Evan Rachel Wood

**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.

## Career

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. Wood also voiced Queen Iduna in the Disney animated fantasy film *Frozen II* (2019).

## Personal life

### Religion

In 2003, Wood described herself as Jewish. In 2012, she stated, "I believe in God but I am not religious. I am spiritual. My definition of God isn't in any religion. It's very personal." Wood's mother is a convert to Judaism, and Wood's father is Christian.

### Relationships

Wood began dating English actor Jamie Bell for a year in 2005 after they met at the Sundance Film Festival. Wood was aware of the false claims that they had first met while co-starring in the music video for Green Day's song "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and has stated they were "already dating and very much in love by that point." In 2011, Rachel rekindled her relationship with Bell, five years after they first broke up. They were married in a small ceremony on October 30, 2012, and have one son, born on July 29, 2013. Wood had a home birth with her son, and publicly thanked Ricki Lake, creator of the documentary *The Business of Being Born*, for inspiring her decision. In May 2014, Wood and Bell announced that they had separated after 19 months of marriage.

By 2017, Wood was in a relationship with her Rebel and a Basketcase bandmate, Zach Villa. They were engaged in January 2017 but they called off the engagement in September 2017.

In January 2007, Wood's relationship with Marilyn Manson became public. She is the inspiration behind Manson's song "Heart-Shaped Glasses", and appeared in the song's music video.< In January 2010, the couple was engaged to be married. They ended their engagement seven months later.

## References

1. ↑ How Evan Rachel Wood's Personal Demons Prepped Her for 'Westworld' (November 17, 2016). Retrieved on August 17, 2017.
2. ↑ Hibbard, Laura (September 7, 2011). September 7 Famous Birthdays: Evan Rachel Wood, Michael Emerson & Buddy Holly (PHOTOS). Retrieved on August 17, 2017.
3. ↑ "Wood re-lives high school bullying for inspiration", June 17, 2006. Retrieved on June 17, 2006.
4. ↑ Nikki Reed and Evan Rachel Wood both stated that they are Jewish on the *Thirteen* DVD commentary, between the 10:00 and 11:00 minute mark
5. ↑ "Evan Rachel Wood On Tribeca Film 'Case Of You,' Coming Out As Bisexual, Her Pregnancy, and More", *The Daily Beast*, March 24, 2013. Retrieved on July 25, 2019.
6. ↑ "Wood, Bell rekindle romance", *Toronto Sun*, July 1, 2011. Retrieved on January 10, 2012.
7. ↑ Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell Get Married. *People* (October 31, 2012). Retrieved on October 31, 2012.
8. ↑ Saad, Nadine. "Actress Evan Rachel Wood, husband Jamie Bell welcome baby boy", July 30, 2013. Retrieved on July 30, 2013.
9. ↑ Vieru, Alaina (July 31, 2013). Evan Rachel Wood thanks Ricki Lake for home birth. *Glamour*. Retrieved on July 31, 2013.
10. ↑ Blumm, K. C. (May 28, 2014). Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell Separate. *People*. Retrieved on May 28, 2014.
11. ↑ Evan Rachel Wood Is Engaged. *The Hollywood Reporter* (January 30, 2017). Retrieved on August 17, 2017.
12. ↑ Heller, Corinne (September 7, 2017). Evan Rachel Wood and Zach Villa Call Off Engagement. *E!*. Retrieved on September 8, 2017.
13. ↑ Sinclair Broadcast Group (September 7, 2017). Report: Evan Rachel Wood calls off engagement with fiance. *ABC 7 (WJLA-TV)*. Retrieved on September 8, 2017.
14. ↑ Lee, Ken. "Marilyn Manson Dating Evan Rachel Wood", *People*, January 9, 2007. Retrieved on January 19, 2012.
15. ↑ Donaldson-Evans, Catherine (January 7, 2010). Marilyn Manson and Evan Rachel Wood Are Engaged. *People*. Retrieved on August 15, 2010.
16. ↑ Garcia, Jennifer (August 17, 2010). Marilyn Manson and Evan Rachel Wood Call It Quits (Again!). *People*. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.

## External links

* Evan Rachel Wood article at *Wikipedia*
* Evan Rachel Wood links at FreeOnes
* Evan Rachel Wood at Babepedia