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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 her roles in Shoot the Moon and Cross Creek. As a voice actress, she was known for her work as Max Goof in Goof Troop. Hill had type one diabetes that affected physical growth, which meant that she often played children into her adolescence and beyond.
Dana Lynne Goetz was born on May 6, 1964, in the neighborhood of Encino in Los Angeles, California, to Theodore Arthur "Ted" Goetz, a director of commercials, and Sandy Hill. Excelling at swimming, basketball, and track, Hill placed third nationwide in the 880-yard run and fourth in the mile run at the age of ten. A few weeks later, she collapsed on the track, after which she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
Standing under 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 metres), the disease caused her to stop growing for two years before being detected. Neglecting the disease at first, Hill adopted a sugar-free diet and daily insulin shots after being hospitalized many times. Hill gave up athletics after her physical strength deteriorated from the diabetes. Inspired by Mary Tyler Moore, Hill acted in theatrical productions in Cal Prep High School in Van Nuys, and several commercials. Hill graduated in 1981.
Hill landed a major role in The Two of Us (1981–1982) as Gabrielle "Gabby" Gallagher. While filming this series, the 16-year-old Hill would sometimes be pulled over by the police while driving to the studio because she looked too young to drive. Her breakthrough role was in the 1981 television film Fallen Angel. The 16-year-old Hill played 12-year-old molestation victim Jennifer Phillips, a role that earned her a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Television Special.
In 1982, Hill played Sherry Dunlap in Shoot the Moon. The same year, she played Frankie Addams, the lead character in the made-for-TV adaptation of The Member of the Wedding, co-starring with Pearl Bailey. She starred with Rip Torn and 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 made two guest appearances in the TV series The Fall Guy. In season 1, episode 18 "Child's Play", she played a young girl called Libby. In season 2, episode 20 "P.S. I Love You" she had the role of 21-year-old stuntwoman Cassie Farraday. In 1983, she made a guest appearance on Magnum, P.I. in the episode "Basket Case". She played Willie, a 13-year-old foster child who joined Magnum's youth basketball team.
At age 19, she starred in a 1984 CBS Schoolbreak Special titled Welcome Home, Jellybean, playing Geraldine "Jellybean" Oxley, a 12-year-old developmentally disabled girl whose parents take her out of an institution so she can experience a normal home life. The same year, she appeared in Shelley Duvall's 1980s children's TV series Faerie Tale Theatre, playing the princess in an episode titled "The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers". In 1986, she had another role in the TV series The Fall Guy. She appeared in the episode "Tag Team".
After being cast as Audrey Grisworld in National Lampoon's European Vacation, Hill acted in a few roles on television before quitting due to a deteriorating appearance caused by her kidneys. At the age of 22, an agent persuaded her to do voice acting after watching her performance in the Los Angeles stage production of Picnic.
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Dana Hill
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 her roles in Shoot the Moon and Cross Creek. As a voice actress, she was known for her work as Max Goof in Goof Troop. Hill had type one diabetes that affected physical growth, which meant that she often played children into her adolescence and beyond.
Dana Lynne Goetz was born on May 6, 1964, in the neighborhood of Encino in Los Angeles, California, to Theodore Arthur "Ted" Goetz, a director of commercials, and Sandy Hill. Excelling at swimming, basketball, and track, Hill placed third nationwide in the 880-yard run and fourth in the mile run at the age of ten. A few weeks later, she collapsed on the track, after which she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
Standing under 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 metres), the disease caused her to stop growing for two years before being detected. Neglecting the disease at first, Hill adopted a sugar-free diet and daily insulin shots after being hospitalized many times. Hill gave up athletics after her physical strength deteriorated from the diabetes. Inspired by Mary Tyler Moore, Hill acted in theatrical productions in Cal Prep High School in Van Nuys, and several commercials. Hill graduated in 1981.
Hill landed a major role in The Two of Us (1981–1982) as Gabrielle "Gabby" Gallagher. While filming this series, the 16-year-old Hill would sometimes be pulled over by the police while driving to the studio because she looked too young to drive. Her breakthrough role was in the 1981 television film Fallen Angel. The 16-year-old Hill played 12-year-old molestation victim Jennifer Phillips, a role that earned her a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Television Special.
In 1982, Hill played Sherry Dunlap in Shoot the Moon. The same year, she played Frankie Addams, the lead character in the made-for-TV adaptation of The Member of the Wedding, co-starring with Pearl Bailey. She starred with Rip Torn and 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 made two guest appearances in the TV series The Fall Guy. In season 1, episode 18 "Child's Play", she played a young girl called Libby. In season 2, episode 20 "P.S. I Love You" she had the role of 21-year-old stuntwoman Cassie Farraday. In 1983, she made a guest appearance on Magnum, P.I. in the episode "Basket Case". She played Willie, a 13-year-old foster child who joined Magnum's youth basketball team.
At age 19, she starred in a 1984 CBS Schoolbreak Special titled Welcome Home, Jellybean, playing Geraldine "Jellybean" Oxley, a 12-year-old developmentally disabled girl whose parents take her out of an institution so she can experience a normal home life. The same year, she appeared in Shelley Duvall's 1980s children's TV series Faerie Tale Theatre, playing the princess in an episode titled "The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers". In 1986, she had another role in the TV series The Fall Guy. She appeared in the episode "Tag Team".
After being cast as Audrey Grisworld in National Lampoon's European Vacation, Hill acted in a few roles on television before quitting due to a deteriorating appearance caused by her kidneys. At the age of 22, an agent persuaded her to do voice acting after watching her performance in the Los Angeles stage production of Picnic.
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