Natalie Wood, born Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko (Russian: Наталья Николаевна Захаренко; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress. Wood began acting in movies at the age of four and became a successful child actress in such films as Miracle on 34th Street (1947). A well received performance opposite James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause (1955) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and helped her to make the transition from a child performer. She then starred in the musicals West Side Story (1961) and Gypsy (1962). She also received Academy Award for Best Actress nominations for her performances in Splendor in the Grass (1961) and Love with the Proper Stranger (1963). Her career continued successfully with films such as Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969). After this she took a break from acting and had two children, appearing in only two theatrical films during the 1970s.
Robert Wagner is NOT a suspect in Natalie Wood's death, TMZ has learned ... this in the wake of a change in her death certificate.We broke the story ... the L.A. County Coroner has changed Wood's… READ MORE >
Natalie Wood's death certificate has been changed from "Accident" to "Undetermined" ... TMZ has learned.Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the L.A. County Coroner filed documents making the… READ MORE >
Natalie Wood's daughter with Robert Wagner was arrested this week for coke and heroin possession -- after a nasty fight with someone in her house ... a fight that led to a gunshot.Law enforcement… READ MORE >
Christopher Walken either has a dark sense of humor ... or a bad memory ... 'cause the guy says his Lotto dream is to buy a yacht. Sounds great ... until you remember he was on board Robert… READ MORE >
Cops might not have been 100% honest when they said they turned up goose eggs in the Natalie Wood homicide investigation -- this according to a rep for the boat captain.As we previously reported,… READ MORE >
The re-opened investigation into Natalie Wood's death turned up goose eggs ... as in nada, zilch, zero, zip ... this according to cops. The L.A. County Sheriff's Department says investigators have… READ MORE >
Robert Wagner refuses to ignore his history with Natalie Wood -- despite the fact he's a person of interest in a renewed investigation into her death. Wagner made an appearance at a movie theater… READ MORE >
For the first time since cops reopened the Natalie Wood case as a homicide investigation -- the dead actress' former husband Robert Wagner showed his face in public.Wagner remained tight-lipped… READ MORE >
Captain Dennis Davern passed a lie detector test on the details he remembers about Natalie Wood's death -- only problem is ... Davern was wasted the night she died ... so the results may be… READ MORE >
File this under bad timing ... actor Robert Wagner -- currently the target in the Natalie Wood death probe -- will play a murder suspect on "NCIS" tonight.In the episode, 81-year-old Wagner -- who… READ MORE >
