Evan Rachel Wood, born on September 7, 1987, in Raleigh, North Carolina, is an American actress and singer known for her versatile performances in both film and television. Her mother, Sara Lynn Moore, is an actress and acting coach, while her father, Ira David Wood III, is a theater actor, writer, and director.

Growing up, she was actively involved in Theatre in the Park, a community theater company co-founded by her father, where she performed in various productions from a young age.

Evan Rachel Wood began her acting career in the 1990s, appearing in television series such as "American Gothic" (1995-1996) and "Once and Again" (1999-2002). She made her film debut as a leading actress at the age of nine in "Digging to China" (1997) and gained critical acclaim for her role as Tracy Freeland in the teen drama film "Thirteen" (2003), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.

Throughout her career, she has taken on a variety of roles in independent films, including "Pretty Persuasion" (2005), "Down in the Valley" (2005), and "Running with Scissors" (2006).

In 2008, she starred in the critically acclaimed film "The Wrestler" alongside Mickey Rourke, for which she received praise for her portrayal of his estranged daughter.

She continued to work in both film and television, appearing in the HBO miniseries "Mildred Pierce" (2011) and the HBO series "Westworld" (2016-2022), where she played the sentient android Dolores Abernathy. Her performance in "Westworld" earned her a Critics' Choice Award and multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.

Evan Rachel Wood has also lent her voice to animated films, such as "Frozen II" (2019), where she voiced Queen Iduna, and she portrayed Madonna in the upcoming biographical comedy "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" (2022).

In 2024, she began starring as Audrey in the Off-Broadway revival of "Little Shop of Horrors".

Off-screen, Evan Rachel Wood has been open about her personal struggles, including surviving a double rape and severe physical abuse. She has been an advocate for survivors of sexual assault and testified before Congress in support of the Sexual Assault Survivor's Bill of Rights Act in 2018.

Evan Rachel Wood was married to actor Jamie Bell from 2012 to 2014, and they have one child together.