text: evan rachel wood evan rachel wood ( born september 7 , 1987 ) is an american actress . 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 character '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 after two years of marriage . early life and family wood was born in raleigh , north carolina . her father , ira david wood iii , is a locally prominent actor , singer , theater director , and playwright ; he is the executive director of a local regional theatre company called theatre in the park . her mother , sara lynn moore ( b . march 6 , 1958 ) , is an actress , director , and acting coach . wood 's brother , ira david wood iv , is also an actor ; she has two other brothers , dana and thomas , and a sister named aden . her paternal aunt , carol winstead wood , was a hollywood production designer . wood and her brothers were actively involved in theatre in the park while growing up , including an appearance by her in the 1987 production of her father 's musical comedy adaptation of a christmas carol when she was just a few months old . subsequently , she played the ghost of christmas past in several productions at the theater , and she later starred as helen keller alongside her mother ( who played anne sullivan ) in a production of the miracle worker , under her father 's direction . wood briefly attended cary elementary , a public school in cary , north carolina . she was subsequently home - schooled and received her high school diploma at age 15 . career early works : 1994 – 2000 wood began her career appearing in several made - for - television films from 1994 onward , also playing an occasional role in the television series american gothic . in 1996 , wood 's parents separated and later divorced , and wood moved with her mother to her mother 's native los angeles county , california . after a one - season role on the television drama profiler , wood was cast in the supporting role of jessie on the television show once and again . wood 's first major screen role was in the low - budget 1998 film digging to china , which also starred kevin bacon and mary stuart masterson . the film won the children 's jury award at the chicago international children 's film festival . wood remembers the role as initially being hard , but notes that it " eventually led to her decision that acting is something she might never want to stop doing . " she also had a role in practical magic , a fantasy film directed by griffin dunne , starring sandra bullock and nicole kidman , that same year . 2001 – 2005 wood made her teenage debut as a leading film actress in 2002 's little secrets , directed by blair treu , where she played aspiring 14 - year - old concert violinist emily lindstrom . for that role , she was nominated for best leading young actress at the young artist awards . that same year , wood played a supporting role in the andrew niccol - directed science fiction satirical drama film , s1m0ne , which starred al pacino . wood 's breakthrough movie role followed with the 2003 film thirteen . she played the role of tracy louise freeland , one of two young teens who sink into a downward spiral of hard drugs , sex , and petty crime . her performance was nominated for a golden globe award as best actress - drama and for a screen actors guild ( sag ) award for best actress . during the time of thirteen 's release , vanity fair named wood as one of the it girls of hollywood , and she appeared , along with the other actresses , on the magazine 's july 2003 cover . a supporting role opposite cate blanchett and tommy lee jones in ron howard 's the missing , in which she played the kidnapped daughter , lilly gilkeson , followed the same year , as well as a role in the csi : crime scene investigation episode " got murder ? " . in 2005 , wood appeared in the mike binder - directed the upside of anger , opposite kevin costner and joan allen , a well - reviewed film in which wood played lavender " popeye " , one of four sisters dealing with their father 's absence . her character also narrated the film . wood 's next two starring roles were in dark independent films . in the 2005 grand jury prize sundance film festival nominee pretty persuasion , a black comedy / satirical focusing on themes of sexual harassment and discrimination in schools and attitudes about females in media and society , wood played kimberly joyce , a manipulative , sexually active high - schooler . one critic commented , " wood does flip cynicism with such precise , easy rhythms and with such obvious pleasure in naughtiness that she 's impossible to hate . " in down in the valley , which was directed by david jacobson , wood 's character , tobe , falls in love with an older man , a cowboy who is at odds with modern society ( edward norton ) . of her performance , it was written that " wood conveys every bit of the adamant certainty and aching vulnerability inherent in late adolescence . " wood has commented on her choice of sexually themed roles , saying that she is not aiming for the " shock factor " in her film choices . in 2005 , wood starred in the music videos for bright eyes ' " at the bottom of everything " and green day 's " wake me up when september ends " . 