Dana Hill Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Dana Hill (born Dana Lynne Goetz; May 6, 1964 – July 15, 1996) was an American actress and voice actor with a raspy voice whose childlike appearance allowed her to play adolescent roles into her thirties. Hill is best known for playing Audrey Griswald in National Lampoon's European Vacation, and roles in Shoot the Moon and Cross Creek. Dana Lynne Goetz was born in 1964 to Sandy Hill and Ted Goetz, a director of commercials. A diagnosis of Type I diabetes at an early age ended a promising athletic future. A 1982 article in People Magazine reported that at age 10 Hill had placed third... MORE

Dana Hill (born Dana Lynne Goetz; May 6, 1964 – July 15, 1996) was an American actress and voice actor with a raspy voice whose childlike appearance allowed her to play adolescent roles into her thirties. Hill is best known for playing Audrey Griswald in National Lampoon's European Vacation, and roles in Shoot the Moon and Cross Creek. Dana Lynne Goetz was born in 1964 to Sandy Hill and Ted Goetz, a director of commercials. A diagnosis of Type I diabetes at an early age ended a promising athletic future. A 1982 article in People Magazine reported that at age 10 Hill had placed third nationwide in the 880-yard run and fourth in the mile run. A few weeks later she collapsed on the track, which led to the diagnosis. The diabetes stunted her growth (at 18 she was 5' 0" and 82 pounds) and caused lifelong health complications. Hill's initial work was in commercials, owing to her father's influence (her first job was a 1973 commercial for the YMCA, spinning a basketball on her finger with then-Boston Celtics center Dave Cowens). However, to avoid the appearance of nepotism, she took her mother's maiden name as her stage name and devoted herself to acting as a career. She appeared in guest LESS