NATALIE WOOD ACTRESS BORN 1938 JULY 20 -NOVEMBER 29,1981
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NATALIE WOOD ACTRESS BORN 1938 JULY 20 -NOVEMBER 29,1981 Natalie Wood (born Natalie Zacharenko, [n 1] 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. Born in San Francisco to Russian immigrant parents, Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring role at age 8 in Miracle on 34th Street (1947). [6] 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)...