Natalie Wood Married Her Husband Robert Wagner Twice

Natalie Wood was an American actress best known for her performance as a child in Miracle on 34th Street (1947).

Natalie Wood (1938-1981), US actress, wearing a dark blue dress in a studio portrait, against a pink background, circa 1965. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Natalie Wood was born Natalie Zacharenko, on July 20, 1938, San Francisco, California, United States to Maria Zudilova, and her second husband and carpenter Nicholas Zacharenko.

Natalie Wood began her acting career at age four. She was given a co-starring role at age 8 in Miracle on 34th Street (1947). Natalie Wood was the recipient of four Golden Globes and three Academy Award nominations.

Actress Natalie Wood photographed in 1979. (Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images)

Natalie Wood has made appearances in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), John Ford’s The Searchers (1956), West Side Story (1961), Gypsy (1962), Splendor in the Grass (1961) and Love with the Proper Stranger (1963), Sex and the Single Girl (1964), Inside Daisy Clover (1964), and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969).

Natalie Wood died off the coast of Santa Catalina Island on November 29, 1981. She passed away at age 43 and was on a holiday break from the production of her would-be comeback film Brainstorm (1983).

American actors Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner, circa 1960. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)