Evan Rachel Wood
Biography
late 1980s
Welcome, Evan
Wood's father David (a theater director) and mother Sara (an actress) put their baby daughter in his productions. "Once I was old enough to walk and talk, I was pushed out on stage, and I just kind of did it ever since," she tells the Los Angeles Times in 2005. "It wasn't until I was about 9 or some thing that I realized that this was a really special thing I was getting to do and I wanted to keep doing it." In 1995, she appears in the supernatural series, American Gothic.
1997
Once and Again
After her parents' divorce, Wood moves to L.A. with her mother, where she is cast as Billy Campbell's daughter (right) on the ABC drama, Once and Again. As Jessie, Wood tackles an eating disorder and an attraction to a female classmate. "I remember the first episode I directed after the pilot," the show's producer Marshall Herskovitz tells Newsweek. "There was a scene where she had to break down and cry. I'm sitting there watching her in the monitor, and I started to cry. That was the first time in 25 years of directing that I cried on the set." After three seasons, the critically acclaimed series is cancelled due to low ratings.
1998
Feature Debut
Wood, 11, makes her feature debut as a girl who befriends a mentally handicapped Kevin Bacon inDigging to China (left). In the coming years, she appears with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman inPractical Magic and Cate Blanchett in Ron Howard'sThe Missing. "I think she is scarily good," Andrew Niccol, who directed her in S1m0ne, tells the Los AngelesTimes. "The great thing about Evan is that there is an intelligence behind her eyes. There is something going on. The thing about her is, I don't know where she gets it from. She has amazing maturity."
2003
Thirteen
"I put it down. I was afraid of it for a while because of the subject matter. It was so intense," Wood tells theLos Angeles Times of reading the screenplay forThirteen, in which she plays a teen who changes overnight from polite girl-next-door to having sex, shoplifting and doing drugs. "I had never really done anything like that. I phoned my agent and, right then, I said, 'I have to do this movie.'" The film, which also stars Holly Hunter and Nikki Reed (right), introduces Wood to a larger audience of critics and indie film directors.
2005
Switching Gears
Wood plays Joan Allen's youngest daughter in TheUpside of Anger with Keri Russell and Erika Christensen (right). "It was nice to play a sane girl for a change, nice to have this sweet film to balance everything out, because everybody thinks I just go for extreme roles," Wood tells L.A.'s Daily News.
Ringing Bell
Wood appears in Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends" music video alongside Billy Elliottstar Jamie Bell (left). They begin dating, and step out together as a couple at the premiere of 2005'sKing Kong. "I think Jamie is awesome. And it's even better when you know him because he's just a completely different person on screen," Wood says.
2006
The Real Mean Girl
In Pretty Persuasion, Wood plays a 15-year-old mischievous vixen who frames a teacher for sexual harassment. L.A.'s Daily News says the film makesLindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams' Mean Girls "look like a Girl Scout Jamboree," while the New York Timessays Wood "is a screen monster worthy to stand beside Suzanne Stone, Nicole Kidman's fame-obsessed television weather reporter in To Die For."
Running with Scissors
Alongside Annette Bening and Gwyneth Paltrow, Wood plays the bold daughter of an eccentric psychotherapist in the film adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' bestselling memoir Running with Scissors. Of playing another dark teen, she tells Newsweek, "There are plenty of movies about teens and proms. That's what I want to shy away from, to show there's many more
levels."
Dating Marilyn Manson
Weeks after Marilyn Manson, 38, files for divorce from Dita Von Teese, 34, Wood, 19, is linked to the rocker. Sources tell PEOPLE that their relationship was a factor in Manson's divorce. "I've found my double, my twin," Manson tells France's Le Parisien newspaper. "She's l9 and certainly that's very young, but that's not a problem for me." Wood, who appears in Manson's "Heart-Shaped Glasses" music video (inset), tells the British edition of Elle that he is "lovely, really human and just amazing. It may surprise you just how healthy and loving our relationship is."
Belting Beatles Tunes
Wood sings Beatles hits in the musical drama set during the Vietnam War protests in Across the Universewith Jim Sturgess (right). "The hardest part is singing live and acting at the same time," Wood, who sings "If I Fell" in the film, tells USA Today. "You have to show emotion and sing the song well. These are the most well-loved songs, so you don't want to disappoint." Director Julie Taymor adds: "She's the best young actress out there...she has been doing this since she was a child. She's like an old-time movie star."
