Dana Caldwell (2024)

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Who is Dana Caldwell based on? ›

So Dana Caldwell is really Amanda Caldwell. Everyone had had concerns that it was so autobiographical. I changed her name, and then she Facebooked me and was happy and excited. That's my biggest regret: That I didn't use the real person's name.

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The character Dana, and the actress portraying her, Natalie Alyn Lind, returned in the second episode of the seventh season "Dana's Back" airing on October 2, 2019. It was Lind's first appearance on the show since May 2017.

Known to audiences as Dana Caldwell, Adam's sweet and pleasant girlfriend on the popular sitcom "The Goldbergs" (ABC, 2013-), Natalie Alyn Lind was born in California in 1999.

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Prod. As 11-year-old Adam Goldberg captures his family's daily life in the 1980s on videotape with his new camcorder, his older brother Barry is looking forward to getting a car after getting his learner's permit. But on Barry's 16th birthday, he gets a present he does not expect.

Following the finale mix-up, Goldberg decided he would stop being part of the show's writing team, receiving his final writing credit on the season seven episode titled, Dave Kim's Party. This meant the series could embrace the fictional aspect of the series and it allowed Adam to focus on other big TV projects.

Adam, going through puberty and his final year of junior high school, tries to keep a long-distance relationship going with Dana, who has moved to Seattle with her family, and although she returns to town a few times, they agree things don't feel the same and they break up.

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Beverly Goldberg (Wendi McLendon-Covey), the overprotective matriarch of the Goldbergs is married to Murray Goldberg (Jeff Garlin). They are the parents of three children, Erica (Hayley Orrantia), Barry (Troy Gentile), and Adam (Sean Giambrone).

Who is Dana's mom on The Goldbergs? ›

Did you know. In this episode, Dana's mom 'Mrs. Caldwell' is played by Barbara Alyn Woods the real-life mother of the Natalie Alyn Lind, the actress who plays 'Dana'.

Plot. Following the surprise announcement of Barry and Lainey getting engaged at his senior prom, the two waver on their decision as wedding planning goes on, with Lainey ultimately deciding to end the relationship and move to Los Angeles to pursue her music career.

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The episode ends with George showing up for a family party celebrating the 1-year-old birthday of Beverly's granddaughter, who surprises everyone by uttering the word “Bubby.” Barry and Joanne also have a surprise to share — they got married to prove they are serious! — but they decide to keep the news to themselves.