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Roles turned down by Natalie Wood:
Natalie turned the role of Corie Bratter because she wanted to take a break from filming to go to UCLA and earn a college degree.
Actor who got the part: Jane Fonda
Beatty once said "Faye wasn't my first choice. We'd been turned down by about 10 women. I wanted Natalie Wood, Jane Fonda, Tuesday Weld, Sharon Tate, Ann-Margret. And then I met Faye."
Actor who got the part: Faye Dunaway
Natalie Wood died before completing this movie. Her scenes were finished with a body double and trick editing. Although director Douglas Trumbull was encouraged to scrap the film and claim insurance, he insisted it be released as a tribute to Wood.
Actor who got the part: Natalie Wood
Reportedly considered for the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Liza Minnelli
Mike Nichols had spent six months looking for the right girl to play the part of Bobbie. He had considered and rejected Raquel Welch, Jane Fonda, Dyan Cannon, and Natalie Wood.
Actor who got the part: Ann-Margrett
Wood was eager to film Dorothy Baker's acclaimed novel and asked Mart Crowley ("the Boys in the Band") to write the adaptation. Crowley finished the script, but "Cassandra" never made it past the wishful thinking stage.
When Cary Grant grew customarily unsure of whether or not he should do the romantic suspense thriller, Wood was seriously considered as the leading lady for a younger male co-star.
Actor who got the part: Audrey Hepburn
The head of Columbia Pictures wanted to cast Wood as the art student and kidnap victim.
Actor who got the part: Samantha Eggar
Natalie declined the role of Judith Anderson, for personal reasons.
Actor who got the part: Janette Scott
Natalie turned down the role of 'Tina' and accepted the role of 'Carol' in "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" instead.
Actor who got the part: Carrie Snodgress
Around 1966, Natalie Wood was attached to star in a biopic of Frances Farmer. The project then stalled and wasn't filmed until the 1980s.
Actor who got the part: Jessica Lange
One of several movies that Natalie turned down when she put her film career on hold while attending UCLA.
Actor who got the part: Ali MacGraw
Wood tested for the role of Elaine Place.
Actor who got the part: Katherine Ross
Considered for the part of Daisy Buchanan.
Had planned to produce and star in a movie version of Joanne Greenberg's novel about a mentally unstable young girl. The plans never materialized.
Actor who got the part: Kathleen Quinlan
Was considered to play the role of the young daughter of Lana Turner in the classic melodrama directed by Douglas Sirk.
Actor who got the part: Sandra Dee
Wood was cast but dropped out for reasons not given.
Actor who got the part: Elizabeth Taylor
Natalie Wood campaigned for the starring role, but director Robert Redford ultimately cast Mary Tyler Moore.
Actor who got the part: Mary Tyler Moore
Natalie Wood was considered for the role of Jill Kinmont.
Actor who got the part: Marilyn Hassett
Wood was considered for the role of Sophie.
Actor who got the part: Meryl Streep
Considered for the role of Lois Lane.
Actor who got the part: Margot Kidder
Wood turned down the opportunity to co-star opposite Laurence Olivier.
Actor who got the part: Sarah Miles
Natalie's studio, Warner Bros. put her on suspension for refusing to go to Universal on loan-out and appear in this film.
Actor who got the part: Jean Simmons
Not only did Natalie Wood turn down the lead role as Paul Newman's girlfriend because she was pregnant with her second child, she also found the script "mediocre."
Actor who got the part: Faye Dunaway
Wood was considered for the role of Rachel Zachary in this Western film.
Actor who got the part: Audrey Hepburn
Natalie Wood was producer Ray Stark's first choice for the starring role, but he changed his mind after reading the script and instead offered the part to Barbra Streisand. the film was never made.
Actor who got the part: Project Abandoned
Warner Bros. put contract star Wood on suspension for refusing to do this drama in which Paul Newman plays a young lawyer who climbs the social ladder.
Actor who got the part: Barbara Rush
Did you know that Natalie Wood was not the only choice for these movies? (click to learn more)
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