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Dana Hill

 
Actor: Dana Hill
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  • Born: May 06, 1964 in Van Nuys, California
  • Died: Jul 15, 1996 in Burbank, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '80s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Children's/Family
  • Career Highlights: Cross Creek, Fallen Angel, Shoot the Moon
  • First Major Screen Credit: What Are Best Friends For? (1980)

Biography

Juvenile actress Dana Hill burst into the public's consciousness with her poignant portrayal of a molestation victim in the made-for-TV movie Fallen Angel (1981). Hill was able to play adolescents and teenagers well into her 20s, essaying meaty supporting roles in such films as Shoot the Moon (1981), Cross Creek (1983) and National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985). On TV, she was seen as Gabby, daughter of Mimi Kennedy, in The Two of Us (1981), and as Ginger in Sugar and Spice. Her on-screen work radically curtailed by chronic illness--she would succumb to diabetes at the age of 32--Dana Hill flourished as a voiceover artist, lending her distinctively throaty vocal timbre to such TV cartoon series as Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, Widget the Worldwatcher, The Goof Troop, Droopy, Master Detective, Bonkers, and Duckman. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Dana Hill
Born Dana Lynne Goetz
May 6, 1964(1964-05-06)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died July 15, 1996 (aged 32)
Burbank, California, U.S.
Other name(s) Dana Yolanda Hill
Dana Hill-Goetz
Occupation Actress/Voice actress
Years active 1978–1996

Dana Hill (born Dana Lynne Goetz; May 6, 1964 – July 15, 1996) was an American actress and voice actor who was best known for her raspy voice and childlike appearance.

Hill was born in Los Angeles, California. She played Audrey Griswald in National Lampoon's European Vacation, Albert Finney and Diane Keaton's eldest daughter in Shoot the Moon (1982), Buddy on Gummi Bears, Max on Goof Troop, Jerry in Tom and Jerry: The Movie, and Charles on Duckman. She also starred in the 1984 CBS after-school special Welcome Home, Jellybean, a 1983 episode of Magnum, P.I., entitled "Basket Case"[1], the 1981 TV movie Fallen Angel and Teddy-2 in Jetsons: The Movie, as well as a role in the 1980s children's series Faerie Tale Theatre episode The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers, as the Princess. She was also a semi-regular on the 1990's version of To Tell the Truth.

She also voiced numerous characters in the Nickelodeon show, Rugrats and until her death remained much in demand for her vocal ability.

She suffered from diabetes which stunted her growth and caused major diabetic complications. Hill died from a stroke on July 15, 1996, at the age of 32.

References

  1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0639626/

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