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Adria Dawn

Adria Dawn

Actress | 15 movies, 19 TV series | Class of 1996

And the award for most dramatic performance in a UI-at-150 video goes to ... 

(Click on the “play greeting” button and judge for yourself). 

That’s Adria Dawn — stage star, life of the party, TV actress and ’90s regular at The Etc. 

“It was down the street from Krannert, where I practically lived, so when I wanted to escape and act like a beatnik I would go there," says Dawn (Urbana High School '92).

"They always had a fire going and you could drink wassail and eat crackers and feel like you were smart, cool and collected.”

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