Natalie Wood
Biography
Natalie Wood was an American actress who started acting at age four and, at eight, co-starred in Miracle on 34th Street (1947). As a teenager she earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Rebel Without a Cause (1955), then appeared in John Ford's The Searchers (1956). She starred in West Side Story (1961) and Gypsy (1962) and received Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for Splendor in the Grass (1961) and Love with the Proper Stranger (1963). Later films included Sex and the Single Girl (1964), The Great Race (1965), Inside Daisy Clover (1965), This Property Is Condemned (1966), Penelope (1966), and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969). In the 1970s she acted less in features and more on television; From Here to Eternity (1979) won her a Golden Globe Award. Later credits included Meteor (1979), The Last Married Couple in America (1980), and Brainstorm (1983).
43years old at death
- Born San Francisco
- Died Santa Catalina Island
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Natalja Nyikolajevna Zaharenko (birth name)Also credited as Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko, Natalie Wood Wagner, Natalie, Natasha Gurdin and Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko
Movie Career
- Films
- 29
- Career span
- 74 years1946 to 2020
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A first
Wood earned her third Academy Award nomination at 25 for Love with the Proper Stranger. She and Teresa Wright were the youngest to reach three Oscar nominations, a record later broken by Jennifer Lawrence and Saoirse Ronan.
About the name
Wood's surname was changed to Wood by RKO executives David Lewis and William Goetz, who wanted a name more appealing to English-speaking audiences and chose it as a tribute to filmmaker Sam Wood.
Languages
In The Great Race, Wood's Russian speaking skill became an asset for her character Maggie DuBois, which justified the character recording the race's progress across Siberia and entering at the beginning as a contestant.
Behind the award
The Harvard Lampoon named Wood its "Worst Actress of Last Year, This Year, and Next" in 1966. She turned up to accept it herself, a first, and The Harvard Crimson judged her "quite a good sport."
Natalie Wood movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Robert Mulligan directed two of these films, Stuart Heisler two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Robert Mulligan
Stuart HeislerDirector, 2 films, 1952 to 1956
All films by Stuart Heisler
Also two films together16 more actors
- John QualenThe Searchers (1956) and The Jackpot (1950)
- Karl MaldenMeteor (1979) and Bombers B-52 (1957)
- Ann DoranBombers B-52 (1957) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
- Jerome CowanPenelope (1966) and Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- Jim BackusThe Girl He Left Behind (1956) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
- Peter FalkPenelope (1966) and The Great Race (1965)
- Dorothy AdamsPeeper (1975) and The Jackpot (1950)
- Dyan CannonNatalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020) and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
- Richard DysartMeteor (1979) and Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
- Richard BenjaminNatalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020) and The Last Married Couple in America (1980)
- Tab HunterThe Burning Hills (1956) and The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
- Claire CarletonThis Property Is Condemned (1966) and The Star (1952)
- Martin MilnerMarjorie Morningstar (1958) and The Green Promise (1949)
- Larry StorchThe Great Race (1965) and Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
- Arlene GolonkaThe Last Married Couple in America (1980) and Penelope (1966)
- James DeanThe James Dean Story (1957) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Natalie Wood's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$141 million
11 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 29 films: 11 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 14 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 14Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$44M31.0% of the total
- 2$30M21.3% of the total
- 3$25M17.9% of the total
- 4$13M8.9% of the total
- 5$10M7.2% of the total
- 6$4.5M3.2% of the total
- 7$3.2M2.3% of the total
- 8$3.2M2.3% of the total
$8.3 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 1957 to 1980, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1980 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | From Here to Eternity | Won |
| 1957 | New Star of the Year – Actress | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.