Svetlana Lisa Gurdin (born March 1, 1946 in Santa Monica, California), better known as Lana Wood, is an American actress of Russian descent.
She's the younger sister of Natalie Wood and aunt of Natasha Gregson Wagner. She appeared in three films starring her sister, the first one as soon as the age of 1. She made the bulk of her career on television, often portraying earthier "bad girls" (that also often happen to exude sex appeal), in sharp contrast with her sister's more glamourous persona and preference for the big screen, and she also posed for Playboy.
She's been married six times, with the longest marriage lasting four years and the shortest lasting one month. Evan Smedley, her only daughter, died of cancer at age 42 in 2017.
She also wrote two biographies of her sister: Natalie, A Memoir by Her Sister (1984) and Little Sister (2021), the latter focusing more on her tragic death and its mysterious circumstances.
Her filmography includes:
Film:
- The Searchers (1956) as young Debbie Edwards note
- The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970) as Katie Flavin
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) as Plenty O'Toole
- The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith (2009) as Tani
Television:
- Have Gun – Will Travel (1958, episode "The Teacher") as Becky Coldwell
- The Fugitive (1964 episode "Detour on a Road Going Nowhere") as the Doll
- The Long, Hot Summer (1965-1966 series) as Eula Harker
- Peyton Place (1966–1967) as Sandy Webber
- The Wild Wild West (1967, episodes "The Night of the Firebrand" and "The Night of the Plague") as Sheila O'Shaughnessy and Averi Trent, respectively
- Bonanza (1967, episode "The Gentle Ones") as Dana Dawson
- The Felony Squad (1969, episode "The Last Man in the World") as Sherry Martin
- Mission: Impossible (1972, episode "The Deal") as Marcy Carpenter
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) as Yolanda
- The Fall Guy (1984, episode "Always Say Always") As Herself
