Barbara Alyn Woods

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Barbara Alyn Woods
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present
Spouse
John Lind
(m. 1999;sep. 2021)
[1]
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.

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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 . [2] She starred in the show from 2003 to 2009 and appeared on the final season in 2012. [3] 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. [4] Woods posed nude for the June 1993 issue of Playboy as part of a promotion for the television series Eden. [2] [5] 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. [2]

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. [5] She is 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. They have three daughters, Natalie, Emily and Alyvia, who are all film and television actresses. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Circuitry Man Yoyo
1990 Repossessed Woman in Elevator
1991 The Terror Within II Sharon
1991Inside OutTerriSegment: "Brush Strokes"
1991 Delusion Julie
1992 The Waterdance Annabelle Lee
1992 Dance with Death Kelly
1992 We're Talking Serious Money Baggage Claim Agent
1993 Flesh and Bone Cindy
1994 Ghoulies IV KateDirect-to-video film
1995 Frankie Starlight Marcia
1996 Striptease Lorelei
1996Just FriendsDanielle
2001The Confidence ManHillary
2004The Wild CardKathleen FlanaganDirect-to-video film
2009Port CityHannah
2012Taste It: A Comedy About the RecessionMrs. Rosen
2019 Walk. Ride. Rodeo. Jenna Walters

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Sable CheriEpisode 1.07 "Mob"
1989 Star Trek: The Next Generation Kareen BrianonEpisode 2.06 "The Schizoid Man"
1989 Married... with Children VickyEpisode 3.08 "The Gypsy Cried"
1989 Open House NoreenEpisode 1.07 "Let's Get Physicals"
1990 Mr. Belvedere PaulaEpisode 6.20 "Mumsy"
1990 Equal Justice Lisa Cummings / Heidi PeckleEpisode 1.05 "Start of the Fire"
1991 The Golden Girls WomanEpisode 7.03 "Beauty and the Beast"
1991 Empty Nest StewardessEpisode 4.12 "My Nurse Is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble..."
1992 Vinnie & Bobby Miss O'SeasonsEpisode 1.02 "It's in the Bag"
1992 Herman's Head DanielleEpisode 2.01 "Stop Me Before I Help Again"
1992A House of Secrets and LiesKimTelevision film
1992, 1995 Dream On Phoebe / LindaEpisodes 3.21 "It Came from Beneath the Sink" and 6.05 "9 1/2 Days"
1993 Sweating Bullets TessEpisode 3.30 "Tess"
1993 Wings SheilaEpisode 5.10 "Come Fly with Me"
1993EdenEve SinclairMain role, 26 episodes
1994 One West Waikiki Heather RandallEpisode 1.03 "Terminal Island"
1994 Picket Fences Stacey HalfordEpisodes 2.14 "Supreme Courting" and 3.08 "May It Please the Court"
1995 Seinfeld DebbyEpisode 6.13 "The Scofflaw"
1995Dead WeekendAmeliaTelevision film
1996 Murder, She Wrote Dyan EmeryEpisode 12.16 "Murder Among Friends"
1996 Touched by an Angel Penny RussellEpisode: "Birthmarks"
1999 Ally McBeal Kelly PhilbrickEpisode 2.22 "Love's Illusions"
1997–2000 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Diane SzalinskiMain role, 66 episodes
2002 Providence HeidiEpisode 5.05 "Things That Go Bump in the Night"
2003 American Dreams Mrs. MasonEpisodes 1.12 "Great Expectations" and 2.02 "R-E-S-P-E-C-T"
2003–2009, 2012 One Tree Hill Deborah "Deb" ScottMain role (seasons 1–4, 6), 106 episodes
2004 I Downloaded a Ghost Catherine BlackstoneTelevision film
2009 Desperate Housewives Laura MillerEpisode 6.05 "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid"
2010 The Gates Barbara JansenEpisodes 1.04–1.06 "The Monster Within", "Repercussions", "Jurisdiction"
2014 The Goldbergs Mrs. CaldwellEpisodes 1.12 "You're Under Foot" and 1.14 "You Opened the Door"
2014Death CliqueLanaTelevision film
2021–2022 Chucky Michelle CrossRecurring role

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