What happened to actress Dana Barron? Her Wiki: Net Worth, Debut in “National Lampoon’s Vacation”, Husband, Kids, Affair

• Dana Barron is an American actress with an estimated net worth of over $500,000
• She is a fifth generation entertainer, her mother a stage actress and father a director
• She is best known for her role in the 1983 film “National Lampoon’s Vacation”
• She has appeared in numerous films, TV series, and Broadway shows throughout her career
• She is a founding member of Children Uniting Nations and volunteers for United in Harmony

Known for movies

One Life to Live (1984)
as Michelle Boudin

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
as Audrey Griswold

Happythankyoumoreplease (2010)
as The Gynecologist

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
as Erica Sheldon

Who is Dana Barron?

Dana Barron was born on 22 April 1966, in New York City, USA, and is an actress, perhaps still best known for her role in the 1983 film “National Lampoon’s Vacation” in which she played the original Audrey Grisworld. She later reprised the role in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure” for NBC.

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The Riches of Dana Barron

How rich is Dana Barron? As of late-2018, sources estimate a net worth that is over $500,000, earned through a successful career in acting. She’s also been a part of other acting projects throughout her career, and as she continues her endeavors, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.

Early Life and Career Beginnings

Dana was exposed to the entertainment industry at a young age, as her mother was a stage actress while her father worked as a commercial director; he was also a church pastor, and founded The Weist-Barron School of Television, the first soap opera acting and commercial acting television school in the world. Her grandmother was an opera singer, so Dana is a fifth generation entertainer. Growing up, she watched her sister act in television commercials, and her father inspired Dana to do the same. At 10 years old, she started doing television commercials, and the following year appeared in a Broadway production of “Hide and Seek”, alongside Christine Baranski. In 1980, she made her feature film debut in the slasher film “He Knows You’re Alone”, alongside Tom Hanks, which was also his film debut. The film follows a soon-to-be bride who is stalked by a killer the weekend before her wedding, and was inspired by the success of 1978’s “Halloween”.

National Lampoon’s Vacation and Prominence

In 1983, Barron was cast in the comedy film “National Lampoon’s Vacation”, originating the role of Audrey Griswold, and starred Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo. It was a box office hit and received favorable reviews from critics, leading to numerous sequels, and is considered a cult film today. Dana then worked on several projects, including “One Life to Live” and “The Equalizer”, concurrently having a regular role in the series “Crossbow” which aired for two years.

She also had roles in other films, including “Death Wish 4: The Crackdown” and “Heartbreak Hotel”, which tells of the fictional kidnapping of Elvis Presley and his subsequent redemption. In 1989, Barron received a Daytime Emmy Award for her work with the CBS after-school special entitled “No Means No”. She also appeared in the soap opera entitled “One Life to Live” in the role of Michelle Boudin which she held for a year. She continued her television work over the next few years, appearing as a guest in “Dream On’, “Murder, She Wrote”, and “The Watcher. She also appeared in the television film entitled “Jailbreakers”, which starred Shannen Doherty.

Later Projects

In the 1990s, Dana had a few notable roles, including in “Magic Kid 2” and “City of Industry”, which is a neo-noir crime film starring Harvey Keitel. In 1998, she was cast in the recurring role of Casey Wells in “The Magnificent Seven”, a series based on the 1960 movie of the same name, in turn based on the Japanese film “Seven Samurai”. She played the role from 1998 to 2000, and was then cast in several television films, so her popularity resurfaced once more, plus when she was cast in the television movie entitled “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure”, reprising her role of Audrey Grisworld – it is a spin-off sequel to the film “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”.

Later in her career, her acting work started to lessen though it was still consistent. She played the role of Tiny in the 2006 film “National Lampoon’s Pucked”, and also had a support role in the film “Happythankyoumoreplease” the directorial debut of Josh Radnor. A few of her recent television projects include the miniseries “Pandemic”, and the television movie “Naughty or Nice” which starred George Lopez. She also appeared as a guest in the show “Leverage”.

Personal Life

For her personal life, it is known that Barron was in a long-term relationship with filmmaker Michael Vickerman, but the relationship apparently ended even after they had a son together. She spent many years as a volunteer teacher for the organization United in Harmony which organizes summer camps for underprivileged and homeless children. She is also a founding member of Children Uniting Nations which is an organization dedicated to creating mentoring events for foster children. Later in her career, she enrolled in a restaurant management course at New York University, and she also took up an Early Childhood Education course from Santa Monica College.

Facts

#	Fact
1	In a long-term relationship with writer/director/producer Michael Vickerman and they have a son, Taylor.
2	Studied sculpture at The Art Students League of New York.
3	Older sister of Allison Barron.
4	Her mother is stage actress Joyce McCord.

Pictures

Movies

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
Snow Bride	2013	TV Movie	Doria
Mayfly	2012	Short	Deb
Leverage	2012	TV Series	Betty
Naughty or Nice	2012	TV Movie	Brenda Weir
The Invited	2010		Kristy
Happythankyoumoreplease	2010		The Gynecologist
Saving Angelo	2007	Short	Mom
Pandemic	2007	TV Movie	Lindsey Mastrapa
Pucked	2006		Tiny
McBride: Murder Past Midnight	2005	TV Movie	Marta Arnack
Wild Roomies	2004/I		Junky Applicant'
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure	2003	TV Movie	Audrey Griswold
Night Class	2001		Heather
Stageghost	2000		Renee Bloomer
The Perfect Nanny	2000		Fawn Lewis
Dumped	2000	Video	Laura
Python	2000	TV Movie	Kristin
The Magnificent Seven	1998-2000	TV Series	Casey Wells
Babylon 5	1998	TV Series	Lauren Ashley
The Man in the Iron Mask	1998/II		Louise de la Vallière
City of Industry	1997		Gena
Murder, She Wrote	1995	TV Series	Sarah Tyler
The Watcher	1995	TV Series	Mary
In the Living Years	1994		Kathy
Magic Kid II	1994		Maggie
Rebel Highway	1994	TV Series	Sue
Dream On	1994	TV Series	Reo Saunders
At Home with the Webbers	1993	TV Movie	2nd Girl On Street
Beverly Hills, 90210	1992	TV Series	Nikki Witt
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted	1992	TV Movie	Laurie Moore
In the Heat of the Night	1989	TV Series	Corrie Kroller
Crossbow	1987-1989	TV Series	Eleanor
High	1989	TV Movie
CBS Schoolbreak Special	1988	TV Series	Megan Wells
Heartbreak Hotel	1988		Beth Devereux
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown	1987		Erica Sheldon
The Equalizer	1985	TV Series	Melinda
Heaven Help Us	1985		Janine
One Life to Live	1984	TV Series	Michelle Boudin
The Brass Ring	1983	TV Movie	Darlene
National Lampoon's Vacation	1983		Audrey Griswold
He Knows You're Alone	1980		Diana

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Pucked	2006	associate producer
Clover Bend	2002	co-producer
Night Class	2001	co-producer

Casting Department

Title	Year	Status	Character
Lucy's Piano	2006	Short casting assistant / casting associate

Miscellaneous

Title	Year	Status	Character
Above Suspicion	2000	assistant: Mr. Greenblatt

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Family Truckster	2003	Video documentary short	Herself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards	2010	TV Special	Audrey Griswold (uncredited)
Crossbow: The Movie	1989	Video	Eleanor
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	1983	TV Series	Audrey Gridwald from film NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1993	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actress Recurring in a Television Series	Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
1989	Daytime Emmy	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special	CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1993	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actress in a Television Movie	Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992)