Date of Birth
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20-July-1938
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Place of Birth
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San Francisco
(California, United States of America, San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco Peninsula, Area code 415)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko, Natasha Gurdin, Natalie, Natalia, Natasha, Natalie Wood Wagner, Natalia Zacharenko, ÐÐ°Ñ‚Ð°Ð»ÑŒÑ Ðиколаевна Захаренко, Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko
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Profession
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Actor, Singer
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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. She had one daughter by each: Natasha Gregson and Courtney Wagner. Her younger sister, Lana Wood, is also an actress.
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