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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 · Dana Plato was a child star who played Kimberly on the hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes in the 1980s. She struggled with addiction, personal problems, and legal troubles for years before dying of a drug overdose in 1999.
Dana Plato was an actress best known for playing Kimberly Drummond in Diff'rent Strokes. She died in 1999 at age 34 of a possible suicide by overdose, after a troubled life of drug abuse and legal problems.
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Apr 3, 2014 · Dana Plato was a star of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, but her career and life spiraled downward after she was fired and became pregnant. She struggled with addiction, legal troubles, and personal losses until she died of an overdose in 1999.
Dana Plato was an actress best known for playing Kimberly Drummond in Diff'rent Strokes (1978). She had a troubled life with drug addiction, arrests, and suicide attempts before dying in 1999 at age 34.
- Actress, Soundtrack
- May 8, 1999
- November 7, 1964
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Nov 20, 2021 · Dana Plato was a child star who played Kimberly Drummond on the sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" until 1984. She struggled with addiction, legal troubles, and lost custody of her son. She died of an overdose in 1999, and her son also committed suicide in 2010.
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. She was 34. The police said Ms. Plato apparently...