Lana Wood

Biography

Lana Wood is an American actress and producer who started as a child performer, making her first screen appearance in The Searchers (1956). Born in Santa Monica, she often worked in films that also featured her sister, Natalie Wood, before her own career took off in the 1960s. She appeared on The Long, Hot Summer, then played Sandy Webber on Peyton Place from 1966 to 1967, and was cast as Plenty O'Toole in the James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Her credits include over 20 films and more than 300 television episodes, with roles on Bonanza, Mission: Impossible, Fantasy Island, and Police Story. She retired from acting after Satan's Mistress (1982) to focus on producing, then returned to low-budget films beginning in 2008. She has also written two autobiographies.

80years old

Turns 81 on March 1in 139 days

Born March 1, 1946Santa Monica
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Svetlana Nikolajevna Gurdin (birth name)Also credited as Svetlana Gurdin and Svetlana Nikolaevna Gurdin

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 63 years1956 to 2019

Genres

Drama67%, 6 films
Adventure44%, 4 films
Action33%, 3 films
Western33%, 3 films
Thriller22%, 2 films

First and latest

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A role that slipped away
Wood was offered the part that Karen Black played in Easy Rider (1969). She now calls passing on it the worst mistake of her career.
A change of course
Wood retired from acting after she appeared in the horror film Satan's Mistress in 1982, and she focused on producing. Since 2008 she has acted again in a number of low-budget films.

Lana Wood movies on Netflix

Bill Tilghman and the Outlaws2019IMDb rating 3.1as Ms. Darling
Captain America II: Death Too Soon1979IMDb rating 3.7as Yolanda
Little Ladies of the Night1977IMDb rating 5.9as Maureen
Nightmare in Badham County1976IMDb rating 6.0as Smitty
Diamonds Are Forever1971IMDb rating 6.5as Plenty O'Toole
Black Water Gold1970IMDb rating 5.3as Eagan Ryan
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again1970IMDb rating 5.7as Katie Flavin
The Fool Killer1965IMDb rating 6.7as Alice
The Searchers1956IMDb rating 7.8as Younger Debbie Edwards

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Diamonds Are Forever1971 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Plenty O'Toole
IMDb rating 6.5125K votes
The Searchers1956 Adventure, Drama, Westernas Younger Debbie Edwards
IMDb rating 7.8104K votes
Captain America II: Death Too Soon1979as Yolanda
IMDb rating 3.72.1K votes
Nightmare in Badham County1976as Smitty
IMDb rating 6.0801 votes
Bill Tilghman and the Outlaws2019as Ms. Darling
IMDb rating 3.1187 votes
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again1970as Katie Flavin
IMDb rating 5.7542 votes
Little Ladies of the Night1977as Maureen
IMDb rating 5.9262 votes
Black Water Gold1970as Eagan Ryan
IMDb rating 5.3119 votes

Worked with

Lana Wood made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Christopher Lee

John Wayne

Ward Bond

Sean Connery

Louis Gossett Jr.

Harry Carey Jr.Guy HamiltonDirector, 1 film

John FordDirector, 1 film Ivan NagyDirector, 1 film

Films together

Christopher Lee1 film together, 1979
Christopher Lee's page
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon1979IMDb rating 3.7Wood as YolandaLee as Miguel
John Wayne1 film together, 1956
John Wayne's page
- The Searchers1956IMDb rating 7.8Wood as Younger Debbie EdwardsWayne as Ethan Edwards
Ward Bond1 film together, 1956
Ward Bond's page
- The Searchers1956IMDb rating 7.8Wood as Younger Debbie EdwardsBond as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Sean Connery1 film together, 1971
Sean Connery's page
- Diamonds Are Forever1971IMDb rating 6.5Wood as Plenty O'TooleConnery as James Bond
Louis Gossett Jr.1 film together, 1977
Louis Gossett Jr.'s page
- Little Ladies of the Night1977IMDb rating 5.9Wood as MaureenGossett as Russ Garfield
Harry Carey Jr.1 film together, 1956
Harry Carey Jr.'s page
- The Searchers1956IMDb rating 7.8Wood as Younger Debbie EdwardsCarey as Brad Jorgensen
Guy HamiltonDirector, 1 film, 1971
All films by Guy Hamilton
- Diamonds Are Forever1971IMDb rating 6.5Wood as Plenty O'Toole
John FordDirector, 1 film, 1956
All films by John Ford
- The Searchers1956IMDb rating 7.8Wood as Younger Debbie Edwards
Ivan NagyDirector, 1 film, 1979
All films by Ivan Nagy
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon1979IMDb rating 3.7Wood as Yolanda

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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