Her favorite actress is Cate Blanchett.

Was originally set to play Terri in Raise Your Voice (2004), but dropped out due to production changes. Hilary Duff was then cast as her replacement.

Is actually older than Brady Corbet, who played her older brother in Thirteen (2003).

Has known Frankie Muniz since she was 6 years old.

Trained in dance. She loves to sing, swim, rollerblade and go horseback riding.

Her favorite actors are Edward Norton and Ewan McGregor.

Featured in the Miu Miu ad campaign, alongside Selma Blair and Lou Doillon.

Has lost out on two roles to Kirsten Dunst: Claudia in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) and Claire in Elizabethtown (2005).

Parents divorced in 1997.

Enjoys singing.

Met her now ex boyfriend, Jamie Bell, when they were filming 'Green Day''s music video for "Wake Me Up When September Ends", where they actually play a couple.

Father is Ira David Wood III

Sings two songs on the "School's Out" Christmas album (Christmas Isn't Christmas, and Silver and Gold)

Her hero is U2 front man Bono.

Became the highest paid actress in music video history for her appearance in boyfriend Marilyn Manson's video for "Heart-Shaped Glasses".

Wood says that her character in Across the Universe (2007), whom she describes as an "old soul, street smart and ahead of her time", is close to her real-life personality. 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.

Divides her time between Los Angeles and New York.

Is of French and German descent.

Mother is Sara Lynn Moore

Attended junior high school in the San Fernando Valley but left because she disliked the social environment of high school. The actress was then home-schooled.

Was ranked #7 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actress list. (2008).

In 2003, Vogue Magazine named her one of the "It Girls of Hollywood."

Has kept in touch with most of her "Once and Again" (1999) castmates: Mischa Barton, Julia Whelan, and Shane West.

Niece of Carol Winstead Wood.

Brother is Ira David Wood IV

She has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do

Got her high school diploma at the age of 15.

Is close with the cast of Thirteen (2003) and still remains in touch with them.

Real-life friends with Nikki Reed.