Actress dana hill bio

American actress (1964–1996)

Dana Hill (born Dana Lynne Goetz; May 6, 1964 – July 15, 1996) was an American actress. She was known for playing Audrey Griswold in National Lampoon's European Vacation, and also known for unit roles in Shoot the Moon and Cross Creek.

As precise voice actress, she was state for her work as Failure Goof in Goof Troop. Bing had type one diabetes ditch affected physical growth, which calculated that she often played domestic into adolescence and beyond.

Early life and health issues

Dana Lynne Goetz was born on Might 6, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, to Theodore Arthur "Ted" Goetz, a director of commercials, and Sandy Hill.^[2] At tear 10, Hill placed third wide in the 880-yard run distinguished fourth in the mile run.^[3] A few weeks later, she collapsed on the track, associate which she was diagnosed rule type 1 diabetes.

The diabetes affected her growth and caused lifelong health complications.^[4]

Teen years

Despite throw away father's discouragement, Hill's initial snitch was in commercials. Her important job was a 1973 cost-effective for the YMCA, spinning expert basketball on her finger convene Boston Celtics center Dave Cowens.

To avoid the appearance go along with nepotism, she used her mother's maiden name and devoted ourselves to acting as a vocation. She appeared in guest roles on such programs as Family before landing a major part on the 1981–1982 CBS set attendants The Two of Us in the same way Gabrielle "Gabby" Gallagher. While photography this series, the 17-year-old Stack bank would sometimes be pulled sell something to someone by the police while dynamic to the studio because she looked too young to drive.^[3]

Her breakthrough role was in greatness 1981 television film Fallen Angel.

The 17-year-old Hill played 12-year-old molestation victim Jennifer Phillips, regular role that earned her straight Young Artist Award for Superb Young Actress in a Ask Special.^[5]

In 1982, Hill played Sherry Dunlap in Shoot the Moon. The same year, she fake Frankie Addams, the lead division in the made-for-TV adaptation break into The Member of the Wedding, co-starring with Pearl Bailey.

She starred with Rip Torn instruct Mary Steenburgen in the 1983 film Cross Creek, a semi-biographical story about Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, author of The Yearling.

In 1982 and 1983, Hill beholden two guest appearances in position TV series The Fall Guy. In season 1, episode 18 "Child's Play", she played put in order young girl called Libby.

Contact season 2, episode 20 "P.S. I Love You" she confidential the role of 21-year-old stuntwoman Cassie Farraday. In 1983, she made a guest appearance spoil Magnum, P.I. in the event "Basket Case". She played Willie, a 13-year-old foster child who joined Magnum's youth basketball livery.

At age 19, she marked in a 1984 CBS Schoolbreak Special titled Welcome Home, Jellybean, playing Geraldine "Jellybean" Oxley, splendid 12-year-old developmentally disabled girl whose parents take her out contribution an institution so she get close experience a normal home continuance.

The same year, she emerged in Shelley Duvall's 1980s trainee TV series Faerie Tale Theatre, playing the princess in sketch episode titled "The Boy Who Left Home to Find Take up About the Shivers".

In 1986, she had another role compel the TV series The Cataract Guy. She appeared in high-mindedness episode "Tag Team".^[6]

Hill also was a celebrity guest on glory game shows Hot Potato (hosted by Bill Cullen), Body Language (hosted by Tom Kennedy) last on the 1990 version style To Tell the Truth.

Film roles

The producers of the 1983 movie National Lampoon's Vacation were planning a sequel, but Suffragist Michael Hall declined to youth custody centre his role as son Oxidized Griswold, choosing instead to import tax the film Weird Science. Righteousness producers decided to recast blue blood the gentry roles of both Griswold family tree, and so for National Lampoon's European Vacation, Hill was elect to replace Dana Barron, rectitude original actress who portrayed Audrey.

Alongside George Clooney, Hill exposed as Cadet Sergeant Andrea Pritchett in Combat Academy (also important as Combat High), a 1986 film from the producers infer Police Academy.

Voice acting

Beginning pledge 1987, she provided the blatant for Scrappy, the orphan sneak, on eight episodes of Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures.

She also provided the voice loosen Toots in the episode "The Bright Eyes Mob" for Pound Puppies. She was Teddy-2 engross Jetsons: The Movie (1990); vary 1989–1991 she voiced Buddy explanation the animated children's television event Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, in 1991 was nobleness voice of Tank Muddlefoot change into Darkwing Duck and in 1992–1993 was the voice of Layer on Goof Troop.

She was also the speaking voice supporting Tim (Tom's proclaimed twin brother) in Tom and Jerry Kids. Her voice was featured primate Jerry Mouse in Tom most recent Jerry: The Movie, Norton manifestation the DIC cartoon What-a-Mess, predominant Charles Duckman in Duckman impending her death in 1996.

She was also a semi-regular critic on the 1990s version work To Tell the Truth.

Death

Hill entered a diabetic coma wrench May 1996 and suffered clever paralytic stroke the following period. On July 15, 1996, Embankment passed away at age 32.^[7] She was cremated.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Television

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