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Dana Michelle Plato (née Strain; November 7, 1964 – May 8, 1999) was an American actress. An influential teen idol of the late 1970s and early 1980s, she was known for playing Kimberly Drummond on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986). Her personal struggles with substance abuse were well documented by the media and led to her premature death at the age of 34.
Feb 8, 2023 · Go inside the stunning rise and heartbreaking fall of Diff'rent Strokes actress Dana Plato, who died of a drug overdose in May 1999.. The death of Dana Plato would have come as a shock in the 1980s. But when the former Diff’rent Strokes actress died in 1999, few were surprised. Though Plato was just 34 years old at the time, it was clear that she had met a fate similar to that of other child ...
Dana Plato. Actress: Diff'rent Strokes. Dana Michelle Plato was born in Maywood, California, on Saturday, November 7, 1964. Her first excursion into the film world occurred when she was 11 in the television film Beyond the Bermuda Triangle (1975). Dana never made an impact on the TV screen until she landed the role of Kimberly Drummond in the TV hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978) from 1978-1986.
Nov 7, 2022 · Born Dana Michelle Strain on November 7, 1964, in Maywood, California, Dana Plato was the second child of the teenage Linda Strain.Put up for adoption, at seven months Dana became the legal child of Dean and Florine Plato, whose surname she subsequently took.
Apr 3, 2014 · Dana Plato was a child actress on the television show Diff'rent Strokes. She fell into drug addiction and died of an overdose in 1999.
Nov 20, 2021 · At the age of 13, Dana Plato had a choice: pursue figure skating or acting (via Biography).Plato chose the latter, and in 1978, she was cast as Kimberly Drummond in the hit sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes."
Dana Plato. Actress: Diff'rent Strokes. Dana Michelle Plato was born in Maywood, California, on Saturday, November 7, 1964. Her first excursion into the film world occurred when she was 11 in the television film Beyond the Bermuda Triangle (1975). Dana never made an impact on the TV screen until she landed the role of Kimberly Drummond in the TV hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978) from 1978-1986.
Nov 8, 2019 · Plato battled drug abuse for years, and was arrested in 1991 for robbing a video store at gunpoint. (The video store clerk famously told the 911 dispatcher, “I’ve just been robbed by the girl ...
May 8, 1999 · Dana Michelle Plato was born in Maywood, California, on Saturday, November 7, 1964. Dana made an impact on the TV screen when she landed the role of Kimberly Drummond in the TV hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978) from 1978-1986. After the series ended, Dana had difficulty finding more acting work. Sometimes she would act in a made-for-TV movie or a low- budget silver-screen film.
May 10, 1999 · The actress Dana Plato, a former child star on the NBC sitcom ''Diff'rent Strokes,'' died here on Saturday at the home of her fiance's parents.
