September 7th, 2007 - Happy Birthday Evan Rachel Wood!

Wood made her debut as a lead film actress in 2002’s Little Secrets, and became well known after her Golden Globe-nominated role in Thirteen, which garnered her critical praise. She has since starred in several independent films, including Pretty Persuasion and Down in the Valley, and has several more starring roles in films yet to be released.

Wood has been described by The Guardian newspaper as being “wise beyond her years” and as “one of the best actresses of her generation”.

Wood was born in Raleigh, North Carolina to Ira David Wood III, an award-winning actor, singer, theater director and playwright, and Sara Lynn Moore, an actress. Her brother, Ira David Wood IV, is also an actor. She also has a half brother, Dana, from her mother’s first marriage. Her aunt, Carol Winstead Wood, is a Hollywood production designer. Evan Rachel Wood is Jewish.

Wood and her brother were actively involved in their father’s theater, Theatre In The Park, while growing up; she appeared in a production of A Christmas Carol at the theater when she was a few months old, and later starred as Helen Keller in a production of The Miracle Worker, under her father’s direction.

Wood was home schooled due to bullying, and received her high school diploma at age fifteen. She has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and enjoys singing, having recorded the songs “Christmas Isn’t Christmas Without You” and “Silver and Gold” for the School’s Out Christmas Album, which featured various artists. Wood is now considering taking part-time college courses, but is not yet pursuing a full-time college education.

Wood has said that her character in Across the Universe, whom she describes as an “old soul, street smart and ahead of her time”, is close to her real-life personality. Wood also describes herself as being “laid back” and “not a party girl”, citing her choice to stay away from what is considered a typical Hollywood lifestyle. In 2006, Wood, who was described by the Guardian as an “Anglophile”, dated her “Wake Me Up When September Ends” music video co-star, English actor Jamie Bell. She is also a friend of actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

In 2007, Wood’s relationship with shock rock star Marilyn Manson became public. The two met at a party at the Chateau Marmont Hotel; Wood has stated that she was attracted to Manson’s frequent use of black eye liner and has described their relationship as “healthy and loving”.

Two portraits of Wood, painted by Manson, hang in the Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art. Wood is also the inspiration behind Manson’s song “Heart-Shaped Glasses” and appeared with Manson in the music video for his song, “Heart-Shaped Glasses”, having simulated sex with him in the video. As a result of appearing in the video, Wood is the highest paid music video actress in history (as of 2007).[10] Wood has three tattoos: the letter J, on her ankle, in reference to her relationship with Jamie Bell;[11] a Beatles-themed tattoo on her other ankle; and a black heart with a lightning bolt on her thigh, with the heart representing her love for Marilyn Manson and the bolt referencing to David Bowie.

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