Name: Evan Rachel Wood
Birthdate: September 7, 1987
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
Height: 5′ 7½” (1.71 m)
Family: Ira David Wood III, Sara Lynn Moore, Ira David Wood IV, Dana.
Years Active: 1994 to present

Trained in dance. She loves to sing, swim, rollerblade and go horseback riding.

She has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do

Has kept in touch with most of her “Once and Again” (1999) castmates: Mischa Barton, Julia Whelan, and Shane West.

Sings two songs on the “School’s Out” Christmas album (Christmas Isn’t Christmas, and Silver and Gold)

Has known Frankie Muniz since she was 6 years old.

Was originally set to play Terri in “Raise Your Voice” (2004), but dropped out due to production changes. Hilary Duff was then cast as her replacement.

Real-life friends with Nikki Reed.

Enjoys singing.

Got her high school diploma at the age of 15.

Parents divorced in 1997.

Attended junior high school in the San Fernando Valley but left because she disliked the social environment of high school. The actress was then home-schooled.

Has lost out on two roles to Kirsten Dunst: Claudia in “Interview with the Vampire” (1994) and Claire in “Elizabethtown” (2005).

Featured in the Miu Miu ad campaign, alongside Selma Blair and Lou Doillon.

Is actually older than Brady Corbet, who played her older brother in “Thirteen” (2003).

Her favorite actress is Cate Blanchett.

In 2003, Vogue Magazine named her one of the “It Girls of Hollywood.”

Met her now ex-boyfriend, Jamie Bell, when they were filming Green Day’s music video for “Wake Me Up When September Ends”, where they actually play a couple.

Her favorite actors are Edward Norton and Ewan McGregor.

Is close with the cast of “Thirteen” (2003) and still remains in touch with them.

Her hero is U2 frontman Bono.

Wood says that her character in “Across the Universe” (2007), 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.

Is of French and German descent.

Divides her time between Los Angeles and New York.

Became the highest paid actress in music video history for her appearance in boyfriend Marilyn Manson’s video for “Heart-Shaped Glasses”.

Was ranked #7 on Entertainment Weekly’s ’30 Under 30′ the actress list. (2008).

Hates her middle name, Rachel, but kept it in her stage name so casting directors wouldn’t confuse her gender.

Ranked #1 in Venus Zine’s 25 Under 25 ladies list (2009).

Good friend of Kat Dennings.

Was originally cast in “Sucker Punch” (2011), but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with “True Blood” (2008).

Was in a relationship with Jamie Bell (June 2005-September 2006).

Has been in a relationship with Marilyn Manson three times. They were initially together from December 2006 to November 2008, before reuniting briefly in February 2009, and then reconciled again in November 2009. They then went on to announce their engagement in January 2010, but split in August 2010.