Allison Barron (born October 3, 1963) is a retired American actress. She is probably best known for appearing in various horror films during the mid to late 1980s, most notably, as "Girl on Bus" in the 1985 film, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge and as Helen in the 1988 film, Night of the Demons.
She appeared on Married... with Children twice: as Kelly Bundy's friend Lauren, in the Season 3 episode, "The House That Peg Lost" and Tania one of the three girls who tries to win over Bud Bundy after he humiliated himself on television in the Season 7 episode, "You Can't Miss".
Career[]
Her most memorable acting roles include the 1985 horror film, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, as "Girl on Bus", one of two girls at the beginning of the film who end up trapped inside a speeding school bus along with the protagonist, Jesse, before being killed by Freddy Kreuger (played by MWC guest star Robert Englund) and as Helen, one of the teens who arrive at Hull House before becoming possessed in the 1988 film, Night of the Demons (which also featured MWC guest star Billy Gallo).
During the 1980s and into the 1990s, she also appeared in television shows and movies, such as Who's the Boss?, Highway to Heaven, Melrose Place, Quantum Leap and Sisters. She also appeared in a two-part episode of Baywatch titled "The Trophy" as mean girl Jenna, along with fellow MWC guest star Tracy Burton playing her friend, Kris.
She also appeared in films such as Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers, Vice Academy (under the name "Christian Barr"), Blood Nasty and Patriot Games.
While her last acting credit was in 1993, she appeared as herself in the 2014 documentary You're Invited: The Making of Night of the Demons. In 2020, she reunited with several of her Night of the Demons co-stars on the Hollywood Dream Maker with Billy Gallo podcast. She has also appeared as a guest at several horror themed conventions in recent years.
Personal Life[]
Barron come from a family of actors and entertainers. Her grandfather was an opera singer, while her father, Robert Weeks Barron, co-founded the Weist-Barron School, the first professional school dedicated to acting for film and television. Her sister, Dana Barron, is also an actress, who best known for playing Audrey Griswold in the 1983 film National Lampoon's Vacation.