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Barbara Alyn Woods

American actress


Summary

American actress

FieldValue
nameBarbara Alyn Woods
years_active1988–present
occupationActress
spouse
children

Barbara Alyn Woods is an American actress. She is known for her roles in television series One Tree Hill and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. She is the mother of actresses Natalie Alyn Lind, Emily Alyn Lind, and Alyvia Alyn Lind.

Career

Woods has acted professionally since 1988. She is known for portraying Deborah "Deb" Scott on the WB/CW teen drama series One Tree Hill. She starred in the show from 2003 to 2009 and appeared on the final season in 2012. She started out recurring in season 1 and was upgraded to full series regular status in November sweeps. Due to the format change of the show she only appeared in four episodes of season 5 but returned as a series regular in season 6.

Woods played the lead role in the 1993 USA Network prime-time soap opera Eden, which was canceled after 26 episodes. Woods posed nude for the June 1993 issue of Playboy as part of a promotion for the television series Eden. She is also known for the role as Diane Szalinski on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show which ran from 1997 to 2000.

In the early 1990s, Woods starred in several films such as Circuitry Man (1990), The Terror Within II (1991), Delusion (1991), The Waterdance (1992), Flesh and Bone (1993), Ghoulies IV (1994) and Frankie Starlight (1995). She also appeared in Demi Moore's film Striptease in 1996.

Woods also has appeared in guest roles on numerous television series, including Star Trek: The Next Generation, Married... with Children, The Golden Girls, Picket Fences, Seinfeld, Murder, She Wrote, Touched by an Angel, Dream On, Desperate Housewives and was recurring on ABC's The Gates in 2010.

Personal life

Woods attended Hinsdale South High School in Darien, Illinois and Northern Illinois University. She was married to John Lind (an assistant director), whom she met on the set of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show. They were married in 1999 and divorced in 2021. They have three daughters, Natalie, Emily and Alyvia, who are all film and television actresses.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Circuitry ManYoyo
1990RepossessedWoman in Elevator
1991**Sharon
1991Inside OutTerriSegment: "Brush Strokes"
1991DelusionJulie
1992**Annabelle Lee
1992Dance with DeathKelly
1992We're Talking Serious MoneyBaggage Claim Agent
1993Flesh and BoneCindy
1994Ghoulies IVKateDirect-to-video film
1995Frankie StarlightMarcia
1996StripteaseLorelei
1996Just FriendsDanielle
2001**Hillary
2004**Kathleen FlanaganDirect-to-video film
2009Port CityHannah
2012Taste It: A Comedy About the RecessionMrs. Rosen
2019Walk. Ride. Rodeo.Jenna Walters

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988SableCheriEpisode 1.07 "Mob"
1989Star Trek: The Next GenerationKareen BrianonEpisode 2.06 "The Schizoid Man"
1989Married... with ChildrenVickyEpisode 3.08 "The Gypsy Cried"
1989Open HouseNoreenEpisode 1.07 "Let's Get Physicals"
1990Mr. BelvederePaulaEpisode 6.20 "Mumsy"
1990Equal JusticeLisa Cummings / Heidi PeckleEpisode 1.05 "Start of the Fire"
1991The Golden GirlsWomanEpisode 7.03 "Beauty and the Beast"
1991Empty NestStewardessEpisode 4.12 "My Nurse Is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble..."
1992Vinnie & BobbyMiss O'SeasonsEpisode 1.02 "It's in the Bag"
1992Herman's HeadDanielleEpisode 2.01 "Stop Me Before I Help Again"
1992A House of Secrets and LiesKimTelevision film
1992, 1995Dream OnPhoebe / LindaEpisodes 3.21 "It Came from Beneath the Sink" and 6.05 "9 1/2 Days"
1993Sweating BulletsTessEpisode 3.30 "Tess"
1993WingsSheilaEpisode 5.10 "Come Fly with Me"
1993EdenEve SinclairMain role, 26 episodes
1994One West WaikikiHeather RandallEpisode 1.03 "Terminal Island"
1994Picket FencesStacey HalfordEpisodes 2.14 "Supreme Courting" and 3.08 "May It Please the Court"
1995SeinfeldDebbyEpisode 6.13 "The Scofflaw"
1995Dead WeekendAmeliaTelevision film
1996Murder, She WroteDyan EmeryEpisode 12.16 "Murder Among Friends"
1996Touched by an AngelPenny RussellEpisode: "Birthmarks"
1999Ally McBealKelly PhilbrickEpisode 2.22 "Love's Illusions"
1997–2000Honey, I Shrunk the KidsDiane SzalinskiMain role, 66 episodes
2002ProvidenceHeidiEpisode 5.05 "Things That Go Bump in the Night"
2003American DreamsMrs. MasonEpisodes 1.12 "Great Expectations" and 2.02 "R-E-S-P-E-C-T"
2003–2009, 2012One Tree HillDeborah "Deb" ScottMain role (seasons 1–4, 6)
Guest role (seasons 5, 9)
—106 episodes
2004I Downloaded a GhostCatherine BlackstoneTelevision film
2009Desperate HousewivesLaura MillerEpisode 6.05 "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid"
2010The GatesBarbara JansenEpisodes 1.04–1.06 "The Monster Within", "Repercussions", "Jurisdiction"
2014The GoldbergsMrs. CaldwellEpisodes 1.12 "You're Under Foot" and 1.14 "You Opened the Door"
2014Death CliqueLanaTelevision film
2021–2022ChuckyMichelle CrossRecurring role

References

References

  1. "One Tree Hill's Barbara Alyn Woods and Husband John Lind Divorce After More Than 20 Years of Marriage".
  2. [http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-biography/barbara-alyn-woods/ Barbara Alyn Woods:Biography] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-05-03 , [[MSN]])
  3. [http://hollywoodlife.com/2011/09/23/one-tree-hill-season-9-deb-returning-brooke-dad/ 'One Tree Hill' Season 9 Scoop: Deb Is Coming Back & And We'll Finally Meet Brooke's Dad!]
  4. [https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117900988/?refCatId=32 Eden Forbidden Interludes]
  5. "Barbara Alyn Woods Biography". Tvguide.com.
  6. (2008-05-06). "Barbara Alyn Woods Interview - An Interview with Barbara Alyn Woods". Tvdramas.about.com.
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