Jacqueline MacInnes Wood

About

Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (born April 17, 1987) is a Canadian actress, musician, model, and television personality. She is most recognized for playing the fashion executive and heiress Steffy Forrester on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, for which she won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series three times in 2019, 2021, and 2023.

Wood was born in Windsor, Ontario, the daughter of (Sandie) Alexandra MacInnes and James C. Wood. Wood identifies herself as being of Cree, Scottish, French, and Brazilian ancestry. Her half sister is Dani Probert, who was the wife of the late NHL player, Bob Probert. Her great uncle is Scottish highland singer Alasdair Gillies. Wood took acting classes at Ryerson University, Centre for the Arts and the Armstrong Acting Studio.

Wood made a name for herself playing the part of the “hair girl” on a commercial for First Choice Haircutters. At the age of 18, she moved to Toronto to pursue a career in acting. In May 2008, she began playing the contract role of Steffy Forrester on the American CBS Daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful…