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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).
Feb 8, 2023 · On May 8, 1999, former "Diff'rent Strokes" actress Dana Plato died of a drug overdose in Moore, Oklahoma. She was just 34 years old.
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).
Apr 3, 2014 · Dana Plato is known for her career as a child actress in the TV series Diff'rent Strokes before her life came to a tragic end. Learn more at Biography.com.
Nov 7, 2022 · One of the saddest such stories is that of Dana Plato, the American actress who rose to fame as Kimberly Drummond on hit sitcom Diff’rent Strokes. Aged 14, Plato experienced a swift, early ascent to stardom, becoming one of the world’s most recognised TV actors practically overnight.
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).
Nov 20, 2021 · Dana Plato's death was ruled a suicide. Denny Keeler/Getty Images. Per IMDb, in 1999, Plato decided to do an interview on Howard Stern 's radio show (posted on YouTube) in hopes of reviving her dying career. In it, the New York Post reports, she told Stern that she was sober and no longer on drugs.
Nov 8, 2019 · Todd Bridges, the last surviving star of the 1980s sitcom Diff’rent Strokes, paid a sweet tribute to his late costar Dana Plato, who would have turned 55 on Thursday.
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.
May 10, 1999 · Actress Dana Plato died Saturday of an apparent drug overdose in Moore while in the tornado-ravaged town visiting her fiance's parents. Plato, 34, played Kimberly Drummond on the NBC situation comedy "Diff'rent Strokes" from 1978 to 1984.
