Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Woods performed regularly at "The Victory Gardens Theatre" before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her film career.

On the big screen, Woods appeared in the feature film Striptease with Demi Moore. Other film credits include Circuitry Man, I Downloaded a Ghost, Frankie Starlight, The Waterdance with Eric Stoltz and Flesh and Bone with Dennis Quaid.

Woods is most famously known for her role on the television series Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show where she played Diane Szalinski for three seasons. She has guest starred on numerous hit television shows including American Dreams, Providence, Ally McBeal, Touched by an Angel, Murder She Wrote, Seinfeld, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Wings. In addition, Woods was a recurring character on the award-winning show Picket Fences and Dream on and starred in the telepicture House of Secrets and Lies.