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Dana Michelle Plato (née Strain; November 7, 1964 – May 8, 1999) [2] [3] was an American actress. An influential teen idol of the late 1970s and early 1980s, [4] she was known for playing Kimberly Drummond on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986).
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.
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 7, 2022 · Plato died in May 1999 aged 34, having taken an overdose of painkillers the day after a controversial interview with Howard Stern. While initially considered an accident, Plato’s death was later ruled a suicide – with some blaming Stern for her decision to take her own life.
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.
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.
6 days ago · When “Diff’rent Strokes” actor Dana Plato took her own life at the age of 34, fans tried to process her tragic unraveling.
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).
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.
