Natalie Wood

Actor, Film actor

1938 – 1981

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Who was Natalie Wood?

Natalie Wood was an American film and television actress best known for her screen roles in Miracle on 34th Street, Splendor in the Grass, Rebel Without a Cause, and West Side Story. After first working in films as a child, Wood became a successful Hollywood star as a young adult, receiving three Academy Award nominations before she was 25 years old.

Wood began acting in movies at the age of four and at age eight was given a co-starring role in the classic Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street. As a teenager, her performance in Rebel Without a Cause earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She starred in the musical films West Side Story and Gypsy, and received Academy Award for Best Actress nominations for her performances in Splendor in the Grass and Love with the Proper Stranger.

Her career continued with films such as Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. After this she took a break from acting and had two children, appearing in only two theatrical films during the 1970s. She was married to actor Robert Wagner twice, and to producer Richard Gregson in between her marriages to Wagner.

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Born
Jul 20, 1938
San Francisco
Also known as
  • Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko
  • Natasha Gurdin
  • Natalie
  • Natalia
  • Natasha
  • Natalie Wood Wagner
  • Natalia Zacharenko
  • Наталья Николаевна Захаренко
  • Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Russian American
  • Russian
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Van Nuys High School
    ( - 1956)
Lived in
  • San Francisco
  • Santa Rosa
  • Los Angeles
  • Raleigh
Died
Nov 29, 1981
Santa Catalina Island
Resting place
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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