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about motion pictures. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle &#8212... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... American Gothic is an American television series created by Shaun Cassidy and executive produced by Sam Raimi. ... Once and Again is an American television series that aired on ABC from 1999 to 2002. ... Little Secrets is a movie starting Evan Rachel Wood and David Gallagher. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Thirteen is a 2003 film co-written by Catherine Hardwicke (who also directed the film) and Nikki Reed. ... Pretty Persuasion is a 2005 comedy / drama / teen film directed by Marcos Siega and written by Skander Halim. ... Down in the Valley is a movie starring Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse and Rory Culkin. ... Across the Universe is a 2007 musical film directed by Julie Taymor and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. ...

Wood has been described by The Guardian newspaper as being "wise beyond her years" and as "one of the best actresses of her generation".^[3] For other uses, see Guardian. ...

Biography

Early life

Wood was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, the daughter of Sara Lynn Moore, an actress, director and acting coach, and Ira David Wood III, an award-winning actor, singer, theater director and playwright.^[3] Wood's brother, Ira David Wood IV, is also an actor. Wood has another brother, Dana, from her mother's first marriage. Her paternal aunt, Carol Winstead Wood, is a Hollywood production designer.^[4] Evan Rachel Wood is Jewish.^[5][6] For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... Ira David Wood IV is the older brother of actress Evan Rachel Wood. ... ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ...

From the time of her first family Christmas, Wood listened to the music of the Beatles, whom she described as always being a part of her life.^[7] Wood and her brother were actively involved in their father's theater, Theatre In The Park, while growing up; she appeared in a production of A Christmas Carol at the theater when she was a few months old, and later starred as Helen Keller alongside her mother (who played Annie Sullivan) in a production of The Miracle Worker, under her father's direction. For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (commonly known as A Christmas Carol ) is what Charles Dickens described as his little Christmas Book and was first published on December 19, 1843 with illustrations by John Leech. ... Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was a deafblind American author, activist and lecturer. ... The Miracle Worker is a cycle of 20th-century dramatic works ultimately derived from Helen Kellers autobiography, The Story of My Life. ...

Career

Wood appeared in several made-for-television films from 1994 and onwards, also playing an occasional role in the television series American Gothic. In 1996, Wood's parents separated and later divorced, and Wood moved with her mother to her mother's native Los Angeles County, California.^[3][8] After a one-season role on the television drama, Profiler, Wood was cast in the supporting role of Jessie Sammler on the television show Once and Again. Wood's first major screen role was in the low-budget 1998 film, Digging to China, which also starred Kevin Bacon and Mary Stuart Masterson. Wood remembers the role as initially being "hard", but notes that it eventually led to her decision that acting is something she "might never want to stop doing".^[3] American Gothic is an American television series created by Shaun Cassidy and executive produced by Sam Raimi. ... Profiler has multiple meanings. ... Once and Again is an American television series that aired on ABC from 1999 to 2002. ... Digging to China is a 1998 American film starring Evan Rachel Wood, Kevin Bacon and Mary Stuart Masterson. ... Kevin Norwood Bacon[1] (born July 8, 1958) is an American film and theater actor who has starred in Footloose, Animal House, Stir of Echoes, Wild Things, JFK, and Apollo 13, among many others. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

In 2002, Wood played a supporting role in the film S1m0ne, which starred Al Pacino. Wood's breakthrough movie role followed, with the somewhat controversial 2003 independent film Thirteen. The film garnered strong critical acclaim, and her performance was nominated for a Golden Globe Award as Best Actress - Drama and for a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for Best Actress. During the time of Thirteen's release, Vanity Fair named Wood as one of the It Girls of Hollywood, and she appeared, along with the other actresses, on the magazine's July 2003 cover. A supporting role opposite Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones, in Ron Howard's The Missing, followed the same year. S1m0ne (also spelled Simone) is a 2002 science fiction drama film written, produced and directed by New Zealander Andrew Niccol, starring Al Pacino. ... Alfredo James Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an Academy, Golden Globe, Tony, BAFTA, Emmy, and SAG award winning American actor who is best known for playing the roles of Tony Montana in the 1983 film Scarface and Michael Corleone in The Godfather Trilogy . ... An independent film, or indie film, is usually a low-budget film that is produced by a small movie studio. ... Thirteen is a 2003 film co-written by Catherine Hardwicke (who also directed the film) and Nikki Reed. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... American actress Demi Moore, on a typical Vanity Fair cover (August, 1991) Vanity Fair is a glossy American glamour magazine monthly that offers a mixture of articles based on sensational exaggerations, jet-set and entertainment-business personalities, politics, and lies. ... Catherine Élise Blanchett (born May 14, 1969), better known as Cate Blanchett, is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning Australian actress. ... For the musician, see Tommy Lee. ... Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma) is an American actor, and an Academy Award winning film director, and producer, known for his roles on sitcoms, movies and television. ... The Missing is a 2003 film directed by Ron Howard. ...

