Natalie Wood
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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Acted in
Paul Newman: The Restless
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Trumbull Land
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Howard
2018
as Maria (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Too Young to Die
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Brunes et Blondes
2010
as Self
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005
as Herself (uncredited)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Judy in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
The Celluloid Closet
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Rediscovering a Rebel
1996
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
as (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Brainstorm
1983
as Karen Brace
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Willie and Phil
1980
as Herself
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
as Eva Ryker / Claire Ryker
The Last Married Couple in America
1980
as Mari Thompson
From Here to Eternity
1980
as Karen Holmes
Meteor
1979
as Tatiana Donskaya
Hart to Hart
1979
as Movie Star
Hart to Hart
1979
as Movie Star
The Cracker Factory
1979
as Cassie Barrett
From Here to Eternity
1979
as Karen Holmes
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1976
as Margaret
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Margaret
Peeper
1975
as Ellen Prendergast
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
as Self
Switch
1975
as Cruise Ship Passenger (uncredited)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975
as Self
James Dean Remembered
1974
as Self
The Affair
1973
as Courtney Patterson
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Candidate
1972
as Natalie Wood
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1969
as Carol Sanders
How Fast?
1969
as Self (Archive Footage)
Penelope
1966
as Penelope
This Property Is Condemned
1966
as Alva Starr
Inside Daisy Clover
1965
as Daisy Clover
The Great Race
1965
as Maggie Dubois
Sex and the Single Girl
1964
as Helen Gurley Brown
Hollywood and the Stars
1964
as Self
Love with the Proper Stranger
1963
as Angie Rossini
Gypsy
1962
as Louise Hovick/Gypsy Rose Lee
West Side Story
1961
as Maria
Splendor in the Grass
1961
as Wilma “Deanie” Loomis
All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960
as Sarah "Salome" Davis
Cash McCall
1960
as Lory Austen
Kings Go Forth
1958
as Monique Blair
Marjorie Morningstar
1958
as Marjorie Morgenstern
Bombers B-52
1957
as Lois Brennan
The James Dean Story
1957
as Self
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
as Susan Daniels
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
1956
as Self
The Burning Hills
1956
as Maria-Christina Colton
A Cry in the Night
1956
as Elizabeth
The Searchers
1956
as Deborah "Debbie" Edwards
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Judy
Kings Row
1955
as Renee Gyllinson
One Desire
1955
as Seely Dowder
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Helena as a Girl
Studio 57
1954
Mayor of the Town
1954
as Mayor's Niece
The Pride of the Family
1953
as Ann Morrison
The Oscars
1953
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Lucy
General Electric Theater
1953
as Polly Gookin
The Star
1952
as Gretchen
Just for You
1952
as Barbara Blake
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Louise
The Rose Bowl Story
1952
as Sally Burke
Chevron Theatre
1952
as Monica Everton
The Blue Veil
1951
as Stephanie Rawlins
Dear Brat
1951
as Pauline Baxter
The Jackpot
1950
as Phyllis Lawrence
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Natalie Wood
Never a Dull Moment
1950
as Nan Hayward
Our Very Own
1950
as Penny Macaulay
No Sad Songs for Me
1950
as Polly Scott
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Father Was a Fullback
1949
as Ellen Cooper
The Green Promise
1949
as Susan Matthews
Chicken Every Sunday
1949
as Ruth Hefferen
Studio One
1948
as Jen Potter
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948
as Eufraznee 'Bean' McGill
Driftwood
1947
as Jenny Hollingsworth
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Susan Walker
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947
as Anna Muir as a Child
The Bride Wore Boots
1946
as Carol Warren
Tomorrow Is Forever
1946
as Margaret Ludwig
Happy Land
1943
as Little Girl Dropping Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
1943
as Carrie (uncredited)