Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood appeared in 56 films for TV and the silver screen and received 3 Oscar nominations before turning 25. Her real name was Natasha Gurdin, and she was born in San Francisco on Wednesday, July 20th, 1938, to Russian émigrés Maria and Nicholas Zakharenko (they had changed their last name to Gurdin before coming to America)... See full bio » Born: Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko July 20, 1938 in San Francisco, California, USA Died: November 29, 1981 (age 43) in Santa Catalina Island, California, USA