Short Biography

Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987) is an American actress and singer.
Wood began her acting career in the late 1990s, appearing in several television series, including American Gothic and Once and Again. She 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 film Thirteen (2003), co-written by Wood`s co-star, Nikki Reed.
While starring in cult films such as Practical Magic in 1998, Wood continued acting mostly in 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). Wood`s acting has drawn critical praise, and she has been described by The Guardian newspaper as being "wise beyond her years" and as "one of the best actresses of her generation."
In their Spring 2009 issue, Venus Zine awarded Wood the top spot in their 25 Under 25 rankings.
Her relationship with singer Marilyn Manson, whom she dated from December 2006 through October 2008, received considerable news coverage.

Early life and family

Wood was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, into a Jewish theatrical family.
Her father is Ira David Wood III (born 19 Nov 1947), a locally prominent actor, singer, theater director and playwright. He is the Executive Director of a community theatre company in Raleigh, Theatre in the Park and is probably best known for conceiving, producing and headlining (as Scrooge) a popular musical comedy adaptation of A Christmas Carol that has been performed annually in Raleigh and, more recently, in nearby Durham since 1974.
In 2004, the theatre company`s venue in Raleigh was named "The Ira David Wood III Pullen Park Theatre", in recognition of his decades of work in local theatre.
Her mother is Sara Lynn Moore (born 6 Mar 1958), an actress, director and acting coach. Wood`s brother, Ira David Wood IV, is also an actor; and she has another brother, Dana. Her paternal aunt, Carol Winstead Wood, is a Hollywood production designer.
Wood and her brothers were actively involved in Theatre in the Park while growing up, including an appearance by her in the 1987 production of A Christmas Carol when she was just a few months old. Subsequently, she played the Ghost of Christmas Past in several productions at the theater, and she later starred as Helen Keller alongside her mother (who played Annie Sullivan) in a production of The Miracle Worker, under her father`s direction.

Career

Early works, 1994–2000

Wood began her career appearing in several made-for-television films from 1994 onward, 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. 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. The film won the Children`s Jury Award at the Chicago International Children`s Film Festival.
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."
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Miscellaneous Information

Friends and Family

Ira David Wood IV [Brother]

Dana Wood [Brother]

Sara Lynn Moore [Mother]

Ira David Wood III [Father]

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