Natalie Wood

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Female

Birthday

1938-07-20

Day of death

1981-11-29 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Natalie Wood

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Natalie Wood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • The Jackpot

    The Jackpot

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Switch

    Switch

  • The Searchers

    The Searchers

  • Brainstorm

    Brainstorm

  • Peeper

    Peeper

  • Heidi

    Heidi

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

    Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

  • Driftwood

    Driftwood

  • Our Very Own

    Our Very Own

  • Feathertop

    Feathertop

  • Too Young to Die

    Too Young to Die

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Rediscovering a Rebel

    Rediscovering a Rebel

  • James Dean Remembered

    James Dean Remembered

  • The Burning Hills

    The Burning Hills

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Cash McCall

    Cash McCall

  • Marjorie Morningstar

    Marjorie Morningstar

  • This Property Is Condemned

    This Property Is Condemned

  • I'm a Stranger Here Myself

    I'm a Stranger Here Myself

  • Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

    Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

  • Sex and the Single Girl

    Sex and the Single Girl

  • Just for You

    Just for You

  • From Here to Eternity

    From Here to Eternity

  • Chevron Theatre

    Chevron Theatre

  • West Side Story

    West Side Story

  • The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

    The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

  • Penelope

    Penelope

  • Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

  • Rebel Without a Cause

    Rebel Without a Cause

  • The Pride of the Family

    The Pride of the Family

  • The Blue Veil

    The Blue Veil

  • Laurence Olivier Presents

    Laurence Olivier Presents

  • Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

    Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

  • The Great Race

    The Great Race

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • Splendor in the Grass

    Splendor in the Grass

  • Tab Hunter Confidential

    Tab Hunter Confidential

  • From Here to Eternity

    From Here to Eternity

  • Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

    Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

  • Meteor

    Meteor

  • Gypsy

    Gypsy

  • The Affair

    The Affair

  • New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

    New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

  • The Candidate

    The Candidate

  • All the Fine Young Cannibals

    All the Fine Young Cannibals

  • The Wild Bunch

    The Wild Bunch

  • The Silver Chalice

    The Silver Chalice

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Howard

    Howard

  • Inside Daisy Clover

    Inside Daisy Clover

  • Love with the Proper Stranger

    Love with the Proper Stranger

  • Brunes et Blondes

    Brunes et Blondes

  • Tomorrow Is Forever

    Tomorrow Is Forever

  • Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

    Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

  • Happy Land

    Happy Land

  • Bombers B-52

    Bombers B-52

  • Kings Row

    Kings Row

  • One Desire

    One Desire

  • Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

    Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

  • Dear Brat

    Dear Brat

  • The James Dean Story

    The James Dean Story

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • Kings Go Forth

    Kings Go Forth

  • Hollywood’s Children

    Hollywood’s Children

  • The Last Married Couple in America

    The Last Married Couple in America

  • No Sad Songs for Me

    No Sad Songs for Me

  • The Girl He Left Behind

    The Girl He Left Behind

  • The Star

    The Star

  • Playmates

    Playmates

  • Never a Dull Moment

    Never a Dull Moment

  • The Moon Is Down

    The Moon Is Down

  • Willie & Phil

    Willie & Phil

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  • The Memory of Eva Ryker

    The Memory of Eva Ryker

  • A Cry in the Night

    A Cry in the Night

  • Mayor of the Town

    Mayor of the Town

  • The Rose Bowl Story

    The Rose Bowl Story

  • The Cracker Factory

    The Cracker Factory

  • Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

    Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

  • The Bride Wore Boots

    The Bride Wore Boots

  • Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

    Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

  • Trumbull Land

    Trumbull Land

  • Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

    Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

  • The Deadly Riddle

    The Deadly Riddle

  • The Green Promise

    The Green Promise

  • Father Was a Fullback

    Father Was a Fullback

  • Dominick Dunne: After the Party

    Dominick Dunne: After the Party

  • Chicken Every Sunday

    Chicken Every Sunday

  • Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

    Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

  • Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool

    Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool

  • Return of the Dead

    Return of the Dead

  • Too Old for Dolls

    Too Old for Dolls

  • James Dean: The First American Teenager

    James Dean: The First American Teenager

  • Natalie Wood: An American Murder Mystery

    Natalie Wood: An American Murder Mystery

  • Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

    Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady