Wood, Evan Rachel 1987–

(Evan Wood)

PERSONAL

Birth name, Evan Rachael Wood; born September 7, 1987, in Raleigh, NC; daughter of Ira David III (founder and executive director of Theatre in the Park, Raleigh, NC) and Sara Lynn (an actress; maiden name, Moore) Wood. Education: Trained as a dancer. Avocational Interests: Singing, swimming, rollerblading, horseback riding, and Tae Kwon Do (a black belt).

Addresses: Agent—ICM, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Publicist—I/D PR, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069; Baker/Winokur/Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor, West Tower, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actress. Sometimes credited as Evan Wood.

Awards, Honors: YoungStar Award nomination, best performance by a young actress in a miniseries/made for TV film, 1999, for Down Will Come Baby; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a feature film—supporting young actress, 1999, for Practical Magic; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a TV drama series—supporting young actress, 2000, for Profiler; YoungStar Award nomination, best young actress/performance in a drama TV series, 2000, Young Artist Award (with others), best ensemble in a TV series, 2001, for Once and Again; Young Hollywood Award, one to watch—female, 2002; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a feature film—leading young actress, 2003, for Little Secrets; Special Mention, Bratislava International Film Festival, 2003, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a motion picture—drama, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award nomination, best young actor/actress, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance in a feature film—leading young actress, Prism Award, performance in a theatrical feature film, Phoenix Film Critics Society Award, breakout performance—one screen, MTV Movie Award nomination, breakthrough female performance, Sierra Award, youth in film, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Golden Satellite Award nomination (with Nikki Reed), best performance by an actress in a motion picture, 2004, all for Thirteen; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a feature film—leading young actress, 2004, all for The Missing.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Harriet Frankovitz, Digging to China, The Ministry of Film Inc., 1997.

Kylie Owens, Practical Magic, Warner Bros., 1998.

Daniella Rogers, Detour (also known as Too Hard to Die), October Films, 1999.

Emily Lindstrom, Little Secrets, Samuel Goldwyn, 2001.

Lainey Christian, S1m0ne, New Line Cinema, 2002.

Tracy Louise Freeland, Thirteen, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003.

Lilly Gilkeson, The Missing, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2003.

Herself, New Frontiers: Making "The Missing" (documentary), 2004.

Kimberly, Pretty Persuasion, 2005.

Lavender "Popeye" Wolfmeyer, The Upside of Anger, New Line Cinema, 2005.

Tobe, Down in the Valley, Element Films, 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Second Chloe Waters, Profiler, NBC, 1998–99.

Jesse Sammler, Once and Again, ABC, 1999–2002.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Little Susie, In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (also known as Bitter Blood), 1994.

Young Sarah, Search for Grace, 1994.

Tessa, A Father for Charlie (also known as High Lonesome), CBS, 1995.

Anna, Death in Small Does, 1995.

Jamie (age 8), Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story, CBS, 1997.

Robin Carr, Down Will Come Baby, CBS, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Presenter, Nickelodeon's "16th Annual Kids' Choice Awards," Nickelodeon, 2003.

Presenter, The 9th Annual Prism Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

The 8th Annual Prism Awards, F/X, 2004.

Presenter, The 2004 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2004.

Herself, The Independent Spirit Awards Nomination Show, Independent Film Channel, 2004.

The 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, The WB, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Rose Russell, "Eye of the Beholder," American Gothic, CBS, 1995.

Rose Russell, "To Hell and Back," American Gothic, CBS, 1996.

Rose Russell, "Potato Boy," American Gothic, CBS, 1998.

Sarah, "Pandora's Box," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2000.

Hogan Cregg, "The Black Vera Wang," The West Wing, NBC, 2002.

Herself, E! News Daily, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

Nora Easton, "Got Murder?," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I.), CBS, 2003.

Herself, The Sharon Osbourne Show, syndicated, 2003.

The View, ABC, 2003.

Herself, Punk'd, MTV, 2004.

Herself, Real Access, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in The Miracle Worker; A Midsummer Night's Dream; toured in A Christmas Carol.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Sang "Christmas Isn't Christmas" and "Silver and Gold," School's Out.