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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/01/2020
Trumbull Land
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/10/2018
Howard
Character:Maria (archive footage)
Release Date:22/04/2018
Natalie Wood: An American Murder Mystery
Character:
Release Date:16/04/2018
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Character:
Release Date:01/03/2018
Tab Hunter Confidential
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/03/2015
Brunes et Blondes
Character:Self
Release Date:06/10/2010
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/10/2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:19/05/2009
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/10/2008
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Character:Herself (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Character:Judy in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Release Date:28/07/2004
Rediscovering a Rebel
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1996
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1990
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1988
Brainstorm
Character:Karen Brace
Release Date:30/09/1983
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Character:
Release Date:16/08/1982
Hollywood’s Children
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/02/1982
Willie & Phil
Character:Herself
Release Date:15/08/1980
The Memory of Eva Ryker
Character:Eva Ryker / Claire Ryker
Release Date:05/05/1980
The Last Married Couple in America
Character:Mari Thompson
Release Date:03/04/1980
Meteor
Character:Tatiana Donskaya
Release Date:19/10/1979
Hart to Hart
Character:Movie Star
Release Date:25/08/1979
The Cracker Factory
Character:Cassie Barrett
Release Date:16/03/1979
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Character:Margaret
Release Date:06/12/1976
Peeper
Character:Ellen Prendergast
Release Date:03/12/1975
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/1975
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Character:Self
Release Date:17/01/1975
James Dean Remembered
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1974
The Affair
Character:Courtney Patterson
Release Date:20/11/1973
The Candidate
Character:Natalie Wood
Release Date:29/06/1972
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Character:Carol Sanders
Release Date:17/09/1969
Penelope
Character:Penelope
Release Date:10/11/1966
This Property Is Condemned
Character:Alva Starr
Release Date:03/08/1966
Inside Daisy Clover
Character:Daisy Clover
Release Date:10/02/1966
The Great Race
Character:Maggie Dubois
Release Date:01/07/1965
Sex and the Single Girl
Character:Helen Gurley Brown
Release Date:25/12/1964
Love with the Proper Stranger
Character:Angie Rossini
Release Date:25/12/1963
Gypsy
Character:Louise Hovick/Gypsy Rose Lee
Release Date:01/11/1962
West Side Story
Character:Maria
Release Date:13/12/1961
Splendor in the Grass
Character:Wilma “Deanie” Loomis
Release Date:10/10/1961
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Character:Sarah "Salome" Davis
Release Date:15/09/1960
Cash McCall
Character:Lory Austen
Release Date:20/01/1960
Kings Go Forth
Character:Monique Blair
Release Date:28/06/1958
Marjorie Morningstar
Character:Marjorie Morgenstern
Release Date:24/04/1958
Bombers B-52
Character:Lois Brennan
Release Date:22/11/1957
The James Dean Story
Character:Self
Release Date:13/08/1957
The Girl He Left Behind
Character:Susan Daniels
Release Date:26/10/1956
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Character:Self
Release Date:09/10/1956
The Burning Hills
Character:Maria-Christina Colton
Release Date:01/09/1956
A Cry in the Night
Character:Elizabeth
Release Date:17/08/1956
The Deadly Riddle
Character:Lady Marian
Release Date:22/05/1956
The Searchers
Character:Debbie Edwards
Release Date:16/05/1956
Feathertop
Character:Polly Gookin
Release Date:04/12/1955
Rebel Without a Cause
Character:Judy
Release Date:27/10/1955
Heidi
Character:Klara Sesseman
Release Date:01/10/1955
One Desire
Character:Seely Dowder
Release Date:20/07/1955
Too Old for Dolls
Character:Polly Ramsay
Release Date:24/02/1955
The Wild Bunch
Character:Louise
Release Date:17/02/1955
The Silver Chalice
Character:Helena as a Girl
Release Date:20/12/1954
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
Character:Lucy
Release Date:14/11/1954
Return of the Dead
Character:Renee Marchand
Release Date:09/09/1954
Playmates
Character:Monica
Release Date:29/08/1954
The Star
Character:Gretchen
Release Date:11/12/1952
Just for You
Character:Barbara Blake
Release Date:27/09/1952
The Rose Bowl Story
Character:Sally Burke
Release Date:24/08/1952
The Blue Veil
Character:Stephanie Rawlins
Release Date:26/10/1951
Dear Brat
Character:Pauline Baxter
Release Date:30/05/1951
The Jackpot
Character:Phyllis Lawrence
Release Date:01/11/1950
Never a Dull Moment
Character:Nan Hayward
Release Date:19/08/1950
Our Very Own
Character:Penny Macaulay
Release Date:27/07/1950
No Sad Songs for Me
Character:Polly Scott
Release Date:27/04/1950
Father Was a Fullback
Character:Ellen Cooper
Release Date:30/09/1949
The Green Promise
Character:Susan Matthews
Release Date:22/03/1949
Chicken Every Sunday
Character:Ruth Hefferen
Release Date:18/01/1949
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Character:Eufraznee 'Bean' McGill
Release Date:10/03/1948
Driftwood
Character:Jenny Hollingsworth
Release Date:15/09/1947
Miracle on 34th Street
Character:Susan Walker
Release Date:04/06/1947
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Character:Anna Muir as a Child
Release Date:25/05/1947
The Bride Wore Boots
Character:Carol Warren
Release Date:05/06/1946
Tomorrow Is Forever
Character:Margaret Ludwig
Release Date:20/02/1946
Happy Land
Character:Little Girl Dropping Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
Release Date:10/11/1943
The Moon Is Down
Character:Carrie (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1943
Television Appearances
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
Character:Self (archive footage)
Too Young to Die
Character:Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self (archive footage)
From Here to Eternity
Character:Karen Holmes
From Here to Eternity
Character:Karen Holmes
Laurence Olivier Presents
Character:Margaret
Switch
Character:Cruise Ship Passenger (uncredited)
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Dinah!
Character:Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
Character:Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Kings Row
Character:Renee Gyllinson
Studio 57
Character:
Mayor of the Town
Character:Mayor's Niece
The Pride of the Family
Character:Ann Morrison
The Oscars
Character:Self
General Electric Theater
Character:Lucy
General Electric Theater
Character:Polly Gookin
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Louise
Chevron Theatre
Character:Monica Everton
The Jack Benny Program
Character:Natalie Wood
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
Studio One
Character:Jen Potter
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Winner
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