Dana Barron Biography
Dana Barron is an American actress best remembered for her performance in the comedy film ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’. Barron won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1989 for her role in CBS’s after-school show No Means No.
Dana Barron Age
Barron was born on April 22, 1966 in New York City, United States of America. She is 57 years old as of April 2023.
Dana Barron Height
She stands at a height of 5’3“ (160 cm).
Dana Barron Education
Dana attended the Hunter School for eight years before moving on to New York University’s Stern School of Business, where she graduated with distinction in business marketing. She graduated with an Associates degree/certification in Early Childhood education from Santa Monica College in 2005. She also took a restaurant management course at New York University.
Dana Barron Family
Barron was an actor and commercial director. Her father eventually established the Weist-Barron School of Television, the world’s first school of commercial and soap opera acting. Allison, her sister, is an actress who has been in television ads since she was a child. Her grandmother, Marion Weeks, was the first person to sing in a talkie. Her granddad was an operatic vocalist.
Dana Barron Husband
Dana Barron Career
Barron started her acting career at a young age. In her adolescence, she worked in a variety of professions, including opening and managing Chumley’s restaurant in Greenwich Village for seven years. She also worked as a part-time teacher at the New York City Zoo and Natural History Museum. She rose to notoriety in 1983 for her part as Audrey Griswold in the film ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation. The film became extremely successful. Many years later, she repeated her part in the NBC television film ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure’. In 1989, she won a Daytime Emmy for her work in the CBS after-school show ‘No Means No’.
She landed a recurring role as Nikki Witt on ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ in 1992. Throughout the series, she designed her character’s costumes and was allowed to change her lines. Her work earned her the Youth in Film Award for Best Recurring Actress. The same year, she played Laurie Moore in the NBC film ‘Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted’.
She co-produced her debut film, ‘Seduced By A Thief,’ and in 2002, she joined National Lampoon as an executive producer and produced several television projects. One of her most notable productions was ‘Pucked’, a co-production between Symphony Pictures and National Lampoon that starred Jon Bon Jovi and David Faustino.
Dana Barron Net Worth
Barron has an estimated net worth of 800 thousand dollars.
Dana Barron Movies
2019 The Goldbergs
2013 Snow Bride
2012 Naughty or Nice
2012 Leverage
2007 Pandemic
2005 McBride: Murder Past Midnight
2003 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure
2000 Python
1998–2000 The Magnificent Seven
1998 Babylon 5
1995 The Watcher
1995 Murder, She Wrote