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Acting
PRAISE FOR BARBARA DANA IN “RAISING FLAGG"
Jury Award
2007 TriMedia Film Festival
Fort Collins, Colorado
BEST ACTOR
“The real revelation of the movie is Barbara Dana…. Dana has been a character actress for many years, but this is one of the best roles she's had and she runs with it, providing some authentic heart and soul to the movie.” - NY Film Critics Online
“Dana gives a multidimensional performance as Flagg's long-suffering but flinty wife.” - Hollywood Reporter
“Dana is really the heart of the movie, giving a subtle, low-key performance.” - Los Angeles CityBeat
“Arkin and Dana are terrific.” - Film Journal International
“It's a pleasure to watch old pros like Austin Pendleton, Arkin and Dana…” - Reel.com
“…Alan Arkin, Barbara Dana, Austin Pendelton and Clifton James in vivid portrayals. The codgers are a pleasure to behold…” - Hollywood Reporter
“Dana nicely blends knowingness with real concern.” - Daily News
How I Got Started
When I was a young girl I loved to write, but I didn't think about it as a career until I was in my twenties. Before that I wanted to be actress, or a cowboy. In those days cowgirls mostly just sat on horses, smiling and waving, like Dale Evans, but they didn't do much, so I chose “cowboy” instead. My childhood passions were pretty evenly balanced between horseback riding and acting in school plays and with my friends, my love of horses taking a slight lead. When I reached the age of 15 acting took over.
I started acting professionally when I was 16, transferring from The Dalton School to Quintanos' School for Young Professionals on 56th Street, next to the stage door of City Center. At this school we had academic classes from 10:00 to 2:00, leaving time for rehearsals, auditions and lessons in the afternoon. The later than usual start time allowed kids who were in shows, ballets, or concerts to get enough sleep. If we had to be out of town for film work we could take our lessons with us.
I began as a pre-teen and teen-age model, did commercials and extra work on TV, then graduated to larger parts and parts on stage and in films. In those days there were a lot of live and taped TV dramas and I did most of them. The live dramas could be scary if during your performance you thought for a moment about the fact that thousands of people were watching you.
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The Belle of Amherst  Beginning in the fall of '09 the author will offer a performance of William Luce's one-woman play about Emily Dickinson, originally starring Julie Harris. Ms. Dana will be performing the play at the 2009 Emily Dickinson International Conference in Canada (July 2009). Emily Dickinson Comes Alive "Emily Dickinson is truly alive and well and appearing on the stage of the Burt Reynolds Museum and Institute of Film and Theatre. She is here in the performance of award winning actress Barbara Dana, who breathes life and spirit into the famous poet in “The Belle of Amherst” presented by the Under-the-Bridge Players…She has been performing the part, under the direction of Austin Pendleton, on multiple stages and in multiple countries over the past few years to rave reviews and acclaim. - The Jupiter Courier, Jupiter, FL > View full article: April 4, 2010 - THE JUPITER COURIER, Jupiter, FL |
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Credits: Headshot photo by David Hiller.Top left: scene from "Where's Daddy?" with Beau Bridges
