Evan Rachel Wood
Biography
Evan Rachel Wood, born September 7, 1987, in Raleigh, North Carolina, is an American actress and singer. She began her acting career in the late 1990s, appearing in television series such as American Gothic and Once and Again. Wood made her debut as a leading film actress with Little Secrets in 2002 and gained wider recognition for her Golden Globe‑nominated performance in the teen drama Thirteen (2003). She continued to work primarily in independent cinema, starring in films including Pretty Persuasion (2005), Down in the Valley (2006), and Running with Scissors (2006), and appeared in the studio production Across the Universe (2007). Critics have praised her acting, and she is also credited under the name Evan Rachael Wood.
Career overview
Evan Rachel Wood, born September 7 1987 in Raleigh, North Carolina, is an American actress and singer. She began her acting career in the late 1990s, appearing in television series that included American Gothic and Once and Again, establishing an early presence on the small screen.
Wood’s first leading role in a feature film came with Little Secrets in 2002. The following year she achieved broader recognition through her performance in the teen drama Thirteen, a part that earned her a Golden Globe nomination and signaled a transition to more adult‑oriented material. She thereafter worked primarily in independent cinema, with credits in Pretty Persuasion (2005), Down in the Valley (2006) and Running with Scissors (2006), before appearing in the major studio production Across the Universe in 2007.
Critical response to Wood’s work has been consistently positive, highlighting her capacity to convey nuanced emotion across varied genres. In some listings she is also credited under the alternate spelling Evan Rachael Wood.
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- The Narcissist's Playbook (2026) as Self
- Backspot (2024) as Eileen
- Marilyn Manson: Unmasked (2024)
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) as Madonna
- Phoenix Rising (2022) as Self
- Myth: A Frozen Tale (2021) as Narrator (voice)
- Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II (2020) as Self
- Kajillionaire (2020) as Old Dolio
- Viena and the Fantomes (2020) as Susi
- Showbiz Kids (2020) as Self
- What We Do in the Shadows (2019) as Evan
- Frozen II (2019) as Iduna (voice)
- SophiaWorld (2019) as Herself
- Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018) as Self
- Allure (2018) as Laura Drake
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017) as Self
- Westworld (2016) as Christina
- Westworld (2016) as Dolores Abernathy
- Into the Forest (2016) as Eva
- Strange Magic (2015) as Marianne (voice)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Barefoot (2014) as Daisy
- Doll & Em (2014) as Evan
- 10 Things I Hate About Life (2014) as Willow
- Drunk History (2013) as Deborah Sampson
- Drunk History (2013) as Mary Shelley
- Charlie Countryman (2013) as Gabi Ibanescu
- Love, Marilyn (2013) as Self
- A Case of You (2013) as Birdie Hazel
- Mildred Pierce (2011) as Veda Pierce
- The Ides of March (2011) as Molly Stearns
- The Conspirator (2011) as Anna Surratt
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) as Self
- Whatever Works (2009) as Melodie St. Ann Celestine
- Within the Ring (2009) as Self
- True Blood (2008) as Sophie-Anne Leclerq
- The Wrestler (2008) as Stephanie
- Creating the Universe (2008)
- Across the Universe (2007) as Lucy Carrigan
- The Life Before Her Eyes (2007) as Young Diana
- Battle for Terra (2007) as Mala (voice)
- King of California (2007) as Miranda
- Shark Bait (2006) as Cordelia (voice)
- Running with Scissors (2006) as Natalie Finch
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- Made in Hollywood (2005) as Self
- Pretty Persuasion (2005) as Kimberly Joyce
- The Upside of Anger (2005) as Popeye Wolfmeyer
- Down in the Valley (2005) as Tobe Sommers
- Punk'd (2003) as Self
- Thirteen (2003) as Tracy
- The Missing (2003) as Lilly Gilkeson
- S1m0ne (2002) as Lainey Christian Taransky
- Little Secrets (2002) as Emily Lindstrom
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Nora Easton
- The West Wing (1999) as Hogan Cregg
- Once and Again (1999) as Jessie Sammler
- Down Will Come Baby (1999) as Robin Garr
- Practical Magic (1998) as Kylie Owens
- Doctor by Day (1998) as John's Sister
- Detour (1998) as Daniella Rogers
- The View (1997) as Self
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- Digging to China (1997) as Harriet Frankovitz
- Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story (1997) as Jaime Dudney - Age 8
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Profiler (1996) as Chloe Waters
- American Gothic (1995) as Rose Russell
- Death in Small Doses (1995) as Anna
- A Father for Charlie (1995) as Tessa
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Sarah Radcliff
- In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (1994) as Little Susie
- Search for Grace (1994) as Young Sarah / Robin
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Queen as Sawyer
- Queen Director
- Queen Writer
- Old Pals
- One Thousand Paper Cranes
- All That I Am
- Did You Hear That?