2006 – present in september 2006 , wood received premiere magazine 's " spotlight award for emerging talent . " also in 2006 , she was described by the guardian as being " wise beyond her years " and as " one of the best actresses of her generation . " later in 2006 , wood appeared with an all - star ensemble cast as natalie finch in the golden globe - nominated 2006 comedy - drama film running with scissors . directed by ryan murphy and starring annette bening , the film was based on the memoir by burroughs , which is a semi - autobiographical account of burroughs ' childhood in a dysfunctional family . wood was awarded the 2007 cannes film festival chopard trophy for female revelation for her performance . wood had roles in two films released in september 2007 . king of california , which premiered at the sundance film festival , a story of a bipolar jazz musician ( michael douglas ) and his long - suffering teenage daughter , miranda ( wood ) , who are reunited after his two - year stay in a mental institution and who embark on a quixotic search for spanish treasure . one review praised wood 's performance as " excellent " . across the universe , a julie taymor - directed musical that was nominated for a golden globe and an academy award and was set in liverpool , new york city , and vietnam , focused on the tribulations of several characters during the counter - cultural revolution of the 1960s . it was set to the songs of the beatles . wood , who has described the music of the beatles as a major part of her life , played lucy , who develops a relationship with jude ( jim sturgess ) . the film featured her singing musical numbers and she describes the role as her favorite , calling director julie taymor " one of the most amazing directors out there . " one critic wrote that " wood brings much - needed emotional depth . " wood provided the voice of an alien named mala , a mechanically inclined free - thinker , in battle for terra , a 2008 computer - animated science fiction film about a peaceful alien planet that faces destruction from colonization by the displaced remainder of the human race . the film won the 2008 grand prize at the ottawa international animation festival . the film showed at the san francisco international film festival , where she received an award at the midnight awards along with elijah wood . wood starred in 2008 's vadim perelman - directed the life before her eyes , based on the laura novel of the same name , about the friendship of two teens of opposite character who are involved in a columbine - like shooting incident at their school and are forced to make an impossible choice . wood played the younger version of uma thurman 's character , diana . one critic cited her performance as " hands - down extraordinary " . wood stated that she intended the film to be the last one in which she played a teenager . in the same year , she also co - starred in director darren aronofsky 's the wrestler , winner of the golden lion award for best film at the venice film festival , about randy " ram " robinson ( mickey rourke ) , a professional wrestler from the 1980s who is forced to retire after a heart attack threatens to kill him the next time he wrestles . wood played stephanie , randy " ram " robinson 's estranged daughter . of her performance , one critic wrote , " once her character stops stonewalling her father and hears him out , wood provides a fine foil for rourke in their turbulent scenes together . " wood co - starred in woody allen 's whatever works , which premiered at the 2009 tribeca film festival , playing the young wife of larry david 's character . in may 2009 , she played juliet in six fundraising performances of william shakespeare 's romeo and juliet at the theater in the park . the production was directed by her brother , who also starred . wood had a recurring role in the second and third seasons of the hbo supernatural drama series , true blood , from 2009 to 2011 as sophie - anne . she appeared at the 2010 mtv video music awards on september 12 , 2010 . wood had a role in the film the conspirator , which premiered at ford 's theatre in washington d. c. in april , 2011 , directed by robert redford ( about the conspiracy surrounding the assassination of abraham lincoln ) . she also had a role in the ides of march . she portrayed the title character 's daughter in the 2011 hbo miniseries mildred pierce , for which she was nominated for the primetime emmy award for outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or a movie . wood played gabi in the 2013 psychological romantic thriller film charlie countryman with shia labeouf and rupert grint . she is featured with chris evans in a 2016 ad for gucci guilty eau fragrances . " in june 2016 , the human rights campaign released a video in tribute to the victims of the 2016 orlando gay nightclub shooting ; in the video , wood and others told the stories of the people killed there . personal life wood began dating british actor jamie bell in 2005 after they co - starred in the music video for green day 's song " wake me up when september ends . " they got matching tattoos of each other 's initials ; in wood 's case , a " j " on her left ankle . after a year together , the relationship ended in 2006 . wood later commented that , " we had matching tattoos because we knew our love would last forever . trouble is , it didn 't , things happened , we split . but i don 't regret the tattoo . it reminds me of a great , great period in my life . " in january 2007 , wood 's relationship with 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 once described their relationship as " healthy and loving " . two portraits of wood , painted by manson , have been exhibited at the corporation gallery of fine art . wood is also the inspiration behind manson 's song " heart - shaped glasses " , and she appeared with manson in the song 's music video . manson has said that wood 's appearance was the highest - paid music video role ever . the couple split in november 2008 ; according to wood , they " both decided to take some time apart so [ they ] could concentrate on work . " they later re - united and it was reported in early january 2010 that the couple was engaged to be married . wood and manson ended their engagement in august 2010 . in the summer of 2011 , wood was reported to have rekindled her relationship with jamie bell , five years after they first broke up . the couple married in a small ceremony on october 30 , 2012 . they have one son , born in july 2013 . wood had a natural 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 . in august 2012 , wood came out as bisexual via twitter . wood 's mother is a convert to judaism and wood 's father is christian . 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 has a black belt in taekwondo . filmography awards and nominations