| Evan Rachel Wood | |
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Wood at the Toronto Film Festival, 2007 |
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| Born | September 7, 1987 Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Years active | 1994 — present |
Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987)[1] is an American film, television, theater actress and singer. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Raleigh (pronounced rah-lee) is the Capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works She began her acting career in the late 1990s, appearing in several television roles, including American Gothic and Once and Again. American Gothic is an American satirical horror series created by Shaun Cassidy and executive produced by Sam Raimi Once and Again is an American television series that initially aired on ABC from 1999 to 2002 Wood made her debut as a leading film actress in 2002's Little Secrets, and became well known after her transition to a more adult oriented Golden Globe-nominated role in the critically acclaimed Thirteen (2003). Little Secrets is an Independent film starring Evan Rachel Wood, Michael Angarano 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 and Nikki Reed (who had a leading role [2]
Wood continued acting in mostly independent films, including Pretty Persuasion (2005), Down in the Valley (2006), Running With Scissors (2006), and in the big studio production Across the Universe (2007). Pretty Persuasion is a 2005 Black comedy / satirical film focusing on themes of sexual harassment and discrimination in schools, and Running With Scissors is a Golden Globe -nominated 2006 comedy - drama film based on the novel of the same name by Augusten Across the Universe is a 2007 Musical film directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures Wood's acting has drawn critical praise and has been described by The Guardian newspaper as being "wise beyond her years" and as "one of the best actresses of her generation". The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. [3] Her personal relationship with singer Marilyn Manson has received media coverage. Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969) better known by his Stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American Musician and
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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 actor, singer, theater director and playwright. Raleigh (pronounced rah-lee) is the Capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States [3] Wood's brother, Ira David Wood IV, is also an actor. Ira David Wood IV (born November 20, 1984 in Raleigh North Carolina, U Wood has another brother, Dana. Her paternal aunt, Carol Winstead Wood, is a Hollywood production designer. [4]
Evan Rachel Wood is Jewish. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ [5][6] She has described the music of The Beatles as being a major part of her life since her first family Christmas. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 [7] Wood and her brothers were actively involved in Theatre In The Park, a community theater directed by her father, while growing up; she played the Ghost of Christmas Past in a production of A Christmas Carol at the theater when she was several 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. Theatre in the Park is a Community theatre located in Raleigh North Carolina. A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (commonly known as A Christmas Carol) is a Novella by Charles Dickens Helen Adams Keller (June 27 1880 – June 1 1968 was an American Author, Activist and lecturer The Miracle Worker is a cycle of 20th century dramatic works derived from Helen Keller 's Autobiography The Story of My Life [8][9]
Wood began her career appearing in several made-for-television films from 1994 and onwards, also playing an occasional role in the television series American Gothic. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic American Gothic is an American satirical horror series created by Shaun Cassidy and executive produced by Sam Raimi 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][10] 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. Once and Again is an American television series that initially aired on ABC from 1999 to 2002 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. Digging to China is a 1998 American Drama film that marked the directorial debut of actor Timothy Hutton and the screen debut of Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -nominated American Film and Theater Mary Stuart Masterson (born June 28, 1966) is an American Actress best known for her roles in such films as Some Kind of Wonderful 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] In 2002, Wood played a supporting role in the film S1m0ne, which starred Al Pacino. S1m0ne (also spelled Simone) is a 2002 Science Fiction Drama film written produced and directed by Andrew Niccol Alfredo James “Al” Pacino (born April 25 1940 is an Academy - BAFTA - Golden Globe - Emmy - & Screen Actors Guild Award-Winning Wood's breakthrough movie role followed, with the somewhat controversial 2003 independent film Thirteen. An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several Thirteen is a 2003 film co-written by Catherine Hardwicke (who also directed and Nikki Reed (who had a leading role 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. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner 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. Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications. [11] A supporting role opposite Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones, in Ron Howard's The Missing, followed the same year. Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild - and Emmy Award -winning Ronald William Howard (born March 1 1954 is a director and producer as well as an Actor. The Missing is a 2003 Film directed by Ron Howard, based on the novel The Last Ride by Thomas Eidson.
