Dana Barron
{{short description|American actress (b. 1966)}}
{{distinguish|Dana Barros}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dana Barron
| image = 10.12.12DanaBarronByLuigiNovi1.jpg
| caption = Barron at the 2012 New York Comic Con
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|4|22}}{{cite web | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/dana-barron-488322 | title=Dana Barron – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB }}
| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1976–present
| children = 1
}}
Dana Barron (born April 22, 1966) is an American actress who is best known for her role as the original Audrey Griswold in the 1983 film National Lampoon's Vacation which she reprised in 2003's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure for NBC television.
Early life
Barron's father, Robert Weeks Barron, was a director of commercials and a Congregationalist church pastor; Robert founded The Weist-Barron School of Television, the first commercial and soap opera acting for television school in the world.[http://www.celebrityparentsmag.com/2010/01/celebrity-parents-exclusive-dana-barron.html "Celebrity Parents Exclusive: Dana Barron"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912015352/http://www.celebrityparentsmag.com/2010/01/celebrity-parents-exclusive-dana-barron.html |date=September 12, 2011 }}. Celebrity Parents Magazine. Retrieved July 14, 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.backstage.com/news/obituaries_29/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020144047/http://www.backstage.com/news/obituaries_29/ |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |title=OBituaries {{!}} Backstage}} Barron is a fifth generation entertainer. Her grandfather was an opera singer, and her mother moved from Alabama to become an actress. Barron has a sister.
Career
Barron's sister, Allison, had been doing TV commercials at a young age, and Barron told her father that she wished to do the same. She began acting at age 10, doing TV commercials as well. By age 11, she was appearing with Christine Baranski in Hide and Seek on Broadway. By age 13, her first film was the horror film He Knows You're Alone, with Tom Hanks, which was also Hanks' first film.
In 1983, Barron starred in the Chevy Chase comedy National Lampoon's Vacation, originating the role of Audrey Griswold. The film became a classic, and Barron would reprise the role 20 years later in the NBC TV movie spinoff, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure.
Barron received a Daytime Emmy Award in 1989 for her appearance in the CBS after-school special No Means No.Sharbutt, Jay (June 30, 1989). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-30-ca-3020-story.html "NBC's 'Santa Barbara' Is Top Daytime Emmy Winner"]. Los Angeles Times. Barron appeared on the soap opera One Life to Live from 1984 to 1985 as Michelle Boudin. She starred in the 1998 The Magnificent Seven as Casey.
She had a recurring role as Nikki Witt on the Fox series Beverly Hills, 90210, during which she was able to make her character's clothes and modify her lines.
In 1992, she starred with JoBeth Williams and Chris Burke in the NBC movie Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted. Barron has made guest appearances on TV shows including The Equalizer; In the Heat of the Night; Murder, She Wrote; and Babylon 5 as a telepath named Lauren Ashley in the Season 5 episode "The Corps Is Mother, the Corps Is Father".
Personal life
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1980
|Diane Jensen | |
| 1983
|Audrey Griswold | |
| 1985
|Janine | |
| 1987
|Erica Sheldon | |
| 1988
|Beth Devereux | |
| 1994
|Maggie Patterson | |
| 1994
|In the Living Years |Kathy | |
| 1997
|Gena | |
| 1998
|{{sortname|The|Face of Alexandre Dumas: The Man in the Iron Mask|nolink=1}} |Louise de la Vallière | |
| 2000
|Dumped |Laura |Video |
| 2000
|Stageghost |Renee Bloomer | |
| 2001
|{{sortname|The|Perfect Nanny|nolink=1}} |Fawn Lewis | |
| 2001
|Night Class |Heather | |
| 2006
|Tiny | |
| 2009
|{{sortname|A|Letter to Dad|nolink=1}} |Kathy Brown | |
| 2010
|The Gynecologist | |
| 2010
|{{sortname|The|Invited|nolink=1}} |Kristy | |
| 2012
|Mayfly |Deb |Short |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1983
|{{sortname|The|Brass Ring|nolink=1}} |Darlene |TV film |
| 1984
|Michelle Boudin |2 episodes |
| 1985
|{{sortname|The|Equalizer|The Equalizer (1985 TV series)}} |Melinda |
| 1987–1989
|Eleanor |Regular role |
| 1988
|Megan Wells |"No Means No" |
| 1989
|Corrie Kroller |"Crackdown" |
| 1992
|Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted |Laurie Moore |TV film |
| 1992
|Recurring role (season 3) |
| 1994
|Reo Saunders |"Blame It on Reo" |
| 1994
|Sue |TV film |
| 1995
|{{sortname|The|Watcher|The Watcher (1995 TV series)}} |Mary |"The Human Condition" |
| 1995
|Sarah Tyler |"School for Murder" |
| 1998
|Lauren Ashley |
| 1998–2000
|{{sortname|The|Magnificent Seven|The Magnificent Seven (TV series)}} |Casey Wells |Recurring role |
| 2000
|Kristin |TV film |
| 2003
|National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure |Audrey Griswold |TV film |
| 2005
|McBride: Murder Past Midnight |Marta Arnack |TV film |
| 2007
|Lindsey Mastrapa |TV miniseries |
| 2012
|Naughty or Nice |Brenda Weir |TV film |
| 2012
|Betty |"The Corkscrew Job" |
| 2013
|Snow Bride |Doria |TV film |
| 2019
|Security Guard #2 |"Vacation" |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|0057654}}
{{Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming}}
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Category:Actresses from New York City
Category:American child actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American soap opera actresses
Category:American television actresses