2008
Wood Defends Manson Breakup
After splitting from Manson, Wood defends her ex when reports claim Manson kicked her brother Ira– who was living with the couple–out of her guest house. Explaining that the break was mutual, Wood says in a statement to PEOPLE, "I love him as a person and as an artist. I will always be proud to have been a part of that."
The Wrestler
Wood stars as Mickey Rourke's estranged daughter in his comeback vehicle, The Wrestler. The film, directed by Darren Aronofsky, centers on a retired professional wrestler and earns Rourke a lead actor Golden Globe award. "[The film] is about doing whatever it takes you to follow your dreams," Wood tells Fox News. "You make your mark and you become a legend, and that?s what Mickey did in real life."
Evan's Love Shuffle
Wood, 21, steps out with actor Shane West in celebration of his 31st birthday at Bardot Hollywood. "I think you can put two and two together," Wood said when asked about her new flame. "I won't confirm or deny it but I don't think I have to." But their romance is short-
lived.
Marrying Manson
Manson, 41, proposes to Wood, 22, while performing on stage in Paris, according to reports. The rocker, who admitted to obsessing over the actress during their split, told the Herald Sun, "Me being me at my best is what I need to be. That really paid off because I'm back with Evan." By August, the pair calls it quits again.
Evan Goes Gucci
After a sexy stint on HBO's vampire series True Blood, Wood continues vamping it up in a fashion campaign for Gucci?s Guilty fragrance with actor Chris Evans. "[She] has very strong character," the Italian luxury brand's creative director, Frida Giannini, says of the young actress. "I wanted a fresh individual that would coincide with the image of the project."
2011
Cutting the Red Tape
Fresh off an Emmy nod for her role in HBO's MildredPierce, Wood joins the all-star cast of political dramaThe Ides of March, alongside Ryan Gosling. "Quite honestly, I wish every movie I worked on was a George Clooney movie," she gushes to Marie Claire of costar and director Clooney. "It was a stupid amount of fun."
Ring a Bell?
After reuniting with former flame Jamie Bell over the summer, Wood is photographed in Hollywood wearing what looks like an engagement ring on her left hand. Though she remains mum on her bling, the actress does gush over the gifts Bell gives her over the holidays. "You know you've found your soul mate when they give you shoes and Nintendo
games for Christmas," she Tweets.
Welcome, Evan
Wood's father David (a theater director) and mother Sara (an actress) put their baby daughter in his productions. "Once I was old enough to walk and talk, I was pushed out on stage, and I just kind of did it ever since," she tells the Los Angeles Times in 2005. "It wasn't until I was about 9 or some thing that I realized that this was a really special thing I was getting to do and I wanted to keep doing it." In 1995, she appears in the supernatural series, American Gothic.
Once and Again
After her parents' divorce, Wood moves to L.A. with her mother, where she is cast as Billy Campbell's daughter (right) on the ABC drama, Once and Again. As Jessie, Wood tackles an eating disorder and an attraction to a female classmate. "I remember the first episode I directed after the pilot," the show's producer Marshall Herskovitz tells Newsweek. "There was a scene where she had to break down and cry. I'm sitting there watching her in the monitor, and I started to cry. That was the first time in 25 years of directing that I cried on the set." After three seasons, the critically acclaimed series is cancelled due to low ratings.
Feature Debut
Wood, 11, makes her feature debut as a girl who befriends a mentally handicapped Kevin Bacon inDigging to China (left). In the coming years, she appears with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman inPractical Magic and Cate Blanchett in Ron Howard'sThe Missing. "I think she is scarily good," Andrew Niccol, who directed her in S1m0ne, tells the Los AngelesTimes. "The great thing about Evan is that there is an intelligence behind her eyes. There is something going on. The thing about her is, I don't know where she gets it from. She has amazing maturity."
Thirteen
"I put it down. I was afraid of it for a while because of the subject matter. It was so intense," Wood tells theLos Angeles Times of reading the screenplay forThirteen, in which she plays a teen who changes overnight from polite girl-next-door to having sex, shoplifting and doing drugs. "I had never really done anything like that. I phoned my agent and, right then, I said, 'I have to do this movie.'" The film, which also stars Holly Hunter and Nikki Reed (right), introduces Wood to a larger audience of critics and indie film directors.
Switching Gears
Wood plays Joan Allen's youngest daughter in TheUpside of Anger with Keri Russell and Erika Christensen (right). "It was nice to play a sane girl for a change, nice to have this sweet film to balance everything out, because everybody thinks I just go for extreme roles," Wood tells L.A.'s Daily News.
