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Natalie Wood (Natalie Zacharenko) was born on 20 July, 1938 in San Francisco, California, U.S., is an American actress (1938–1981). Discover Natalie Wood's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 43 years old?

Popular As Natalie Zacharenko
Occupation Actress
Age 43 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 20 July 1938
Birthday 20 July
Birthplace San Francisco, California, U.S.
Date of death 29 November, 1981
Died Place Pacific Ocean near Santa Catalina Island
Nationality United States

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Natalie Wood Height, Weight & Measurements

At 43 years old, Natalie Wood height is 5' 2" (1.57 m) .

Physical Status
Height 5' 2" (1.57 m)
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
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Who Is Natalie Wood's Husband?

Her husband is Robert Wagner (m. December 28, 1957-April 27, 1962) Richard Gregson (m. 30 May 1969-12 April 1972) Robert Wagner (m. July 16, 1972)

Family
Parents Not Available
Husband Robert Wagner (m. December 28, 1957-April 27, 1962) Richard Gregson (m. 30 May 1969-12 April 1972) Robert Wagner (m. July 16, 1972)
Sibling Not Available
Children 2, including Natasha Gregson

Natalie Wood Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Natalie Wood worth at the age of 43 years old? Natalie Wood’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Natalie Wood's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Dear Brat (1951)$2,333
Just for You (1952)$6,500
Kings Go Forth (1958)$750 per week
Cash McCall (1960)$150,000
All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960)$150,000
West Side Story (1961)$250,000
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)$750,000
The Great Race (1965)$7,000 (Director Blake Edwards and co-star Jack Lemmon each gave her half of his respective salary)
Penelope (1966)$750,000
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)$250,000 + 10% of the net profits.

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1925

Her mother was previously married to Armenian mechanic Alexander Tatuloff from 1925 to 1936.

1927

After that, his widow and three sons fled to Shanghai, subsequently relocating to Vancouver at the time of Wood's paternal grandmother's remarriage in 1927.

1928

They had a daughter named Olga (1928–2015) and moved to the U.S. by ship in 1930 before divorcing six years later.

Wood's father was a carpenter from Ussuriysk.

Her paternal grandfather, a chocolate factory employee who joined the anti-Bolshevik civilian forces during the war, was killed in a street fight between the Red Army and White Russian soldiers in Vladivostok.

1933

By 1933, they moved to the US.

Her parents met while her mother was still married to Tatuloff.

1938

Natalie Wood (née Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles.

Wood was born Natalie Zacharenko in San Francisco on July 20, 1938, to Maria Zudilova (1908–1998) and second husband Nicholas Zacharenko (1912–1980).

Her mother (who also used the names Mary, Marie, and Musia) was from Barnaul.

Wood's maternal grandfather owned soap and candle factories, as well as an estate outside Barnaul.

With the start of the Russian Civil War, his family fled Russia for China, settling as refugees in Harbin.

They were married in February 1938, five months before Wood was born.

A year after Natalie's birth, her father changed the family's surname to Gurdin.

1942

In 1942, they bought a home in Santa Rosa, California, where Wood was noticed by members of a crew during a film shoot downtown.

After she started acting as a child, RKO executives David Lewis and William Goetz changed her surname to "Wood" to make it more appealing to English-speaking audiences and as a tribute to filmmaker Sam Wood.

1943

A few weeks before her fifth birthday, Wood made her uncredited film debut in a fifteen-second scene in the film Happy Land (1943).

Despite the brief part, she attracted the notice of the director, Irving Pichel.

He remained in contact with Wood's family for two years, advising them when another role came up.

The director telephoned Wood's mother and asked her to bring her daughter to Los Angeles for a screen test.

Wood's mother became so excited that she "packed the whole family off to Los Angeles to live," writes Harris.

Wood's father opposed the idea, but his wife's "overpowering ambition to make Natalie a star" took priority.

According to Wood's younger sister Lana, Pichel "discovered her and wanted to adopt her."

Wood, then seven years old, got the part.

1946

Her only full sibling, sister Svetlana, was born in Santa Monica in 1946 and later also became an actress under the name Lana Wood.

She played a post-World War II German orphan, opposite Orson Welles as Wood's guardian and Claudette Colbert, in Tomorrow Is Forever (1946).

When Wood was unable to cry on cue, her mother tore a butterfly to pieces in front of her to ensure she would sob for a scene.

Welles later said that Wood was a born professional, "so good, she was terrifying."

1947

Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring role at age eight in Miracle on 34th Street (1947).

1955

As a teenager, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), followed by a role in John Ford's The Searchers (1956).

1961

Wood starred in the musical films West Side Story (1961) and Gypsy (1962) and received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in Splendor in the Grass (1961) and Love with the Proper Stranger (1963).

1964

Her career continued with films such as Sex and the Single Girl (1964), The Great Race (1965), Inside Daisy Clover (1965), and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969).

1970

During the 1970s, Wood began a hiatus from film and had two daughters: one with her second husband Richard Gregson, and one with Robert Wagner, her first husband whom she married again after divorcing Gregson.

1979

She acted in only two feature films throughout the decade, but she appeared slightly more often in television productions, including a remake of From Here to Eternity (1979) for which she won a Golden Globe Award.

Wood's films represented a "coming of age" for her and for Hollywood films in general.

Critics have suggested that her cinematic career represents a portrait of modern American womanhood in transition, as she was one of the few to take both child roles and those of middle-aged characters.

1981

On November 29, 1981, at the age of 43, Wood drowned in the Pacific Ocean near Santa Catalina Island during a break from production of her would-be comeback film Brainstorm (1983).

She was with her husband Wagner and Brainstorm co-star Christopher Walken.

2012

The events surrounding her death have been the subject of conflicting witness statements, prompting the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, under the instruction of the coroner's office, to list her cause of death as "drowning and other undetermined factors" in 2012.

2018

In 2018, Wagner was named as a person of interest in the ongoing investigation into her death.