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Born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Florida, she appeared in a series of local stage plays, which earned her the notice of a casting director for Nickelodeon’s Clarissa Explains It All.



Since 2000, she has worked mostly in TV, taking on small roles on programs like Boston Public, Crossing Jordan, Malcolm in the Middle, and Without a Trace. She can be seen in She Lived in 2008. In 2009 she was in a several-show arc on ER, playing the sister of Samantha Taggart.



Woodward also sings and plays guitar. In The Riches episode "Slums of Bayou Hills", she sings and plays "Molly Brannigan" with her stage-brother, "Cael".



She accompanied British actor Andrew Garfield to the British Academy Television Awards 2008 in 2008.