Ringing Bell
Wood appears in Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends" music video alongside Billy Elliottstar Jamie Bell (left). They begin dating, and step out together as a couple at the premiere of 2005'sKing Kong. "I think Jamie is awesome. And it's even better when you know him because he's just a completely different person on screen," Wood says.
The Real Mean Girl
In Pretty Persuasion, Wood plays a 15-year-old mischievous vixen who frames a teacher for sexual harassment. L.A.'s Daily News says the film makesLindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams' Mean Girls "look like a Girl Scout Jamboree," while the New York Timessays Wood "is a screen monster worthy to stand beside Suzanne Stone, Nicole Kidman's fame-obsessed television weather reporter in To Die For."
Running with Scissors
Alongside Annette Bening and Gwyneth Paltrow, Wood plays the bold daughter of an eccentric psychotherapist in the film adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' bestselling memoir Running with Scissors. Of playing another dark teen, she tells Newsweek, "There are plenty of movies about teens and proms. That's what I want to shy away from, to show there's many more
levels."
Dating Marilyn Manson
Weeks after Marilyn Manson, 38, files for divorce from Dita Von Teese, 34, Wood, 19, is linked to the rocker. Sources tell PEOPLE that their relationship was a factor in Manson's divorce. "I've found my double, my twin," Manson tells France's Le Parisien newspaper. "She's l9 and certainly that's very young, but that's not a problem for me." Wood, who appears in Manson's "Heart-Shaped Glasses" music video (inset), tells the British edition of Elle that he is "lovely, really human and just amazing. It may surprise you just how healthy and loving our relationship is."
Belting Beatles Tunes
Wood sings Beatles hits in the musical drama set during the Vietnam War protests in Across the Universewith Jim Sturgess (right). "The hardest part is singing live and acting at the same time," Wood, who sings "If I Fell" in the film, tells USA Today. "You have to show emotion and sing the song well. These are the most well-loved songs, so you don't want to disappoint." Director Julie Taymor adds: "She's the best young actress out there...she has been doing this since she was a child. She's like an old-time movie star."
2008
Wood Defends Manson Breakup
After splitting from Manson, Wood defends her ex when reports claim Manson kicked her brother Ira– who was living with the couple–out of her guest house. Explaining that the break was mutual, Wood says in a statement to PEOPLE, "I love him as a person and as an artist. I will always be proud to have been a part of that."
The Wrestler
Wood stars as Mickey Rourke's estranged daughter in his comeback vehicle, The Wrestler. The film, directed by Darren Aronofsky, centers on a retired professional wrestler and earns Rourke a lead actor Golden Globe award. "[The film] is about doing whatever it takes you to follow your dreams," Wood tells Fox News. "You make your mark and you become a legend, and that?s what Mickey did in real life."
Evan's Love Shuffle
Wood, 21, steps out with actor Shane West in celebration of his 31st birthday at Bardot Hollywood. "I think you can put two and two together," Wood said when asked about her new flame. "I won't confirm or deny it but I don't think I have to." But their romance is short-
lived.
Marrying Manson
Manson, 41, proposes to Wood, 22, while performing on stage in Paris, according to reports. The rocker, who admitted to obsessing over the actress during their split, told the Herald Sun, "Me being me at my best is what I need to be. That really paid off because I'm back with Evan." By August, the pair calls it quits again.
Evan Goes Gucci
After a sexy stint on HBO's vampire series True Blood, Wood continues vamping it up in a fashion campaign for Gucci?s Guilty fragrance with actor Chris Evans. "[She] has very strong character," the Italian luxury brand's creative director, Frida Giannini, says of the young actress. "I wanted a fresh individual that would coincide with the image of the project."
Cutting the Red Tape
Fresh off an Emmy nod for her role in HBO's MildredPierce, Wood joins the all-star cast of political dramaThe Ides of March, alongside Ryan Gosling. "Quite honestly, I wish every movie I worked on was a George Clooney movie," she gushes to Marie Claire of costar and director Clooney. "It was a stupid amount of fun."
Ring a Bell?
After reuniting with former flame Jamie Bell over the summer, Wood is photographed in Hollywood wearing what looks like an engagement ring on her left hand. Though she remains mum on her bling, the actress does gush over the gifts Bell gives her over the holidays. "You know you've found your soul mate when they give you shoes and Nintendo
games for Christmas," she Tweets.
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