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. The Upside of Anger is a 2005 Drama / Comedy / romance written and directed by Mike Binder and filmed in Bloomfield Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American Actor, producer and Academy Award -winning director Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American multiple Academy Award -nominated and Tony Award -winning Actress, perhaps [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). An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several Pretty Persuasion is a 2005 Black comedy / satirical film focusing on themes of sexual harassment and discrimination in schools, and A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of Wood has commented on her choice of sexually themed roles, saying that she is not aiming for the "shock factor" in her film choices. [3] 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". A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Bright Eyes is an American band consisting of Singer-songwriter / Guitarist Conor Oberst, Multi-instrumentalist / producer Green Day is an American rock trio " Wake Me Up When September Ends " is the fourth single from Green Day 's seventh studio album American Idiot. In September of 2006, she received Premiere magazine's "Spotlight Award for Emerging Talent". Premiere was an American and New York City -based film Magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U [12] Later that year, Wood appeared with an all-star ensemble cast in the film, Running With Scissors. Running With Scissors is a Golden Globe -nominated 2006 comedy - drama film based on the novel of the same name by Augusten Also in 2006, she was described by The Guardian as being "wise beyond her years" and as "one of the best actresses of her generation". The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. [3]
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 Liverpool, United Kingdom, New York City and Vietnam; Wood sang musical numbers live during filming in the latter film. Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television King of California is a 2007 film based on Shakespeare's play The Tempest, directed by Mike Cahill, his debut as a screenwriter and Across the Universe is a 2007 Musical film directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director of Broadway theatre and film Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The City of New York Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Starring in 2008's Vadim Perelman-directed The Life Before Her Eyes, Wood played a younger version of Uma Thurman's character; Wood has stated that she intends the film to be the last time she plays a teenager. Vadim Perelman is an American Film director of Ukrainian origin The Life Before Her Eyes is an American 2008 Drama / Thriller film directed by Vadim Perelman. Uma Karuna Thurman ( IPA: /ˈumə ˈθɝmən/ born April 29 1970 is an Academy Award -nominated American actress. [13] Next, Wood will provide the voice of an alien in the animated film Terra, play writer Anne Brontë in the film Brontë, and will be involved in the film Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll. See also List of extraterrestrials in fiction In Popular cultures Life forms -especially intelligent life forms that are of extraterrestrial Anne Brontë (ˈbrɒnti (17 January 1820 &ndash 28 May 1849 was a British Novelist and Poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family The Brontë sisters (ˈbrɒnte Charlotte (21 April 1816 &ndash 31 March 1855 Emily (30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848 and Anne (17 January 1820 Phantasmagoria The Visions of Lewis Carroll is an upcoming Fantasy Horror film by Marilyn Manson with Geoffrey Cox and Anthony de Silva [10][13] Wood has stated that she prefers music to movies and is planning to launch a singing career. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Career is a term defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as an individual's "course or progress through life (or a distinct portion of life" Wood and Across the Universe co-star, Jim Sturgess are reported to be involved in the upcoming Julie Taymor Broadway production of a Spider-Man musical adaptation. Across the Universe is a 2007 Musical film directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures James Anthony "Jim" Sturgess (born May 16, 1981) is an English actor who found his break-out role as Jude in 2007's Across the Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director of Broadway theatre and film Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Spider-Man is a Fictional character appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Spider-Man is a fictional comic book character who has been adapted in various other media Music for the show will be composed and written by Bono and The Edge, of the band U2. David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961 in Barking, East London) more widely known by his Moniker The Edge, is a Musician known best [14]
Wood was home-schooled for most of her schooling years, and received her high school diploma at age fifteen. A high school diploma is a Diploma awarded for the completion of High school. [15] 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. Taekwondo (Korean태권도thɛʔkwʌndo Englishˈteɪˈkwɒnˈdoʊ is a Korean Martial art and the National sport of South Korea 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. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. An Anglophile is a person who is fond of English culture and England in general " Wake Me Up When September Ends " is the fourth single from Green Day 's seventh studio album American Idiot. Jamie Bell' (born 14 March 1986 in Billingham, County Durham, England) is a BAFTA -winning English Actor. [3][13] She is also a friend of actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (born February 17, 1981) is an American Actor. [3]
In 2007, Wood's relationship with Marilyn Manson became public. Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969) better known by his Stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American Musician and 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. The Chateau Marmont is a Hotel built in West Hollywood California in 1927 and modeled after the Château d'Amboise in France's Loire Valley. Eye liner is a Cosmetic used to define the Eyes. It is applied around the contours of the eye to create a variety of aesthetic illusions "[16] 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 song's music video. "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand" is Marilyn Manson 's first single from the Studio album Manson has said that Wood's appearance in the film was the highest-paid music video role ever. [13] Since dating Manson Wood has made notable changes in her personal style; wearing vintage clothing and retro makeup, as well as coloring her hair black. Gossip columnists have speculated her look is eerily similar to Manson's ex-wife, Dita Von Teese. [17]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Practical Magic | Kylie Owens | |
| Digging to China | Harriet Frankovitz | limited release | |
| 1999 | Down Will Come Baby | Robin Garr | made-for-television |
| 2002 | Little Secrets | Emily Lindstrom | |
| S1m0ne | Lainey Christian | ||
| 2003 | The Missing | Lily Gilekson | |
| Thirteen | Tracy Louise Freeland | Golden Globe nomination | |
| 2005 | Pretty Persuasion | Kimberly Joyce | limited release |
| The Upside of Anger | Lavender 'Popeye' Wolfmeyer | ||
| 2006 | Running with Scissors | Natalie | |
| Down in the Valley | Tobe | limited release | |
| Asterix and the Vikings | Abba (English Dub) | limited release | |
| Shark Bait | Chordelia (Voice) | Also known as The Reef | |
| 2007 | King of California | Miranda | |
| Across the Universe | Lucy Carrigan | ||
| Terra | Mala (voice) | ||
| 2008 | The Life Before Her Eyes | Young Diana | |
| Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll | Alice | rumored | |
| 2009 | The Wrestler | Stephanie | post-production |
| Untitled Woody Allen Project | unknown | filming |