She is best known for her role as Fanta in Roots, for her performance of "Aquarius" in the film version of Hair (1979)[1] and as Edie in the TV series Beauty and the Beast (1987–1989).

Woods was born in Chicago and raised in Portland, Oregon, where she attracted attention as part of Three Little Souls, a local musical trio she formed at age ten.

The group subsequently became known as Sunday's Child, and toured internationally through Wood's adolescent years, appearing on television with such acts as Bob Hope.

Woods was born in Chicago, Illinois, one of six children, and was raised in Portland, Oregon by her divorced mother, who was a nurse.

[6] In 1979, she released a solo album, Out of the Woods, which was produced by Earth, Wind & Fire member Al McKay.

She also sang the opening song, "Aquarius", in Miloš Forman’s movie musical version of Hair (1979).

In 2016, she appeared in the TruInside tv documentary The Jerk, about the film she had co-starred in with Steve Martin, exploring what makes the comedy a classic.