Actress Woods is a stage name used by American actress and singer Ren Woods. She is best known for her role as the title character in the 1978 musical film The Wiz, an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Her other notable roles include the voice of Sarabi in Disney's 1994 animated feature The Lion King and the voice of Grandma Tala in Disney's 2016 animated feature Moana. Her three-letter stage name is NAN.