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Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7 , 1987 , Raleigh, North Carolina ) is a film , television , and theater actor and singer . Her most famous role to date is as good-girl turned bad-girl Tracy in Thirteen , for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award .1
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Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987) is an American actress and singer .Wood began her acting career in the late 1990s, appearing in several television series, including American Gothic and Once and Again .She made her debut as a leading film actress in 2002's Little Secrets and became well known after her transition to a more adult oriented Golden Globe -nominated role in the critically acclaimed film Thirteen (2003), co-written by Wood's co-star, Nikki Reed .While starring in cult films such as Practical Magic in 1998, Wood continued acting mostly in independent films, including Pretty Persuasion (2005), Down in the Valley (2006), Running with Scissors (2006), and in the big studio production Across the Universe (2007).Wood's acting has drawn critical praise, and she has been described by The Guardian newspaper as being "wise beyond her years" and as "one of the best actresses of her generation." In their Spring 2009 issue, Venus Zine awarded Wood the top spot in their 25 Under 25 rankings.Her relationship with singer Marilyn Manson , to whom she is now engaged after dating on-and off since December 2006, received considerable news coverage.
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She began acting in the 1990s, appearing in several television series, including American Gothic (1995–1996) and Once and Again (1999–2002).Wood made her début as a leading film actress at the age of nine in Digging to China (1998) and became well known after her transition to a more adult-oriented Golden Globe -nominated role in the teen drama film Thirteen (2003). Wood continued acting mostly in independent films, including Pretty Persuasion (2005), Down in the Valley (2006), Running with Scissors (2006), and in the big 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).She has also returned to television, playing the supporting role of Queen Sophie-Anne on True Blood from 2009 to 2011 and playing Kate Winslet 's daughter in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011), a role for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe and Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress.Her personal life, particularly her relationship with Marilyn Manson , to whom she was previously engaged, has attracted press attention.In 2012, she married English actor Jamie Bell , with whom she has one son.They separated in 2014.
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American actress and singer Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987) is an American actress, model, and musician.She is the recipient of a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as three Primetime Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations for her work in film and television. Wood 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 nine in Digging to China (1997) and garnered acclaim for her Golden Globe -nominated role as the troubled teenager Tracy Freeland in the teen drama film Thirteen (2003). She continued acting mostly in independent films, including Pretty Persuasion (2005), Down in the Valley (2005), Running with Scissors (2006), and in the big 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). She also returned to television the following year, recurring as a vampire named Sophie-Anne Leclerq on True Blood from 2009 to 2011.She also portrayed the daughter of Mildred Pierce in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe and Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress.She stars as sentient android Dolores Abernathy in the HBO series Westworld (2016–present), for which she won a Critics' Choice Award and earned Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations.
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She is the recipient of a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as three Primetime Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations for her work in film and television. She began acting in the 1990s, appearing in several television series, including American Gothic (1995–96) and Once and Again (1999–2002). She made her debut as a leading film actress at the age of nine in Digging to China (1997) and garnered acclaim for her Golden Globe -nominated role as the troubled teenager Tracy Freeland in the teen drama film Thirteen (2003). She continued acting mostly in independent films, including Pretty Persuasion (2005), Down in the Valley (2005), Running with Scissors (2006), and Across the Universe (2007). Since 2008, Wood has appeared in more mainstream films, including The Wrestler (2008), Whatever Works (2009), The Ides of March (2011), and she portrayed Madonna in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022).She returned to television the following year in the recurring role of Sophie-Anne Leclerq , the vampire Queen of Louisiana, on True Blood from 2009 to 2011.She also portrayed the title character's malicious daughter in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe and Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She starred as sentient android Dolores Abernathy in the HBO series Westworld (2016–2022), for which she won a Critics' Choice Award and earned Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations.
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She is the recipient of a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards . She began acting in the 1990s, appearing in several television series, including Once and Again (1999–2002). She expanded to films at the age of nine in Digging to China (1997) and garnered praise for her Golden Globe -nominated role as a troubled teenager in the drama film Thirteen (2003).After starring in several independent films, Wood appeared in more mainstream films, including The Wrestler (2008), Whatever Works (2009), and The Ides of March (2011).She returned to television in the recurring role of Sophie-Anne Leclerq on True Blood from 2009 to 2011. She appeared in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe and Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She starred as sentient android Dolores Abernathy in the HBO series Westworld (2016–2022), for which she won a Critics' Choice Award and earned Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations. Wood had a voice role in the Disney animated film Frozen II (2019), and portrayed Madonna in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022).
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