1938-07-20 San Francisco, California, USA
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.
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Paul Newman, l'intranquille | Self (archive footage) | 2023-06-11 |
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Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind | Self (archive footage) | 2020-01-27 |
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Trumbull Land | Self (archive footage) | 2018-10-15 |
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Howard | Maria (archive footage) | 2018-04-22 |
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Tab Hunter Confidential | Self (archive footage) | 2015-03-15 |
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Brunes et Blondes | Self | 2010-10-06 |
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Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood | Self (archive footage) | 2009-10-08 |
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Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's | (archive footage) | 2009-05-19 |
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Dominick Dunne: After the Party | Self (archive footage) | 2008-10-23 |
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Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents | Herself (uncredited) | 2005-01-01 |
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Los Angeles Plays Itself | Judy in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage) | 2004-07-28 |
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The Celluloid Closet | Self (archive footage) | 1996-01-30 |
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Rediscovering a Rebel | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1996-01-01 |
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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 1990-01-01 |
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self (archive footage) | 1988-05-16 |
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Brainstorm | Karen Brace | 1983-09-30 |
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Hollywood’s Children | Self (archive footage) | 1982-02-24 |
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Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady | 1982-08-16 | |
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The Memory of Eva Ryker | Eva Ryker / Claire Ryker | 1980-05-05 |
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The Last Married Couple in America | Mari Thompson | 1980-04-03 |
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Willie and Phil | Herself | 1980-08-15 |
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Meteor | Tatiana Donskaya | 1979-10-19 |
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The Cracker Factory | Cassie Barrett | 1979-03-16 |
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Hart to Hart | Movie Star | 1979-08-25 |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Margaret | 1976-12-06 |
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Peeper | Ellen Prendergast | 1975-12-03 |
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James Dean: The First American Teenager | Self | 1975-09-30 |
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself | Self | 1975-01-17 |
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James Dean Remembered | Self | 1974-01-01 |
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The Affair | Courtney Patterson | 1973-11-20 |
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The Candidate | Natalie Wood | 1972-06-29 |
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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | Carol Sanders | 1969-09-17 |
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How Fast? | Self (Archive Footage) | 1969-01-01 |
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Penelope | Penelope | 1966-11-10 |
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This Property Is Condemned | Alva Starr | 1966-08-03 |
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The Great Race | Maggie Dubois | 1965-07-01 |
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Inside Daisy Clover | Daisy Clover | 1965-12-22 |
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Sex and the Single Girl | Helen Gurley Brown | 1964-12-25 |
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Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1964-05-04 |
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Love with the Proper Stranger | Angie Rossini | 1963-12-25 |
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Gypsy | Louise Hovick/Gypsy Rose Lee | 1962-11-01 |
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West Side Story | Maria | 1961-12-13 |
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Splendor in the Grass | Wilma “Deanie” Loomis | 1961-10-10 |
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All the Fine Young Cannibals | Sarah "Salome" Davis | 1960-09-15 |
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Cash McCall | Lory Austen | 1960-01-20 |
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Kings Go Forth | Monique Blair | 1958-06-28 |
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Marjorie Morningstar | Marjorie Morgenstern | 1958-04-24 |
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Bombers B-52 | Lois Brennan | 1957-11-22 |
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The James Dean Story | Self | 1957-08-13 |
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A Cry in the Night | Elizabeth | 1956-08-17 |
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New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' | Self | 1956-10-09 |
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The Searchers | Debbie Edwards | 1956-05-16 |
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The Burning Hills | Maria-Christina Colton | 1956-09-01 |
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The Deadly Riddle | Lady Marian | 1956-05-22 |
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The Girl He Left Behind | Susan Daniels | 1956-10-26 |
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The Wild Bunch | Louise | 1955-02-17 |
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Feathertop | Polly Gookin | 1955-12-04 |
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One Desire | Seely Dowder | 1955-07-20 |
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Rebel Without a Cause | Judy | 1955-10-27 |
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Too Old for Dolls | Polly Ramsay | 1955-02-24 |
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The Silver Chalice | Helena as a Girl | 1954-12-20 |
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Playmates | Monica | 1954-08-29 |
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Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool | Lucy | 1954-11-14 |
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Return of the Dead | Renee Marchand | 1954-09-09 |
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Just for You | Barbara Blake | 1952-09-27 |
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The Rose Bowl Story | Sally Burke | 1952-08-24 |
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The Star | Gretchen | 1952-12-11 |
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Dear Brat | Pauline Baxter | 1951-05-30 |
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The Blue Veil | Stephanie Rawlins | 1951-10-26 |
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No Sad Songs for Me | Polly Scott | 1950-04-27 |
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Never a Dull Moment | Nan Hayward | 1950-08-19 |
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The Jackpot | Phyllis Lawrence | 1950-11-01 |
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Our Very Own | Penny Macaulay | 1950-07-27 |
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Father Was a Fullback | Ellen Cooper | 1949-09-30 |
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Chicken Every Sunday | Ruth Hefferen | 1949-01-18 |
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The Green Promise | Susan Matthews | 1949-03-22 |
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Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! | Eufraznee 'Bean' McGill | 1948-03-10 |
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Driftwood | Jenny Hollingsworth | 1947-09-15 |
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir | Anna Muir as a Child | 1947-05-25 |
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Miracle on 34th Street | Susan Walker | 1947-06-04 |
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Tomorrow Is Forever | Margaret Ludwig | 1946-02-20 |
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The Bride Wore Boots | Carol Warren | 1946-06-05 |
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Happy Land | Little Girl Dropping Ice Cream Cone (uncredited) | 1943-11-10 |
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The Moon Is Down | Carrie (uncredited) | 1943-03-14 |