Beverly D'Angelo

Beverly D'Angelo

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Biography

Beverly Heather D'Angelo (born November 15, 1951) is an American actress who starred as Ellen Griswold in the National Lampoon's Vacation films (1983–2015). She has appeared in over 60 films and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role as Patsy Cline in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) and for an Emmy Award for her role as Stella Kowalski in the TV film A Streetcar Named Desire (1984). D'Angelo's other film roles include Sheila Franklin in Hair (1979) and Doris Vinyard in American History...

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No Address

No Address

2025

as Dora

9.0
Acting

A group of individuals who unexpectedly fall into homelessness. They bond together as an unconventional family, struggling to survive on the streets w...

The Trainer

The Trainer

2024

as Jack's Mother

8.0
Acting

Jack Flex, a penniless, muscle-bound "creative genius" who maniacally pursues his dream of appearing on his mother's favorite home shopping channel to...

Summer Camp

Summer Camp

2024

as Jane

5.2
Acting

Childhood best friends Nora, Ginny and Mary used to spend every summer at sleepaway camp together, and now, fifty years later, seize the opportunity t...

Drugstore June

Drugstore June

2024

as Marla

5.6
Acting

After the pharmacy in her small town is robbed, a girl who still lives at home with her parents takes matters into her own hands to solve the crime, w...

Violent Night

Violent Night

2022

as Gertrude

7.3
Acting

When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surpr...

The Good House

The Good House

2022

as Mamie Lang

6.3
Acting

Hildy Good, a wry New England realtor and descendant of the Salem witches who loves her wine and loves her secrets. Her compartmentalized life starts ...

The Tribe Remembers

2020

as Self

Acting

In this new program, actors Beverly D'Angelo, Don Dacus, Ellen Foley, Annie Golden, John Savage, and Dorsey Wright recall how they became involved wit...

The Unicorn

The Unicorn

2019

as Edie

4.7
Acting

An engaged couple is forced to visit Palm Springs for a weekend to celebrate her parents’ 25th wedding vow renewal and discover the apparent secret to...

Frat Pack

Frat Pack

2018

as Moira

4.7
Acting

A shy British graduate student gets dragged on a wild road trip across America to a raging fraternity party by his soon-to-be stepbrothers, as his mot...

Lady-Like

Lady-Like

2017

as Dean Melissa

3.9
Acting

When a quick-witted yet co-dependent college girl helps her best friend land a boyfriend, she's left on the outside looking in and is forced to deal w...

Wakefield

Wakefield

2017

as Babs

6.2
Acting

A man's nervous breakdown causes him to leave his wife and live in his attic for several months.

When Patsy Cline Was... Crazy

When Patsy Cline Was... Crazy

2017

as Self

Acting

With exclusive access to the Cline estate, the film features rare performances of such Cline classics as "Walkin' After Midnight" "Three Cigarettes in...

Under the Bed

Under the Bed

2017

as Sandra Monroe

5.3
Acting

A stalker takes up residence underneath the bed of his female target. Inspired by true events.

Dreamland

Dreamland

2016

as Marie

6.0
Acting

Part-time pianist Monty Fagan begins a May-December romance that upends his home life.

The Comments

2015

as Barb

7.0
Acting

Larry finally sells his first screenplay and the online world reacts.

Vacation

Vacation

2015

as Ellen Griswold

6.3
Acting

Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their...

Accidental Love

Accidental Love

2015

as Helen Eckle

4.3
Acting

A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, DC. Sparks fly when sh...

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015

as Self - Actress

6.6
Acting

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring ...

Playing It Cool

Playing It Cool

2014

as Lyle's Girlfriend

5.9
Acting

A young man meets and instantly falls in love with an engaged woman.

The Michaels

The Michaels

2014

as Millie Barnworth

6.1
Acting

A manicurist predicts that an unlucky-at-love lawyer will meet the love of her life and that he will be a Michael, so the attorney begins a series of ...

