#Tracy Louise Freeland

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Evan Rachel Wood in thirteen (2003)

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my new cover photo from the Castellano Spanish DVD of Thirteen (2003)

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Cinematic Parallels

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Jennifer's body (2009) dir. Karyn Kusama

Respire (2014) dir.  Melanie Laurent x Thirteen (2003) dir. Catherine Hardwicke

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Tracy Louise Freeland - Thirteen (2003)

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From 'Westworld' To The Real World: How Evan Rachel Wood Balances Acting And Activism

Evan Rachel Wood, the Emmy-nominated star of HBO's hit show Westworld, is no stranger to fame. She was only nine when she started appearing in made-for-TV films and was 11 when she starred alongside Kevin Bacon and Mary Stuart Masterson in Digging for China.

Ever since, Wood has been living her life, at least partially, on-camera, with her breakout role coming at age 14 when she played Tracy Louise Freeland--a teenager involved in drugs, sex and crime--in Thirteen.

"I wasn't technically allowed to see it in theaters," she remembered, speaking at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit in Boston to Raymond Braun, the founder of RWB Media.

Over the last 14 years, she has worked with directors including Ryan Murphy, Woody Allen and Darren Aronofsky. At age 30, she has many "roles-of-a-lifetime" under her belt.

But Wood's life off-screen is equally as dynamic. In 2011, she came out as bisexual and has been an avid advocate for LGBTQ rights. She has acknowledged that she was sexually assaulted and speaks out in support of sexual assault survivors. She is open about her struggles with mental illness.

Professionally, this has all culminated in her role on Westwold. She plays Dolores Abernathy, an artificial being who discovers that her entire life, which has been lived in a Wild West-themed amusement park, is a constructed lie. It's a role made for someone with as many experiences as Wood, who is often described as wise beyond her years.

"Dolores is multifaceted; she's obviously an artificial being but what the show explores is what consciousness even is," said Wood. "The experiences she's having are very real; the trauma is real; the pain is real. What's to say her pain isn't any different than ours?"

That sense of empathy is deliberate, as Wood makes a point of choosing roles that, at least in part, feel authentic to her own experiences. And when it comes to Dolores, this is also reflected in the character's resilience.

"She's a survivor; she's been abused for about 30 years ... she's been knocked down so many times and she comes back even stronger," Wood said, adding that Dolores' strength gave her the strength to go to trauma therapy.

It was a transparent moment for someone who has gained recognition for being honest, which she says is part of her responsibility as an artist with a platform. She dismisses the notion that actors and actresses should be no more than their parts onscreen.

"Being an actor doesn't take away your humanity or take you out of the real world," she said, repeating the sentiment she recently expressed on Twitter in response to comments made by Steve Bannon. "Actors are citizens, they pay their taxes, they work hard, they raise their families...we are putting ourselves out there with risks of damaging our careers."

But that risk hasn't stopped her. She has rejected the gendered expectations in Hollywood. On the red carpet, for example, she only wears suits.

"I want to put a positive message behind it," she said. "It's not about shaming dresses, but about opening up options so that there is a choice."

That non-traditional choice is not often seen on-screen, where the overwhelming majority--or 98%--of characters identify as straight, according to a 2016 study by the Media, Diversity & Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication. Meanwhile, 3.5% of the U.S. population identifies as lesbian, gay or bisexual, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA.

Her call for acceptance extends beyond gender and sexuality. She has become an advocate for those suffering from mental illness, and she urged those in the audience not to be afraid to ask for help.

"My biggest challenge I've ever overcome was myself. No one held me back more than me. and no one was meaner to me than me," she said, recalling her own struggles. "I shouldn't be here, and I tried not to be a couple times."

But by accepting that she needed help and taking the steps to get there, she's moved forward.

"I got there, and it's all about learning how to love myself in my messy glory. After all, when you make mistakes, it's proof that you're trying."

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