In 2005, she appeared in The Upside of Anger, opposite Kevin Costner, and Joan Allen, a well-reviewed film in which Wood played one of several sisters dealing with their father's absence.^[3] Her next two starring roles were in the dark independent films, Pretty Persuasion (also 2005), in which she played a villainous, sexually active high-schooler, and Down in the Valley, in which her character falls in love with an older man posing as a cowboy (Edward Norton). Although Wood and her fellow actors were praised, some critics disagreed over the films' merits. Wood has commented on her choice of sexually themed roles, saying that she is not aiming for the "shock factor" in her film choices. In 2005, Wood starred in the music videos for Bright Eyes' "At the Bottom of Everything" and Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends". In September of 2006, she received Premiere magazine's "Spotlight Award for Emerging Talent".^[9] Later that year, Wood appeared with an all-star ensemble cast in the film, Running With Scissors. The Upside of Anger is a 2005 drama/comedy/romance written and directed by Mike Binder. ... Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American film actor, director and producer. ... Joan Allen in a scene from The Contender Joan Allen (b. ... An independent film, or indie film, is usually a low-budget film that is produced by a small movie studio. ... Pretty Persuasion is a 2005 comedy / drama / teen film directed by Marcos Siega and written by Skander Halim. ... Down in the Valley is a movie starring Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse and Rory Culkin. ... For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ... Edward Harrison Norton[1] (born August 18, 1969) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American film actor and director. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Bright Eyes is a band consisting of singer-songwriter/guitarist Conor Oberst, multi-instrumentalist/producer Mike Mogis, Nate Walcott, and a rotating lineup of collaborators drawn primarily from Omahas indie music scene. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... American Idiot track listing Letterbomb (10) Wake Me Up When September Ends (11) Homecoming (12) Wake Me Up When September Ends is the fourth single from Green Days seventh studio album, American Idiot. ... Premiere is an American and New York City-based film magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Médias, beginning publication in 1987. ... Running With Scissors is a 2006 film directed by Ryan Murphy. ...

Wood with Michael Douglas in King of California, 2007

Wood has roles in two films released in September, 2007: King of California and Across the Universe, a musical directed by Julie Taymor and set in the United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam; Wood sang musical numbers live during filming in the latter film. Starring in the Vadim Perelman directed In Bloom, Wood plays a younger version of a character played by Uma Thurman; Wood has stated that she intends the film to be the last time she plays a teenager.^[10] She also provides the voice of an alien in the animated film Terra, scheduled for 2008, will play writer Anne Brontë in the film Brontë, and will be involved in the film Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll.^[8][10] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other people bearing this name, see Michael Douglas (disambiguation) Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... King of California is a 2007 film directed by Mike Cahill, his debut as a screenwriter and director. ... Across the Universe is a 2007 musical film directed by Julie Taymor and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. ... Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director of Broadway theatre and film. ... Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. ... Look up Alien in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Anne Brontës grave at Scarborough Anne Brontë (IPA: ) (January 17, 1820 – May 28, 1849) was a British novelist and poet, the youngest of the Brontë literary family. ...

Wood has stated that she prefers music to movies and is planning to launch a singing career.^[11] For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Wood and Across the Universe co-star, Jim Sturgess are reported to be involved in Spider-Man: the Musical, the upcoming Julie Taymor Broadway production. Music for the show will be composed and written by Bono and The Edge, of the band U2.^[12] This article is about the song by The Beatles. ... Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director of Broadway theatre and film. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... For other uses, see Bono (disambiguation). ... For other subjects called The Edge, see The Edge (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ...

Personal life

Wood was home-schooled, and received her high school diploma at age fifteen.^[13] She has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and enjoys singing, having recorded the songs "Christmas Isn't Christmas Without You" and "Silver and Gold" for the School's Out Christmas Album, which featured various artists. A high school diploma is a diploma awarded for the completion of high school. ... Taekwondo is the Korean national sport and martial art, and is also one of the worlds most commonly practiced sports. ...

Wood has said that her character in Across the Universe, whom she describes as an "old soul, street smart and ahead of her time", is close to her real-life personality.^[3] Wood also describes herself as being "laid-back" and "not a party girl", citing her choice to stay away from what is considered a typical Hollywood lifestyle.^[3] In 2006, Wood, who was described by the Guardian as an "Anglophile", dated her "Wake Me Up When September Ends" music video co-star, English actor Jamie Bell.^[3][10] She is also a friend of actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt.^[3] For other uses, see Guardian. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... American Idiot track listing Letterbomb (10) Wake Me Up When September Ends (11) Homecoming (12) Wake Me Up When September Ends is the fourth single from Green Days seventh studio album, American Idiot. ... Jamie Bell (born 14 March 1986) is an English actor. ... Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (born February 17, 1981) is an American actor. ...

In 2007, Wood's relationship with Marilyn Manson became public. The two met at a party at the Chateau Marmont Hotel; Wood has stated that she was attracted to Manson's frequent use of black eye liner and has described their relationship as "healthy and loving".^[14] This article is about the person. ... The Chateau Marmont is a hotel in Los Angeles, California in 1929 and modeled after the Chateau Amboise in Frances Loire Valley. ... Eye liner Eye liner is a make-up used to define the eyes, to change their perceived shape or to create a certain mood: a razor-sharp matte line or smoky kohl contour may change the entire look of the face. ...

Two portraits of Wood, painted by Manson, have been exhibited at the Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art. Wood is also the inspiration behind Manson's song "Heart-Shaped Glasses" and appeared with Manson in the music video for his song, "Heart-Shaped Glasses". Manson has said that Wood's appearance in the film was the highest paid music video role ever.^[10] Heart-Shaped Glasses is Marilyn Mansons first single from the upcoming studio album Eat Me, Drink Me scheduled for release on June 5, 2007. ... Heart-Shaped Glasses is Marilyn Mansons first single from the upcoming studio album Eat Me, Drink Me scheduled for release on June 5, 2007. ...

Filmography

Evan Rachel Wood

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Practical Magic	Kylie Owens
	Digging to China	Harriet Frankovitz	limited release
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