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My Take
Natalie Wood is one of those rare performers who pulled off something almost impossible: she was a genuine child star who actually made it to the other side as a serious adult actress, and she did it with style to spare. I mean, she was charming audiences in Miracle on 34th Street at age eight, and then barely a decade later she's earning an Oscar nomination for Rebel Without a Cause — playing opposite James Dean, no less. West Side Story cemented her as a full-blown icon, and her 1980 Golden Globe win showed she still had plenty left to give. What makes her story bittersweet is how abruptly it ended in November 1981, at just 43. Every time I watch her work, I'm struck by how natural and luminous she is on screen — there's a warmth there that the camera just loved, and honestly, so do I.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Natalie Wood
- Name (Japanese)
- ナタリー・ウッド
- Reading
- なたりー・うっど
- Born
- July 20, 1938 – November 28, 1981
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / child actor / television actor
2. Background
- High school
- Van Nuys High School
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1957 Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
- 1980 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://nataliewood.co
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nataliewood/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8A%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%83%83%E3%83%89
Frequently asked questions
When was Natalie Wood born?
July 20, 1938 – November 28, 1981.
Where is Natalie Wood from?
Natalie Wood is from San Francisco, California, United States.
What does Natalie Wood do?
Natalie Wood works as actor, film actor, child actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.