Natalie Wood
Born
July 20, 1938
Died
November 29, 1981 (43 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
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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Known For
Paul Newman: The Restless
Self (archive footage)
2023
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
Self (archive footage)
2020
Trumbull Land
Self (archive footage)
2018
Howard
Maria (archive footage)
2018
Natalie Wood: An American Murder Mystery
2018
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2016
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self (archive footage)
2015
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
Brunes et Blondes
Self
2010
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
Self (archive footage)
2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
(archive footage)
2009
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
Self (archive footage)
2008
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Herself (uncredited)
2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Judy in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
2004
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
The Celluloid Closet
Self (archive footage)
1996
Rediscovering a Rebel
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1996
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
1993
Death In Hollywood
(archive footage)
1990
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
1990
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
1988
Brainstorm
Karen Brace
1983
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
1982
Willie & Phil
Herself
1980
The Memory of Eva Ryker
Eva Ryker / Claire Ryker
1980
The Last Married Couple in America
Mari Thompson
1980
From Here to Eternity
Karen Holmes · (12 episodes)
1980
Meteor
Tatiana Donskaya
1979
Hart to Hart
Movie Star
1979
The Cracker Factory
Cassie Barrett
1979
From Here to Eternity
Karen Holmes · (3 episodes)
1979
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Margaret
1976
Laurence Olivier Presents
Margaret · (1 episode)
1976
Peeper
Ellen Prendergast
1975
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self
1975
Switch
Cruise Ship Passenger (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Self
1975
Dinah!
Self · (1 episode)
1974
James Dean Remembered
Self
1974
The Affair
Courtney Patterson
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (2 episodes)
1973
The Candidate
Natalie Wood
1972
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Carol Sanders
1969
How Fast?
Self (Archive Footage)
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
Penelope
Penelope
1966
This Property is Condemned
Alva Starr
1966
Inside Daisy Clover
Daisy Clover
1965
The Great Race
Maggie Dubois
1965
Sex and the Single Girl
Helen Gurley Brown
1964
Love with the Proper Stranger
Angie Rossini
1963
Gypsy
Louise Hovick/Gypsy Rose Lee
1962
West Side Story
Maria
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1961
Splendor in the Grass
Wilma “Deanie” Loomis
1961
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Sarah "Salome" Davis
1960
Cash McCall
Lory Austen
1960
Kings Go Forth
Monique Blair
1958
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morgenstern
1958
Bombers B-52
Lois Brennan
1957
The James Dean Story
Self
1957
The Girl He Left Behind
Susan Daniels
1956
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Self
1956
The Burning Hills
Maria-Christina Colton
1956
A Cry in the Night
Elizabeth
1956
The Deadly Riddle
Lady Marian
1956
The Searchers
Debbie Edwards
1956
Feathertop
Polly Gookin
1955
Rebel Without a Cause
Judy
1955
Kings Row
Renee Gyllinson · (2 episodes)
1955
One Desire
Seely Dowder
1955
Too Old for Dolls
Polly Ramsay
1955
The Wild Bunch
Louise
1955
The Silver Chalice
Helena as a Girl
1954
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
Lucy
1954
Studio 57
(1 episode)
1954
Return of the Dead
Renee Marchand
1954
Playmates
Monica
1954
Mayor of the Town
Mayor's Niece · (34 episodes)
1954
The Pride of the Family
Ann Morrison · (39 episodes)
1953
The Oscars
Self · (5 episodes)
1953
General Electric Theater
Lucy · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Polly Gookin · (1 episode)
1953
The Star
Gretchen
1952
Just for You
Barbara Blake
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Louise · (1 episode)
1952
The Rose Bowl Story
Sally Burke
1952
Chevron Theatre
Monica Everton · (1 episode)
1952
The Blue Veil
Stephanie Rawlins
1951
Dear Brat
Pauline Baxter
1951
The Jackpot
Phyllis Lawrence
1950
The Jack Benny Program
Natalie Wood · (1 episode)
1950
Never a Dull Moment
Nan Hayward
1950
Our Very Own
Penny Macaulay
1950
No Sad Songs for Me
Polly Scott
1950
The Bob Hope Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
1950
Father Was a Fullback
Ellen Cooper
1949
The Green Promise
Susan Matthews
1949
Chicken Every Sunday
Ruth Hefferen
1949
Studio One
Jen Potter · (1 episode)
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1948
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Eufraznee 'Bean' McGill
1948
Driftwood
Jenny Hollingsworth
1947
Miracle on 34th Street
Susan Walker
1947
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Anna Muir as a Child
1947
The Bride Wore Boots
Carol Warren
1946
Tomorrow Is Forever
Margaret Ludwig
1946
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (2 episodes)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1944
Happy Land
Little Girl Dropping Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
1943
The Moon Is Down
Carrie (uncredited)
1943