Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Date of Birth

Birthday: September 7
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina

Evan Rachel Wood is an American actress, model, and musician.

She began acting in the 1990s, appearing in several television series, including American Gothic (1995–96) and Once and Again (1999–2002).

Wood made her debut as a leading film actress at the age of eleven in Digging to China (1998) and garnered acclaim for her Golden Globe-nominated role as the troubled teenager Tracy Freeland in the teen drama film Thirteen (2003).

Evan Rachel Wood is an American actress, model, and musician.

She began acting in the 1990s, appearing in several television series, including American Gothic (1995–96) and Once and Again (1999–2002).

Wood made her debut as a leading film actress at the age of eleven in Digging to China (1998) and garnered acclaim for her Golden Globe-nominated role as the troubled teenager Tracy Freeland in the teen drama film Thirteen (2003).

Wood continued acting mostly in independent films, including Pretty Persuasion (2005), Down in the Valley (2005), Running with Scissors (2006), and in the studio production Across the Universe (2007). Since 2008, Wood has appeared in more mainstream films, including The Wrestler (2008), Whatever Works (2009) and The Ides of March (2011).

Returning to television, Wood played the supporting role of Queen Sophie-Anne on True Blood from 2009 to 2011 and playing Kate Winslet's character's daughter in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe and Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

As of 2016, she plays the sentient android Dolores Abernathy in the HBO series Westworld, for which she won a Critics' Choice Award and earned a Golden Globe and Emmy Award nomination.

Show more

Awards & Nominations

3 Nominations
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series - 2018
  • Nominee
  • Evan Rachel Wood, as Dolores
  • Westworld
  • HBO
  • HBO Entertainment in association with Kilter Films, Bad Robot, Warner Bros. Television
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - 2017
  • Nominee
  • Evan Rachel Wood, as Dolores
  • Westworld
  • HBO
  • HBO Entertainment in association with Kilter Films, Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie - 2011
  • Nominee
  • Evan Rachel Wood, as Veda Pierce
  • Mildred Pierce
  • HBO
  • A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries

The Television Academy database lists prime-time Emmy information. Click here to learn more

Weird Al
Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Evan Rachel Wood and Kate Winslet arrive at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Fill 1
Fill 1
Weird Al
Camera

In the fictionalized movie, Yankovic has a torrid relationship with Madonna (Evan Rachel Wood).

Aaron Epstein/Roku
Evan Rachel Wood
Camera

Evan Rachel Wood and guest at the 70th Emmys Governors Ball.

Invision/AP
Evan Rachel Wood
Camera

Evan Rachel Wood on the red carpet at the 70th Emmy Awards.

Invision/AP
Evan Rachel Wood
Camera

Evan Rachel Wood on the red carpet at the 70th Emmy Awards.

Invision/AP
Evan Rachel Wood arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Evan Rachel Wood and Kate Winslet arrive at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Browser Requirements
The TelevisionAcademy.com sites look and perform best when using a modern browser.

We suggest you use the latest version of any of these browsers:

Chrome
Firefox
Safari


Visiting the site with Internet Explorer or other browsers may not provide the best viewing experience.

Close Window