Jane Woods is an American-born Canadian voice actress recognized for her extensive work in English-language dubs of anime and animated series, particularly during the 1980s and 1990s. Her career is characterized by a high volume of roles in productions from studios like CINAR, often contributing to the voices that defined children's entertainment for a generation.

Woods was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and her family relocated to Montreal, Quebec, when she was twelve years old. She is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and spent her twenties performing in Canadian regional theatre. A notable stage credit from this period was playing Rebecca in James Reaney's The Killdeer at Ottawa's National Arts Centre. She later settled in Montreal, where she completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Integrative Music Studies at Concordia University. Before fully establishing her voice acting career, she sang for two years with the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir.

Her voice acting career is extensive, with a significant focus on dubbing anime and other international productions for English-speaking audiences. One of her most prolific bodies of work is in the series The Littl' Bits, based on the same source material as the user query Mori no Yōki na Kobito-tachi: Berufi to Rirubitto. In this series, Woods provided the voices for multiple characters, including Teenybit, Scarybit, and Mrs. Grumpabit. She also voiced the character Marinche in the acclaimed anime series The Mysterious Cities of Gold.

Beyond the specific titles mentioned, Woods's filmography includes many other notable roles. She was the second voice of the title character in The Little Lulu Show and voiced the zany grandmother Yaya in the puppet series Wimzie's House. She is also recognized as the voice of Lisa in the beloved series The World of David the Gnome. Other credits include roles in Adventures of the Little Koala, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Samurai Pizza Cats, and the English dub of the Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid film, where she voiced multiple characters such as the Sea Witch and the Prince's Mother.

Throughout her career, Woods frequently collaborated with a consistent pool of fellow Canadian voice actors based in Montreal and with production companies like CINAR, now part of WildBrain. In addition to her performance work, she utilized her linguistic skills to translate and adapt French-language films and television series for English dubbing, working on series such as Blanche and Omertà. Later in her career, she transitioned to writing and translation, publishing novels and living in Toronto.