Dana Barron is an American actress who got popularity from her reprised the role in ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure’. She made her first appearance at the age of 13 with the horror movie ‘He Knows You’re Alone’, along with Tom Hanks which is also his first film.
However, the actress stopped appearing in the screen since 2013. Besides acting, she is also an activist and supports different non-profit organizations.
Dana Barron: Bio, Family, Education
The actress was born on 12 April 1966, in New York City, New York, the US. She was born as the daughter of parents Robert Weeks Barron and Joyce McCord. Her mother is a stage actress and her father was a director and a Congregationalist church pastor. Mr.Barron has also founded the Weist-Barron School of Television. It is the first television school in the world which is established for acting in commercial and soap opera. Her grandfather was an opera singer. Further, she grew up with her sister Allison Barron who is also an actor.
Barron has studied at the Hunter School for eight years. Then she attended New York University’s Stern School of Business. There she graduated with distinction in Business Marketing. She also holds an Associate degree in Early Childhood Education from Santa Monica College in 2005. In addition, She enrolled herself in New York University and studied course in restaurant management.
Dana Barron: Career & Achievement
At the age of 13, she debuted her first film which was a horror movie ‘He Knows You’re Alone’. Prior to her debut, she has already entered into the entertainment industry at the age of 10. Then she would appear in the commercials and by the age 11, she appeared on Broadway ‘Hide and Seek’ along with Christine Baranski. However, the actress was noticed after appearing in the 1983 movie ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’. Also, she got immense popularity when she appeared in ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure’. The television comedy was aired on NBC TV, she reprised her role 20 years later.
Barron received a Daytime Emmy Award for her role in CBS ‘SchoolBreak Special’, episode ‘No Means No’ in 1989. She featured in the recurring role of ‘Casey’ in the American Western series, Dale Midkiff starred ‘The Magnificient Seven’. Also appeared in FOX series ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’. For which she has won the Youth in Film Award for the best recurring actress.
She has appeared as a guest role in TV series including ‘One Life To Live’, ‘Crossbow’, ‘ Leverage, and so on. Last she was seen in 2013 TV film ‘Snow Bride’ as ‘Doria’. After that, she took a break from her acting career but the actress has not officially announced, whether it’s permanent or not.
Dana Barron: Personal Life & Boyfriend
Barron is not single, she is a happily married woman and mother of one child. She has married her long term boyfriend Michael Vickerman. She has not provided information on her dating and marriage date. Together, the couple has welcomed their first son Taylor Vickerman.
Besides acting, she is also active in doing charities and supports organizations. Further, she is also co-founder of the non-profit organization ‘Children Uniting Nations. The organization helps to arrange mentoring programs for foster children. Additionally, she has also served as a teacher to LA-based non-profit organization United in Harmony.
Dana Barron: Net Worth & Social Media Profiles
The actress has worked in the industry for many decades. Thus, she entered into the showbiz from a young age of 10 through commercials. After that, she has been working in several movies and dramas in a guest and recurring role as well. Therefore, she has been earning a good income from her career. Her exact net worth is not available. According to resources, her net worth has an assumption of over $500 thousand.
She is pretty much active over different social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram. She has an account under her name which is not verified and having followers around 1000.
Dana Barron: Body Measurements
The actress has an average height of 5 feet 2 inch or 1.57 meters. Her fit and perfect body have a measurement of 46-38-42 inches. No information provided on her body weight. She has light brown hair and eyes color.
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