Lana Wood (born Svetlana Zakharenko on March 1, 1946) , is an American actress and producer born to Russian emigré parents.

Lana Wood in ‘Diamonds are Forever’.

Her sister Natalie Wood was named after director Sam Wood when she first launched her child actor career. When she made her film debut with Natalie in The Searchers (1956), their mother was asked under what last name should Lana be credited and she agreed it would be best if she could be credited as Lana Wood, like her famous sister did.

In 1970, she was approached to pose for Playboy by Hugh Hefner and agreed. The Playboy pictures appeared in the April 1971 issue, along with Wood’s poetry. Even though her sister strongly disapproved of Wood’s move to pose nude, the publicity was a major reason for her being cast as Plenty O’Toole in the 1971 James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever.

Wood has more than 20 other films and over 300 television shows to her credit.

Wood wrote a best-selling memoir, Natalie, A Memoir by Her Sister, about her famous sister shortly after her death. The book reached #3 on the New York Times Bestseller List. The book, ultimately, was also an autobiography. Among the tidbits she revealed in the book was an off-the-set affair with Sean Connery during the filming of Diamonds Are Forever.