All American Christmas Carol

All American Christmas Carol

2013

as Wanda / Ghost of Christmas Future

4.2
Acting

A white-trash mom is visited by three ghosts intent on showing her a path to a brighter future.

Bounty Killer

Bounty Killer

2013

as Lucille

5.7
Acting

It’s been 20 years since the corporations took over the world’s governments. Their thirst for power and profits led to the Corporate Wars, a fierce gl...

I Heart Shakey

I Heart Shakey

2012

as Sheila

3.4
Acting

Shakey is a family film about a 35-year-old widower named J.T. O'Neil, his precocious 10-year-old daughter and their devoted mutt Shakey. After moving...

Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation

Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation

2011

as Self

6.5
Acting

A look at the making of the classic comedy film.

Shit Year

Shit Year

2010

Thanks

4.7

Renowned actress Colleen West abandons her successful career for a secluded life in the hills. But the peace and quiet she longed for is disrupted by ...

Hotel Hell Vacation

Hotel Hell Vacation

2010

as Ellen Griswold

5.4
Acting

Clark and Ellen Griswold embark on a trip to visit their son Rusty and his family, but along the way, Clark has planned a romantic getaway where every...

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

2009

as Self

Acting

In the 1980s we got our MTV but seemed to have lost much of the musical film in the process. But the genre is resilient. A handful of masterpieces alo...

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's

2009

as Self

8.0
Acting

Narrated by the legendary Shirley Jones, this installment of the Hollywood Singing and Dancing series shines a light on the musicals of the 1970s, a t...

Black Water Transit

2009

as Valeriana Schick

4.2
Acting

In this action thriller set in post-Katrina New Orleans, business owner Jack Vermillion (Laurence Fishburne) is struggling to run a legitimate shippin...

Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure

Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure

2009

as Aunt Zelda

4.2
Acting

Aussie, a lovable Australian mutt, embarks on a mission to return his young owner's missing Teddy Bear.

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009

as Self

Acting

A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.

The House Bunny

The House Bunny

2008

as Mrs. Hagstrom

5.7
Acting

Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girl...

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

2008

as Sally

6.3
Acting

Having satisfied their urge for White Castle, Harold and Kumar jump on a plane to catch up with Harold's love interest, who's headed for the Netherlan...

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

2008

as Ellen Griswold (voice)

7.4
Acting

With the Griffins stuck at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope".

Battle for Terra

Battle for Terra

2007

as Interrogator Wright (voice)

6.1
Acting

A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, w...

Game of Life

Game of Life

2007

as Kathy

1.0
Acting

In Game of LIfe, a children's soccer team is the common link for a multi-layered story giving a candid look into the intersecting lives of five famili...

Relative Strangers

Relative Strangers

2006

as Angela Minnola

5.2
Acting

An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.

Gamers

Gamers

2006

as Gordon's Mom

4.2
Acting

Gamers is a comedy about the lives of four slacker friends (and one obsessive interloper) living at home, -"with my parents... it's just temporary... ...

King of the Corner

King of the Corner

2004

as Betsy Ingraham

5.7
Acting

Leo Spivak is drifting through life without a compass. His father is aging fast, his teenage daughter is rebelling, his protégé is after his job and h...

Hair High

Hair High

2004

as Darlene (voice)

6.4
Acting

Bill Plympton's gothic '50s high-school comedy about a love-triangle that goes terribly wrong. Two murdered teens return from the grave, then go to th...

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

2002

as Self - Roaster

5.1
Acting

Chevy Chase bitterly takes in his roast.

Summer Catch

Summer Catch

2001

as Lusty House Mother

5.4
Acting

Local boy Ryan Dunne, now a pitcher for Boston College, meets Tenley Parrish, the daughter of a wealthy couple who summer on the Cape. Ryan and Tenley...

On the Edge

On the Edge

2001

as Bag Lady (segment "Happy Birthday")

5.6
Acting

A compendium of three short science-fiction films, each with a decidedly feminist slant.

