Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood

Acting

Born July 20, 1938Died November 29, 1981San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Movies

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Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
0.0

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas

2026

Paul Newman: The Restless
7.5

Paul Newman: The Restless

2023

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
6.5

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

2020

Trumbull Land
7.3

Trumbull Land

2018

Natalie Wood: An American Murder Mystery
5.5

Natalie Wood: An American Murder Mystery

2018

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
5.5

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

2018

The Fabulous Allan Carr
5.0

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017

Tab Hunter Confidential
7.2

Tab Hunter Confidential

2015

Brunes et Blondes
0.0

Brunes et Blondes

2010

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
0.0

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

2009

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
0.0

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

2009

James Dean: Forever Young
5.9

James Dean: Forever Young

2005

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
0.0

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

2005

How Real is 'The Star'?
6.0

How Real is 'The Star'?

2005

Rediscovering a Rebel
0.0

Rediscovering a Rebel

1996

Death In Hollywood
6.8

Death In Hollywood

1990

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
5.7

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6.0

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

1988

Brainstorm
6.2

Brainstorm

1983

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
6.0

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982

Hollywood’s Children
9.0

Hollywood’s Children

1982

Willie & Phil
4.6

Willie & Phil

1980

The Memory of Eva Ryker
8.0

The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980

The Last Married Couple in America
4.5

The Last Married Couple in America

1980

Hart to Hart
7.5

Hart to Hart

1979

The Cracker Factory
9.3

The Cracker Factory

1979

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
5.0

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1976

James Dean: The First American Teenager
7.5

James Dean: The First American Teenager

1975

I'm a Stranger Here Myself
6.7

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

1975

James Dean Remembered
8.0

James Dean Remembered

1974

The Affair
3.8

The Affair

1973

The Candidate
6.5

The Candidate

1972

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
6.3

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

1969

Penelope
5.5

Penelope

1966

This Property Is Condemned
6.5

This Property Is Condemned

1966

Inside Daisy Clover
5.6

Inside Daisy Clover

1966

The Great Race
7.1

The Great Race

1965

Sex and the Single Girl
6.5

Sex and the Single Girl

1964

Love with the Proper Stranger
6.8

Love with the Proper Stranger

1963

West Side Story
7.2

West Side Story

1961

Splendor in the Grass
7.5

Splendor in the Grass

1961

All the Fine Young Cannibals
5.9

All the Fine Young Cannibals

1960

Cash McCall
6.3

Cash McCall

1960

Kings Go Forth
6.1

Kings Go Forth

1958

Marjorie Morningstar
6.3

Marjorie Morningstar

1958

Bombers B-52
5.8

Bombers B-52

1957

The James Dean Story
5.6

The James Dean Story

1957

The Girl He Left Behind
4.5

The Girl He Left Behind

1956

New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
6.0

New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

1956

The Burning Hills
6.1

The Burning Hills

1956

A Cry in the Night
5.4

A Cry in the Night

1956

The Deadly Riddle
0.0

The Deadly Riddle

1956

The Searchers
7.7

The Searchers

1956

Feathertop
0.0

Feathertop

1955

Rebel Without a Cause
7.5

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

One Desire
6.1

One Desire

1955

Too Old for Dolls
0.0

Too Old for Dolls

1955

The Wild Bunch
0.0

The Wild Bunch

1955

The Silver Chalice
4.4

The Silver Chalice

1954

Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
5.5

Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool

1954

Return of the Dead
5.0

Return of the Dead

1954

Playmates
0.0

Playmates

1954

The Star
7.2

The Star

1952

Just for You
5.4

Just for You

1952

The Rose Bowl Story
4.2

The Rose Bowl Story

1952

The Blue Veil
6.8

The Blue Veil

1951

Dear Brat
5.6

Dear Brat

1951

The Jackpot
7.0

The Jackpot

1950

Never a Dull Moment
6.1

Never a Dull Moment

1950

Our Very Own
5.9

Our Very Own

1950

No Sad Songs for Me
6.2

No Sad Songs for Me

1950

Father Was a Fullback
6.3

Father Was a Fullback

1949

The Green Promise
6.4

The Green Promise

1949

Chicken Every Sunday
6.2

Chicken Every Sunday

1949

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
6.5

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

1948

Driftwood
6.8

Driftwood

1947

Miracle on 34th Street
7.4

Miracle on 34th Street

1947

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
7.5

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947

The Bride Wore Boots
6.1

The Bride Wore Boots

1946

Tomorrow Is Forever
6.4

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946

Happy Land
7.1

Happy Land

1943

The Moon Is Down
6.9

The Moon Is Down

1943

TV Shows

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Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
8.2

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

Too Young to Die
7.2

Too Young to Die

Intimate Portrait
4.5

Intimate Portrait

From Here to Eternity
7.3

From Here to Eternity

Laurence Olivier Presents
7.0

Laurence Olivier Presents

People's Choice Awards
8.3

People's Choice Awards

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The Dick Cavett Show
6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

The Merv Griffin Show
6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

Mayor of the Town
0.0

Mayor of the Town

The Pride of the Family
5.0

The Pride of the Family

General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

Four Star Playhouse
6.8

Four Star Playhouse

The Jack Benny Program
7.8

The Jack Benny Program

The Bob Hope Show
7.0

The Bob Hope Show

What's My Line?
7.1

What's My Line?

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Golden Globe Awards
7.0

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards
7.0

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards
7.0

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards
7.0

Golden Globe Awards