Evan Rachel Wood

Only 21, Evan Rachel Wood is just at the start of her Hollywood career. To this date she has mainly shunned larger films, opting to act mostly in independent films. But don’t overlook her. She has the talent to win an academy award, and soon if she can maintain her high level of acting. Plus a bonus for the guys, she has split from rocker Marilyn Manson. Yes, she was dating him. Maybe because she can sing a little and he’s a rock star, and well I really don’t know what she saw in him. Let’s just pretend that relationship never happened. It’s for the best. And we can forgive her since she young.

Biggest Hit: The Missing, where she plays Cate Blanchett’s daughter in the Ron Howard directed Western about a child kidnapped by Navajos in the 1880s. Admittedly, pickings are slim in terms of “hits” with Wood thus far, but that should change with time.

Unappreciated Gem: Across the Universe, the Julie Taymor directed Beatles musical is filled with classic songs and a ton of style with Wood as the leading lady, Lucy (but not in the sky with diamonds). It’s one of the better films of 2007.

Upcoming Feature: The Wrestler, a Darren Aronofsky drama centered on a retired professional wrestler as he makes his way through the independent circuit. Wood play the wrestler’s daughter.