Biography
An exceptionally gifted actress, Evan Rachel Wood specialized in playing girls who had often seen and experienced too much at very early ages. She first gained attention while still in grade school on the cult TV series "American Gothic" (CBS, 1995-96) and "Once And Again" (ABC, 1999-2002), before wowing critics with her portrayal of a young girl who dives headlong into sex and drugs in the disturbing indie drama, "Thirteen" (2003), for which …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Co-starred in "The Ides of March" with George Clooney, who also directed, co-wrote and produced | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | |
2011 | Played the role of Veda Pierce, the title character's (Kate Winslet) narcissistic daughter in HBO's five-part miniseries "Mildred Pierce" | |
2009 | Landed a recurring role on HBO's provocative drama series "True Blood" as Sophie-Anne Leclerq, the Vampire Queen of Louisiana | |
2009 | Played the young wife of Larry David's character in Woody Allen's "Whatever Works" | |
2008 | Cast as the estranged daughter of Mickey Rourke, who portrayed an aging professional wrestler, in Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" | |
2008 | Played the younger version of Uma Thurman's character Diana in Vadim Perelman's "The Life Before Her Eyes" | |
2007 | Played the daughter of a manic depressive (Michael Douglas) in "The King of California" | |
2007 | Cast in the Julie Taymor directed "Across the Universe," a 1960s love story set to the music of the Beatles | |
2006 | Played Natalie Finch in the film adaptation of the Augusten Burroughs book "Running With Scissors" | |
2006 | Portrayed a rebellious young woman who has an affair with a delusional man (Edward Norton) in "Down in the Valley" | |
2005 | Starred in the dark comedy "Pretty Persuasion" as a teen who accuses her English teacher of sexual harassment | |
2005 | Cast as Joan Allen's youngest daughter in "The Upside of Anger," a film by Mike Binder; screened at Sundance | |
2003 | Starred opposite Cate Blanchett in "The Missing" | |
2003 | Breakthrough role as Tracy in the independent film "Thirteen," co-starring and produced by Holly Hunter; received Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actress | |
2002 | Played Al Pacino and Catherine Keener's daughter in "S1m0ne" | |
2001 | Starred in the touching family drama "Little Secrets" | |
1999 | Cast as Jessie Sammier in the television series "Once And Again" | |
1998 | Cast in the romantic feature drama "Practical Magic" opposite Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman | |
1998 | Cast as Chloe Waters in the television drama series "Profiler" | |
1995 | Made television debut in the CBS miniseries "In The Best Of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness" | |
| Was actively involved in Theatre in the Park, a community theater owned and operated by her father | ||
Awards
2011 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Mildred Pierce |
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Movie in Mildred Pierce |
2004 | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female in Thirteen |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in Thirteen |
2003 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Thirteen |
2003 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21) in Thirteen |