Wanita Woodgett, also known as D. Woods, grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts, where she initially discovered her passion for performing at a very young age. As a teenager, she relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, and further honed her craft at Tri-Cities High School for Visual and Performing Arts and the Freddie Hendricks Youth Ensemble of Atlanta.
D. Woods then pursued higher education and training at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts Acting Program and Study Abroad Dance Program in Havana, Cuba, as well as the Alvin Ailey School, ultimately earning her Bachelor of Arts degree from The Gallatin School of Individualized Study.
The talented performer gained widespread recognition as a television personality, starring in three intense seasons of MTV's highly rated show "Making the Band 3," which attracted over 63 million viewers in the tween and young adult demographics. This exposure led to her securing a spot in the pop/R&B girl group Danity Kane, signed to Bad Boy/Atlantic Records.
D. Woods' significant contributions to songwriting and performance played a crucial role in the group's success, resulting in chart-topping and certified Platinum status. This achievement earned Danity Kane a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records, with their two consecutive number one album debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
In addition to her music career, D. Woods is the founder of Woodgrane Entertainment and has been recognized as a Grammy Nomination contender for several consecutive years. Returning to her theatrical roots, she has accumulated an impressive list of credits, including "Holla If You Hear Me" directed by Kenny Leon (True Colors Theatre),Christopher Green's "Prurience" (The Guggenheim Museum),Patrick Ian Polk's acclaimed film "Blackbird," the AllBLK streaming network series "Stuck With You," and the Off-Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange's "for colored girls..." at The Public Theater.
Most recently, D. Woods presented the world premiere of her semi-autobiographical one-woman show, "My Favorite Color: Trouble In Paradise," in Atlanta, Georgia.
