Beverly D'Angelo
- Birthday
- Nov 15, 1951
- Birthplace
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
Bio: Onscreen, versatile, multi-talented Beverly D'Angelo is best remembered for playing Ellen Griswold in the National Lampoon "vacation" series of films but she has appeared in over 50 films and also performs on television and the stage. The daughter of successful musicians, D'Angelo was educated in Europe and studied fine arts but left school at age 17 to become an… More Bio: Onscreen, versatile, multi-talented Beverly D'Angelo is best remembered for playing Ellen Griswold in the National Lampoon "vacation" series of films but she has appeared in over 50 films and also performs on television and the stage. The daughter of successful musicians, D'Angelo was educated in Europe and studied fine arts but left school at age 17 to become an artist at Hanna-Barbera Studios. For a time she was a folk singer and performed in Canadian coffee houses. She later sang rock & roll with the group Elephant. She tried acting in regional theater and during the early '70s appeared frequently on Broadway, making her debut playing Ophelia in the rock musical Rockabye Hamlet. D'Angelo made her film debut playing a bit in the Sentinel (1976). Her most highly regarded film role was that of singer Patsy Cline playing opposite Sissy Spacek's Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980). D'Angelo's excellent portrayal won considerable critical acclaim. She imprinted herself into popular culture playing Ellen Griswold in the National Lampoon films Vacation, European Vacation, Christmas Vacation, and Vegas Vacation, and would continue be a consistant presence on screen for years to come, most notably in films like American History X and on the series Entourage. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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Filmography
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I Heart Shakey (2012)
- Sheila
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Black Water Transit (2010)
- Actor
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Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure (2009)
- Aunt Zelda
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: The 1970s (2009)
- Actor
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The House Bunny (2008)
- Mrs. Hagstrom
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Beverly D'Angelo Videos
The House Bunny
2 minutes 26 seconds
American History X
30 seconds
Harold And Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
2 minutes 27 seconds
Gamers
2 minutes 3 seconds
I Heart Shakey
2 minutes 46 seconds
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