Natalie Wood
American actress
Why Is Natalie Wood Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Natalie Wood 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 . As a teenager, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Rebel Without a Cause , followed by a role in John Ford's The Searchers . Wood starred in the musical films West Side Story and Gypsy and received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in Splendor in the Grass and Love with the Proper Stranger . Her career continued with films such as Sex and the Single Girl , The Great Race , Inside Daisy Clover , and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice .
