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.

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

Career

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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

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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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Circuitry Man Yoyo
1990 Repossessed Woman in Elevator
1991 The Terror Within II Sharon
1991 Inside Out Terri Segment: "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 Kate Direct-to-video film
1995 Frankie Starlight Marcia
1996 Striptease Lorelei
1996 Just Friends Danielle
2001 The Confidence Man Hillary
2004 The Wild Card Kathleen Flanagan Direct-to-video film
2009 Port City Hannah
2012 Taste It: A Comedy About the Recession Mrs. Rosen
2019 Walk. Ride. Rodeo. Jenna Walters

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1988 Sable Cheri Episode 1.07 "Mob"
1989 Star Trek: The Next Generation Kareen Brianon Episode 2.06 "The Schizoid Man"
1989 Married... with Children Vicky Episode 3.08 "The Gypsy Cried"
1989 Open House Noreen Episode 1.07 "Let's Get Physicals"
1990 Mr. Belvedere Paula Episode 6.20 "Mumsy"
1990 Equal Justice Lisa Cummings / Heidi Peckle Episode 1.05 "Start of the Fire"
1991 The Golden Girls Woman Episode 7.03 "Beauty and the Beast"
1991 Empty Nest Stewardess Episode 4.12 "My Nurse Is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble..."
1992 Vinnie & Bobby Miss O'Seasons Episode 1.02 "It's in the Bag"
1992 Herman's Head Danielle Episode 2.01 "Stop Me Before I Help Again"
1992 A House of Secrets and Lies Kim Television film
1992, 1995 Dream On Phoebe / Linda Episodes 3.21 "It Came from Beneath the Sink" and 6.05 "9 1/2 Days"
1993 Sweating Bullets Tess Episode 3.30 "Tess"
1993 Wings Sheila Episode 5.10 "Come Fly with Me"
1993 Eden Eve Sinclair Main role, 26 episodes
1994 One West Waikiki Heather Randall Episode 1.03 "Terminal Island"
1994 Picket Fences Stacey Halford Episodes 2.14 "Supreme Courting" and 3.08 "May It Please the Court"
1995 Seinfeld Debby Episode 6.13 "The Scofflaw"
1995 Dead Weekend Amelia Television film
1996 Murder, She Wrote Dyan Emery Episode 12.16 "Murder Among Friends"
1996 Touched by an Angel Penny Russell Episode: "Birthmarks"
1999 Ally McBeal Kelly Philbrick Episode 2.22 "Love's Illusions"
1997–2000 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Diane Szalinski Main role, 66 episodes
2002 Providence Heidi Episode 5.05 "Things That Go Bump in the Night"
2003 American Dreams Mrs. Mason Episodes 1.12 "Great Expectations" and 2.02 "R-E-S-P-E-C-T"
2003–2009, 2012 One Tree Hill Deborah "Deb" Scott Main role (seasons 1–4, 6), 106 episodes
2004 I Downloaded a Ghost Catherine Blackstone Television film
2009 Desperate Housewives Laura Miller Episode 6.05 "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid"
2010 The Gates Barbara Jansen Episodes 1.04–1.06 "The Monster Within", "Repercussions", "Jurisdiction"
2014 The Goldbergs Mrs. Caldwell Episodes 1.12 "You're Under Foot" and 1.14 "You Opened the Door"
2014 Death Clique Lana Television film
2021–2022 Chucky Michelle Cross Recurring role

References

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  1. ^ "One Tree Hill's Barbara Alyn Woods and Husband John Lind Divorce After More Than 20 Years of Marriage". people.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  2. ^ a b c Barbara Alyn Woods:Biography Archived 2009-05-03 at the Wayback Machine, MSN
  3. ^ 'One Tree Hill' Season 9 Scoop: Deb Is Coming Back & And We'll Finally Meet Brooke's Dad!
  4. ^ Eden Forbidden Interludes
  5. ^ a b "Barbara Alyn Woods Biography". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  6. ^ "Barbara Alyn Woods Interview - An Interview with Barbara Alyn Woods". Tvdramas.about.com. 2008-05-06. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
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