Women in Film

Women in Film

2001

as Phyllis Wolf

3.5
Acting

Three women in Hollywood talk to the camera one summer (with a coda six months later). Sara is a casting director; her soliloquies are addressed to Sa...

Sugar Town

Sugar Town

1999

as Jane

4.6
Acting

A look at the lives of several struggling L.A. musicians. Gwen, a singer-songwriter, is on a quest for the big-time. Working as an assistant to a fil...

Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?

Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?

1999

as Self

6.0
Acting

For fans of comedy, Sam Kinison needs no introduction. His scathing comedy tackled tough topics no other comedian dared to touch. Fed up and disenfran...

Lansky

Lansky

1999

as Teddy Lansky

5.5
Acting

Organized crime boss Meyer Lansky remembers his life as he is moving about the world looking for some country that will take him in since the USA have...

Get Bruce!

Get Bruce!

1999

as Self

6.2
Acting

Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presi...

With Friends Like These

With Friends Like These

1998

as Theresa Carpenter

5.0
Acting

Four small-time, two-bit character actors, all close friends, compete for the same important part in the next Martin Scorsese mob film.

American History X

American History X

1998

as Doris

8.3
Acting

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we le...

Illuminata

Illuminata

1998

as Astergourd

5.5
Acting

It's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory company offers the owners of the company his new play, "Ill...

Merchants of Venus

Merchants of Venus

1998

as Mistress Cody

6.8
Acting

A Russian immigrant finds himself in bed with the mob after buying a sexual novelties shop.

Love Always

Love Always

1997

as Miranda

Acting

Julia, a struggling actress living in San Diego, hits the road after an ex-boyfriend in Spokane, WA, sends her a postcard proposing marriage.

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

1997

as Pixie Chandler

3.7
Acting

Pixie is cursed with turning into a Pterodactyl when her husband is caught messing with bones on an ancient burial ground. Her husband, children, frie...

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

1997

Associate Producer

3.7
Producing

Pixie is cursed with turning into a Pterodactyl when her husband is caught messing with bones on an ancient burial ground. Her husband, children, frie...

Nowhere

Nowhere

1997

as Dark's Mom

6.8
Acting

In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her l...

A Rat's Tale

A Rat's Tale

1997

as Mrs. Dollart

3.0
Acting

Monty is a young cute rat in a rat world living beneath the streeets of Manhattan. When exterminator Dollart gets a new lethal spray to kill all the r...

Vegas Vacation

Vegas Vacation

1997

as Ellen Griswold

6.0
Acting

The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.

Edie & Pen

Edie & Pen

1996

as Barlady

5.6
Acting

In this comedy, two women head for Reno to get simultaneous quicky divorces and end up becoming friends. Edie was married years ago, but her husband a...

Sweet Temptation

Sweet Temptation

1996

as Jesse Larson

4.8
Acting

Jade is a sixteen year old girl with all the problems a teenager faces. Moreover, her parents are divorced and she lives with her mother Jesse. Jesse ...

Widow's Kiss

Widow's Kiss

1996

as Vivian Fairchild

4.4
Acting

Haunted by his mother's recent death, a young man becomes suspicious of his wealthy father's sexy, new bride. When his father dies mysteriously, the b...

Eye for an Eye

Eye for an Eye

1996

as Dolly Green

6.2
Acting

It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Ro...

Talking With

Talking With

1995

as Alain (segment "Marks")

Acting

Adapted from the group of stage monologues by the pseudononymous "Jane Martin," this is a series of characters snake handler, daughter, baton twirler,...

The Crazysitter

The Crazysitter

1994

as Edie

4.9
Acting

When a petty criminal escapes from jail, she lays low by posing as a babysitter for two seemingly precious children. But when she decides to sell them...

