Natalie Wood

Works
Actor (20),
Birthday
1938-07-20

Natalie Wood - known for her work in such projects: «The Searchers» (1956), «Rebel Without a Cause» (1955), «Miracle on 34th Street» (1947), «West Side Story» (1961), «Sex and the Single Girl» (1964),

Natalie Wood (née Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles.

Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring role at age 8 in Miracle on 34th Street (1947). As a teenager, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), followed by a role in John Ford's The Searchers (1956). Wood starred in the musical films West Side Story (1961) and Gypsy (1962) and received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in Splendor in the Grass (1961) and Love with the Proper Stranger (1963). Her career continued with films such as Sex and the Single Girl (1964), Inside Daisy Clover (1965), and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969).

During the 1970s, Wood began a hiatus from film and had two daughters: one with her second husband Richard Gregson, and one with Robert Wagner, her first husband whom she married again after divorcing Gregson. She acted in only two feature films throughout the decade, but she appeared slightly more often in television productions, including a remake of From Here to Eternity (1979) for which she won a Golden Globe Award. Wood's films represented a "coming of age" for her and for Hollywood films in general. Critics have suggested that her cinematic career represents a portrait of modern American womanhood in transition, as she was one of the few to take both child roles and those of middle-aged characters.

Wood died off the coast of Santa Catalina Island on November 29, 1981, at age 43, during a holiday break from the production of her would-be comeback film Brainstorm (1983) with Christopher Walken. The events surrounding her death have been the subject of conflicting witness statements, prompting the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, under the instruction of the coroner's office, to list her cause of death as "drowning and other undetermined factors" in 2012.

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The most significant works of Natalie Wood

Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Character: Judy - Leading
West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
Character: Maria - Leading
The Searchers (1956)
Character: Debbie Edwards - Leading
The Great Race (1965)
Character: Maggie Dubois - Leading
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Character: Susan Walker - Leading
Brainstorm (1983)
Character: Karen Brace - Leading
The Candidate (1972)
Character: Natalie Wood
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Character: Anna Muir as a Child
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
Character: Carol Sanders - Leading
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
Character: Helen Gurley Brown - Leading


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