Deborah Goodrich Royce (née Goodrich; May 11, 1958) is an American former actress, story editor, and author. She is best known for her screen roles in Just One of the Guys (1985) and the horror films April Fool's Day (1986) and Remote Control (1988).
Goodrich published her debut novel, Finding Mrs. Ford, through the Post Hill Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, in 2019.
Biography Goodrich was raised in Warren, Michigan. She graduated summa cum laude from Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio in 1980, earning a bachelor's degree in modern foreign languages with a minor in dance. Goodrich started acting in 1980 with the film Those Lips, Those Eyes. Thereafter she played several roles in television series and films such as All My Children (1982–1983) and St. Elsewhere (1986). She stopped acting in 1992 to dedicate herself to her work as a story editor with Miramax.
Goodrich is on the boards of the New York Botanical Garden, the PRASAD Project, the Avon Theatre in Stamford, Connecticut (which she co-founded), and the Greenwich Historical Society. She is on the advisory boards of the American Film Institute, the Greenwich International Film Festival, the Preservation Society of Newport County, and the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach.
In 2014, she joined the board of the Greenwich International Film Festival.
Her first novel, Finding Mrs. Ford, a literary thriller, will be published on June 25, 2019 by Post Hill Press and distributed by Simon & Schuster.
Personal life Goodrich is married to Charles Royce. She has two daughters, Alexandra and Tess. She was Julia Roberts' bridesmaid. As of 2019, Goodrich resides in Riverside, Connecticut, where she has been a long-time resident.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1980 Those Lips, Those Eyes Dancer 1984 Old Friends Susan King 1985 Just One of the Guys Deborah 1985 Peyton Place: The Next Generation Kelly Carson Television Film 1986 April Fool's Day Nikki Beshears 1986 The Deliberate Stranger Martha Chambers Television Mini-Series 1987 Survival Game C.J. Forrest 1988 Remote Control Belinda Watson 1988 Liberace Joanne Television Film 1990 Ladies on Sweet Street Kitty Stone 1992 Out on a Limb Jenny
Television
Year Title Role Notes 1982–1983 All My Children Silver Kane 1984 The Edge of Night Hollace Dineen #1 1984 The New Mike Hammer Marilyn 1984 Three's a Crowd Sue 1985 Hotel Lisa Herrick 1985 The A-Team Jenny Corson 1985 Double Dare Gloria 1986 St. Elsewhere Sarah Preston 1988 21 Jump Street Grace 1989 Day by Day Sheila Fein 1990 Alien Nation Virginia Hamm 1991 Beverly Hills 90210 Sandy
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