The Shards

Evan Rachel Wood stars as “Liz Schaffer,” Terry's wife and Debbie's mother. A former model who dreamed of stardom but settled for a comfortable if lonely life with Terry. Long-suffering and lonely, she is competitive with both her daughter and husband. She longs to be seen again — eternally ready for a close up that never came.

Career Highlights

Evan Rachel Wood is an Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe nominated actress. She gained critical acclaim and was nominated for an Emmy in both 2017 and 2018 for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Dolores in HBO’s hit series “Westworld.” She also received a Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Drama and a SAG Nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series all for her role in “Westworld.” Additionally, her portrayal of Veda Pierce in the HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce” earned her a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie.Recently, Wood starred as Madonna alongside Daniel Radcliffe in the film “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.” The film won Best Movie Made for Television at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards. Next, she will be seen alongside Henry Winkler, Brian Cox and Emma Roberts in the comedy “Old Pals” from Neon.&nbsp;Her onstage credits include several local productions in her hometown of Raleigh, NC, including “A Midsummer’s Night Dream,” “The Father” and “Romeo and Juliet” at Theatre in the Park and six consecutive tours of “A Christmas Carol.” She has appeared in “For the Record: Baz,” “For the Record: Tarantino,” “For the Record: Dear John Hughes” and three runs of “Sleep No More.” Most recently, she appeared as Aubrey in the off Broadway “Little Shop of Horrors” alongside award-winning Darren Criss.&nbsp;A working actress since she was five, Wood had her breakout role in 2003 with Catherine Hardwicke’s controversial independent film, “Thirteen” (2003), for which she received a Golden Globe, SAG, and Critics Choice Nomination for best actress. She went on to earn critical acclaim for her powerful performance as Stephanie, Mickey Rourke’s estranged daughter in Darren Aronofsky’s 2008 film, “The Wrestler.” Her other film/TV credits include: “Digging to China,” “Profiler,” “Once Again,” “Practical Magic,” “Down in the Valley,” “Running with Scissors,” “King of California,” “The Life Before Her Eyes” “Across the Universe,” “The Conspirator,” “True Blood,” “The Ides of March,” Charlie Countryman,” “Into the Forest,” “Allure,” “Frozen 2” and “Kajillionaire.”&nbsp;In addition to her prolific film and television career, Wood received the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Visibility Award in 2017, honoring her advocacy on behalf of the LGBTQ community. In February 2018, she took to Capitol Hill to testify in front of Congress to advocate for the implementation of the Sexual Assault Survivor's Bill of Rights Act in all 50 states. In April 2019, Wood created, wrote and championed The Phoenix Act in California (which was signed into law as of October 2019), which extends the statute of limitations for domestic violence felony crimes in the state from three years to five years. The bill went into effect on January 1st, 2020, in California. In 2022, award-winning director Amy Berg dropped her two-part HBO documentary, “Phoenix Rising,” in which Wood details her experience as a survivor of domestic violence to pursue justice, heal generational trauma and reclaim her story, in a culture that instinctively blames women.Wood is also one-half of Evan + Zane, her band with Zane Carney. They first met over a decade ago on the set of a music video for Carney’s family band and officially became a band in 2018.

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A former model who dreamed of stardom but settled for a comfortable if lonely life with Terry.

FX's The Shards Evan Rachel Wood as Liz Schaffer wearing a teal jeweled cap, with long gold triangular earrings.