Deborah Ann Woll Biography

Deborah Ann Woll is an American actress who rose to prominence from her powerful acting skills in the American entertainment industry. She is featured in various movies and both TV as well as Web series. Ann is majorly famous for the role of Jessica Hamby in the HBO series ‘True Blood’ which telecasted from 2008 to 2014. She made her featured film debut in ‘Mother’s Day in 2010. More than being an excellent actress, she is also a great human because she is raising awareness through her platform about the disease of Choroideremia which ultimately results in blindness.

Early Life

Deborah Ann Woll was born on the 7th of February, 1985 in Brooklyn, New York City. She currently is residing in Los Angeles, California. She’s got a cute nickname ‘Debbie’. Her father was said to be an architect whose name is Bill Compton who is no more in this world. Her mother Cathy Woll is a teacher at the Berkeley Carroll School. Woll went to Packer Collegiate Institute for her higher studies. Later on, she attained a Bachelor in Fine Arts (BFA) from USC school of Dramatic Arts, University of Southern California. She got herself trained in London, at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Deborah Ann Woll Career

Initially, she got to play guest-starring roles in TV series including ‘Life’, ‘ERC’, ‘CSI: Crime Investigation Scene’, ‘The Mentalist, and many more during the period of 2007 and 2008. In those years she got a supporting role in the film ‘Aces ‘N’ Eights’ in 2008. From 2008 onwards her career got a boost as she played a recurring character in the HBO series ‘True Blood’ in season 1 and then joined as the regular cast from season 2. The whole cast of ‘True Blood’ won Satellite awards for Best Cast.

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Reportedly, she has performed in 1 stage show in a play ’Parfumerie’ at Wallis Annenberg Centre for performing arts in 2013, 13 series including ‘True Blood’, ‘Daredevil’, ‘The Defenders’, ‘The Punishers’ and many more along with 14 movies ‘Mother’s Day’ being her featured debut film and ‘Someday this pain will be useful to you, ‘Ruby Sparks’, ‘Meet me Montenegro’, ‘The Automatic Hate’, ‘The Escape Room’ and many more (one of them scheduled to release in 2021) till date.

She also appeared in the online ‘Dragons and Dungeons’ series ‘Force Grey’ (2017), in which she played Dungeon Master for celeb players and guest players on the critical role. A lesser-known fact is that she herself is an enthusiastic Dragons and Dungeons player, which she revealed in an interview with D&D Beyond. She is a very generous actress and is going a great job by raising awareness about Choroideremia through her platform. She also bids on items on eBay for the humble purpose of charity.

Deborah Ann Woll Biography

Real Name Deborah Ann Woll
Birth Date February 7, 1985
Age (as of 2021) 36 Years
Birth Place Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Nationality American
Profession Actress
Religion Christianity
Sun sign Aquarius

Physical Statistics

Height in feet inches – 5’ 10” – in Centimetres – 178 cm 
Weight in Kilograms – 58 kg  –  in Pounds –  128 lbs
Body Measurements 34-25-35
Bra (Breast) Size 32B
Waist Size 25
Hip Size 35
Shoe Size 9 (U.S.)
Hair Color Blonde
Eye Color Blue
Body Type Slim

Family

Father Bill Compton
Mother Cathy Woll
Sister
Brother

Qualification/Education

School Packer Collegiate Institute, USC School of Dramatic Arts
College Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Carnegie Mellon University

Relationship Status

Marital Status Married
Affair No
Husband E.J. Scott
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Personal Life

She got married to E. J. Scott in December 2018. They both started dating each other in December 2007. The saddening fact is that Scott is suffering through Choroideremia, a disease that results in blindness, while Debbie is suffering from a Celiac disease. Woll sees Scott’s bravery in fighting his disease as her inspiration and gives her the courage to fight her own disease. Currently, she is represented by the Creative Artist Agency.

Deborah Ann Woll Net Worth

Deborah Ann Woll is available on famous social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram with over 1 million followers and more than 275k followers on her Twitter account. Debbie is a renowned American actress, she has earned herself aa a great deal of fame by playing very popular roles as Jessica Hamby for ‘True Blood’ and as Karen Page for a Netflix series ‘Daredevil’ along with raising awareness about Choroideremia through her platform. Currently, her estimated net worth is said to be $2 million.

Trivia

  • Woll along with her HBO series ‘True Blood’ co-stars won the Satellite Award for the best cast at the 14th annual ceremony.
  • She got her first breakthrough role in the series ‘True Blood’ as Jessica Hamby, in the initial season her character was recurring, but she joined the regular cast from the 2nd season.
  • ‘Mother’s Day is her debut film as a featured actress.
  • She herself is an enthusiastic player of Dragons and dungeons and she starred in its series Force Grey in 2017.
  • Deborah also worked in the series ‘Relics and Rarities’ which used a modified version of the game.
  • She is utilizing her platform and fame for raising awareness about the disease Choroideremia and also biding on items on eBay for charity purposes.
  • She has got a massive fan following of over 1 million followers on Instagram and around 275k followers on Twitter.

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