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 ''

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'' (1985) and the horror films ''

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'' (1986) and ''

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'' (1988). Goodrich published her debut novel, ''Finding Mrs. Ford'', through the Post Hill Press, an imprint of

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, in 2019.

Biography

Goodrich was raised in

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. She graduated summa cum laude from

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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 ''

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'' (1982–1983) and ''

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'' (1986). She stopped acting in 1992 to dedicate herself to her work as a story editor with

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. Goodrich is on the boards of the

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, the PRASAD Project, the Avon Theatre in

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(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

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. As of 2019, Goodrich resides in

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, where she has been a long-time resident.

Filmography

Film

Television

Bibliography

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodrich, Deborah 1958 births Actresses from Detroit Actresses from Michigan Actresses from New York (state) American film actresses American television actresses American thriller writers American women novelists Lake Erie College alumni Living people Novelists from New York (state) People from Mamaroneck, New York People from Warren, Michigan American women thriller writers 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American women writers