Evan Rachael Wood (born September 7, 1987) is an American film, television, and theater actress and singer. Wood was born in Raleigh, North Carolina to a family of Jewish American descent. Her father, Ira David Wood III, is an award winning actor, theatre director and playwright, and her mother, Sara Lynn Moore, is an actress; Wood has two brothers, Dana and Ira David IV (who is also an actor). At a very young age Wood, inspired by her parents, gained an interest in acting. She auditioned for the child role in Interview with a Vampire, but lost out to Kirsten Dunst. She appeared in parts in several made-for-television films. In early 1997 Wood, along with her mother and her older sibling, moved to Los Angeles, where Wood was cast in the supporting role of Jesse Sammler on the television show Once and Again. Consequentially, Wood appeared in a number of films catering to a teenage audience, including Little Secrets. She was set to have the leading role in the films Raise Your Voice and Mean Girls, but was unable to because of production scheduling changes. Wood's best-known movie role to date may be in the 2003 film Thirteen, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award as Best Actress - Drama. Vogue named Wood as one of the It Girls of Hollywood, and she appeared, along with the other actresses, on the July 2003 cover. In 2005, she starred in the music video for the Green Day song "Wake Me Up When September Ends". In the same year, she was also mentioned on the television show Veronica Mars. Wood is currently filming a new movie musical, "Across The Universe", and has a few other films in various degrees of pre- and post-production. Wood was home-schooled, receiving her diploma at age 15. She also has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She enjoys singing, having recorded the songs "Christmas Isn't Christmas Without You" and "Silver And Gold" for an album by various artists, called "School's Out Christmas Album". Wood is friends with actor Frankie Muniz and Thirteen co-star Nikki Reed, and is currently dating English actor Jamie Bell.
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