Suburban Ohio proved too tame for wild child Beverly D’Angelo, so she left her conservative roots in the dust, determined to make a name for herself in the arts.
After stints as a cartoonist, a rock vocalist in Canada, and a reparatory theater player, she found her way to Hollywood via Broadway. Bit movie parts led to scene-stealing character roles, and ultimately to the career-defining lead as Ellen Griswold in National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise. The only thing more mind-blowing than her career has been her romantic entanglements.