Evan Wood is a famous and sought-after film, television and theater actress. During her career, she has worked with popular stars and leading American directors. Evan Wood began her career in early childhood, performing on the stage of the theater.
The future star of American cinema Evan Rachel Wood was born in a small town called Raleigh. It is located in the state of North Carolina in the United States. Date of birth: September 7, 1987. According to the horoscope, she is Virgo. The girl was born into a creative family, in which, in addition to her, there were children (a girl and three boys), and from an early age no one had any doubts that Evan would become an actress.
Biography of Evan Wood: actress since childhood
Evan Wood's father Eyre David Wood was the head of the local theater, was involved in staging performances. The girl's mother, Sarah Lynn Moore, was also directly related to the field of art. She was an actress and also gave acting lessons. Because of this, Evan grew up in an appropriate atmosphere.
For the first time, the girl appeared on the stage of her father's theater when she was barely a year old. She took part in the play "A Christmas Carol". The baby got the role of the spirit of the past Christmas. Later, Evan Wood performed in other theatrical productions, which were curated by her father. We can say that the entire childhood of the future famous actress was spent directly in the theater. Therefore, from an early age, she did not doubt what career fate was in store for her.
Evan Wood grew up an active and inquisitive child. She literally demonstrated her acting talent. She was barely 7 years old, and the girl went to school, then she got a role in the movie "Bitter Blood". It was a dramatic film in which young Evan played a heroine named Suzy. Such an on-screen appearance attracted the attention of filmmakers and TV series creators to the rising star. Evan Wood began to receive numerous invitations to shoot. As a result, after three years in the filmography of Evan Wood, there were more than 10 roles in various television series and feature films.
It is worth noting that creativity and acting in theater and cinema were not the only hobbies of the little talent. For a long time, Evan Wood has been interested in various martial arts. Education in a regular school, performing in her father's theater, developing her acting skills, young Evan managed to devote time to taekwondo. The hobby led to the fact that Evan Wood even received a black belt in this type of martial art.
When Evan Wood was 9 years old, her mother and father divorced. As a result, the Evan brothers stayed with their dad. And she, along with her younger sister and mother, moved from her hometown to Los Angeles. However, the parents continued to keep in touch, because Evan Wood repeatedly went to visit her father and brothers. Thanks to such trips, the girl got the opportunity to step on the stage of her father's theater again and again, which she was incredibly happy about.
Evan Wood received her secondary education in a regular school. However, she did not really like studying, she was more attracted to the development of an acting career, she wanted to be creative and express herself. Due to the fact that the demand for the young artist was high, Evan Wood studied at home for some time, and later graduated from school as an external student. The rising star of film and television received her high school diploma at the age of 15.
At the age of 11, Evan Wood became part of the cast of the movie Practical Magic. The artist herself is of the opinion that it was this film that became her big debut in cinema and marked the beginning of a full-fledged career development, despite the fact that she was still a child. Young Evan Wood starred opposite Nicole Kidman in Practical Magic. This work allowed the girl to gain the necessary experience, as well as attract even more attention to her person.
Further development of an acting career
After leaving school - in 2003, when Evan was 16 years old - the young actress took part in the filming of the low-budget drama film Thirteen. She played a teenage girl. This film received many positive reviews after it was shown at one of the independent film festivals. Evan Wood's performance was highly acclaimed. As a result, the girl was even nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe, falling into the category of Best Supporting Actress.
Next year, Evan Wood was invited to shoot the melodramatic film It Happened in the Valley.
In 2005, the already famous young actress was cast in the movie "The Devil in the Flesh". In this project, Evan Wood got the main role of a negative character.
2007 was marked for the actress by two successful films at once. She starred in the movie "My Dad is Crazy", playing the role of a girl whose father is sick with schizophrenia. The second project was the film "Across the Universe". As part of this film work, Evan Wood was able to demonstrate not only her acting talent, but also to prove to everyone that she can sing and dance perfectly. The events of the picture unfold in 1968 as part of the hippie movement.
The following year, Evan Wood was fortunate enough to work with Mickey Rourke himself. Together with the famous actor, the girl starred in the biographical film "The Wrestler". In the same 2008, the artist returned to filming in television series. She became part of the cast of the fairly high-rated television series True Blood. As part of this project, Evan Wood worked on the same site with Alexander Skarsgard. After this work, the actress starred in a mini-series, consisting of 5 episodes, which was called "Mildred Pierce".
In 2009, the filmography of the actress was replenished with the film project "Whatever happens", which was dealt with by Woody Allen himself.
The following extremely successful projects of the artist include the film "The Ides of March", as well as the role in the series "The World of the Wild West", which began to appear on the NBO channel in 2016. Perhaps, it was this television series that strengthened the popularity of Evan Wood around the world. For her role in it, the artist was awarded Emmy and Golden Globe awards. Work on the second season of this TV show started in 2018.
Evan Wood's relationship and personal life
Many details are known about how Evan Wood lives outside the cells, with whom she builds a romantic relationship.
At the age of 17, the gifted actress dated Edward Norton. At the same time, no one was embarrassed by the significant age difference.
Later, Evan Wood was in a relationship with Marilyn Manson for some time. She even took part in the filming of one of his video clips. It is worth noting that the couple was engaged for some time, but Evan Wood and Marilyn Manson did not become husband and wife.
In 2012, Evan Wood married actor Jamie Bell. A year later, a son was born in this marriage, but the young people eventually divorced in 2014.
After breaking up with her husband, Evan Wood appeared in the company of various young people, which gave rise to discussions and rumors. In 2017, the actress revealed that she was engaged to a musician named Zach Villa. However, less than six months after this statement, the couple broke up.
At the moment, there are no confirmed facts about who became the new passion of the popular actress.