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

1994

as Kitty Menendez

6.1
Acting

About the 1989 murders of Carolco Entertainment chairman, Jose Menendez, and his wife, Kitty, who were killed by their sons, Lyle and Erik, in Beverly...

Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence

Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence

1994

as Annie Hayes

1.5
Acting

Still in mourning over the loss of his wife, former cop Jonathan stone moves to Washington. However, he is soon falsely accused of murder, and with t...

Lightning Jack

Lightning Jack

1994

as Lana Castel

5.5
Acting

Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become go...

Judgment Day: The John List Story

Judgment Day: The John List Story

1993

as Helen List

4.5
Acting

The pious John List regularly goes to church and is respected by his neighbours. But one day the police finds his wife Helen and their three children ...

The Switch

The Switch

1993

as Dee (uncredited)

10.0
Acting

Larry McAfee is paralyzed from the neck down following a motorcycle accident. He gradually loses the will to live, in the meantime befriending a talk ...

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

1992

as Jerry Sherwood

6.9
Acting

A teenage mother is forced to give up her baby for adoption and, 19 years later, when she tries to contact her son, she learns that he died, under que...

Man Trouble

Man Trouble

1992

as Andy Ellerman

4.9
Acting

A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from one of his clients.

Trial: The Price of Passion

Trial: The Price of Passion

1992

as Johnnie Faye Boudreau

Acting

Down-on-his-luck lawyer Warren Blackburn defends wealthy Texan Johnnie Faye Boudreau, who is accused of murdering her husband.

Lonely Hearts

Lonely Hearts

1991

as Alma

3.5
Acting

Alma, a lonely woman, falls for the conman who steals her money after seducing her. Frank doesn't want Alma around him, but he cannot do anything abou...

The Pope Must Die

The Pope Must Die

1991

as Veronica Dante

4.9
Acting

A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and ...

The Miracle

The Miracle

1991

as Renee Baker

5.8
Acting

Two teenagers Jimmy and Rose spend their vacation at the small Irish sea-resort Bray. Out of boredom they observe other people and imagine wild storie...

Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights

1990

as Ann Miller (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.

Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?

Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?

1990

as Evalita

5.2
Acting

Bickering siblings are reunited at their Texas home as their father lies on his deathbed.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1989

as Ellen Griswold

7.2
Acting

It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and th...

Cold Front

Cold Front

1989

as Amanda O'Rourke

4.4
Acting

An American cop teams up with a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman and together they uncover a plot to hide international terrorists in Vancouver.

High Spirits

High Spirits

1988

as Sharon Brogan Crawford

5.8
Acting

When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunte...

Trading Hearts

Trading Hearts

1988

as Donna Nottingham

3.0
Acting

A baseball-loving small girl decides to hook up her favorite down-on-his-luck baseball player and her mom, a down-on-her-luck lounge singer. Then her ...

In the Mood

In the Mood

1987

as Francine Glatt

5.5
Acting

When 15-year-old Sonny Wisecarver has an affair with his older neighbor Francine and then runs off to marry her, a stern judge has the union annulled....

The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth

1987

as Eva Milton

5.3
Acting

An alien lands on Earth, and decides that he needs to a job in order to raise money to build a spaceship so he can return to his home planet.

Maid to Order

Maid to Order

1987

as Stella Winston

5.6
Acting

Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but exasperated millionaire father Charles to wish he neve...

Aria

Aria

1987

as Gilda

5.6
Acting

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each s...

Hands of a Stranger

Hands of a Stranger

1987

as Mary Hearn

4.8
Acting

A New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist.

Slow Burn

Slow Burn

1986

as Laine Fleischer

5.0
Acting

Jacob Asch is hired by Gerald McMurty to find his ex-wife Laine and their son in Palm Springs. Jacob finds Laine and a teenager named Donnie who may o...

Big Trouble

Big Trouble

1986

as Blanche Rickey

5.3
Acting

Leonard Hoffman is an insurance salesman struggling to make ends meet. The fact that he has triplet sons who all want to go to Yale isn't making thing...

