Chan Woods (29 June 1925, New York City, New York — died 9 September 1999, Étampes, France) was best known as Chan Parker, wife of jazz legend Charlie Parker. Woods, born as Beverly Dolores Berg, of partial Jewish ancestry, [citation needed] was a dancer and jazz enthusiast. She met Parker in , but their friendship did not become romantic until years later. As it developed, their relationship had to surmount several obstacles, not the least of which were Charlie's frequently ungovernable drug and alcohol abuse, and the simple fact of sharing love across a racial divide that the society of the era was hugely invested in maintaining.