Dana Barron
Barron at the 2012New York Comic Con
Born	(1966-04-22)April 22, 1966 (age 59)[1] New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	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 filmNational Lampoon's Vacation which she reprised in 2003'sNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure forNBC television.

Barron's father, Robert Weeks Barron, was a director of commercials and aCongregationalist church pastor; Robert founded The Weist-Barron School of Television, the firstcommercial andsoap opera acting fortelevision school in the world.^[2][3] Barron is a fifth generation entertainer.^[2] Her great-grandparents were musicians, and her grandmother was a singer.^[4] Her grandfather was anopera singer, and her mother moved fromAlabama to become an actress. Barron has a sister.^[2]

Barron graduated fromNew York University with a degree in marketing.^[4]

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 withChristine Baranski inHide and Seek on Broadway. By age 13, her first film was thehorror filmHe Knows You're Alone, withTom Hanks, which was also Hanks' first film.^[2]

In 1983, Barron starred in theChevy Chase comedyNational Lampoon's Vacation, originating the role ofAudrey Griswold. The film became a classic,^[2] 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 aDaytime Emmy Award in 1989 for her appearance in the CBS after-school specialNo Means No.^[5] Barron appeared on thesoap operaOne Life to Live from 1984 to 1985 as Michelle Boudin. She starred in the 1998The Magnificent Seven as Casey.

She had a recurring role asNikki Witt on theFox seriesBeverly Hills, 90210, during which she was able to make her character's clothes and modify her lines.^[2]

In 1992, she starred withJoBeth Williams andChris Burke in the NBC movieJonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted. Barron has made guest appearances on TV shows includingThe Equalizer;In the Heat of the Night;Murder, She Wrote; andBabylon 5 as atelepath named Lauren Ashley in the Season 5 episode "The Corps Is Mother, the Corps Is Father".

Barron was in a long term relationship with filmmaker Michael Vickerman. They have a son.^[2]

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