Doubletake

Doubletake

1985

as Caroline Wallace

5.2
Acting

Two corpses are found in different locations with their heads severed and exchanged. Frank Janek is called on to head the team of detectives investiga...

Get Out of My Room

Get Out of My Room

1985

5.2
Acting

Get Out of My Room, was a mockumentary in the style of This Is Spinal Tap, written and directed by Cheech Marin. In the film, he and Tommy Chong are s...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1985

as Katrina Van Tassel

5.3
Acting

Ichabod Crane becomes the headmaster at a schoolhouse. He falls for Katrina Van Tassel but she has a lover: Brom Bones. Brom scares him off acting as ...

National Lampoon's European Vacation

National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985

as Ellen Griswald

6.2
Acting

The Griswolds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe, but...

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

1984

as Standish Logan

5.4
Acting

On the run from the police and a female roller derby team, scam artist Michael Rangeloff steals a coffin and boards a train, pretending to be a soldie...

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

1984

as Stella DuBois Kowalski

5.4
Acting

As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unfo...

National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

as Ellen Griswold

7.1
Acting

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.

Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

1983

as Henbane

6.6
Acting

A prince chases his destiny to an ancient castle in search of a cursed princess, thanks to the help of an informative lumberjack.

Highpoint

Highpoint

1982

as Lise

4.8
Acting

James Hatcher embezzles ten million dollars from a joint mafia/CIA operation, leaving them squabbling with each other. Unemployed Lewis Kinney gets ca...

Paternity

Paternity

1981

as Maggie

4.8
Acting

Buddy Evans manages events at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He is a confirmed bachelor who lives with his housekeeper Celia. After coming in...

Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway

1981

as Carmen Odessa Shelby

5.2
Acting

Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not ...

Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter

1980

as Patsy Cline

7.2
Acting

Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.

Hair

Hair

1979

as Sheila Franklin

7.3
Acting

Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his...

Every Which Way but Loose

Every Which Way but Loose

1978

as Echo

6.1
Acting

Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound ora...

First Love

First Love

1977

as Shelley

4.2
Acting

A college soccer player falls hard for a campus beauty, who is the mistress of an older married attorney.

Annie Hall

Annie Hall

1977

as Actress in Rob's TV Show

7.7
Acting

New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977

as Sandra

6.1
Acting

As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual exploits. Now an elite fashion model, she moves to a B...

Unfriendly Fire

N/A

as Gen. Lisa Hertz

Acting

In an alternate reality, America grapples with the consequences of a divisive war over escalating issues surrounding reproductive rights.

Masha's Mushrooms

Masha's Mushrooms

N/A

as Paige

Acting

A workaholic mother who tries to throw the perfect party for her daughter, but all the guests are unknowingly drugged and must figure out what is real...

Capps Crossing: Wrong Side of Dead

Capps Crossing: Wrong Side of Dead

N/A

as Sandra

Acting

When a behavioral science major investigates murders at Capps Crossing, she finds herself trapped in a twisted web of lies surrounding the local range...

The Good Life

The Good Life

N/A

Acting

Sleepwalker

N/A

as Gloria

Acting

A grieving mother is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal de...

The Heart Brake

N/A

as Ann

Acting

After cardiac arrest, Julia Winters returns to her Tennessee hometown where Christmas is eternal. She faces her unresolved past and an unexpected futu...

The Prince

N/A

Acting

Chronicles a recovering addict's journey through drug underworld, struggles with addiction, intense highs, and lows, and eventual path to sobriety.

Last Hand

N/A

as Lilith Fudent

Acting

Legendary bridge player Lilith Fudent leads a team of misfits to the world bridge championships to save her sister's New Orleans bridge club.

Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight

Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight

N/A

Acting

Country music legend Patsy Cline was a trailblazer in her genre, paving the way for artists who followed in her footsteps. This fall, Great Performanc...