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During her years on Diff'rent Strokes, Plato struggled with drug and alcohol problems; she admitted to drinking alcohol, using cannabis and cocaine, and suffering an overdose of diazepam when she was aged 14.
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. After the series ended, Dana had difficulty finding more acting work.
Feb 8, 2023 · At age 13, Dana Plato was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to star in a TV sitcom. The young teen said yes, and she soon was cast as the character Kimberly Drummond on the NBC show Diff’rent Strokes.
Different Strokes: Directed by Michael Paul Girard. With Dana Plato, Bentley Mitchum, Landon Hall, David Millbern. A Los Angeles fashion model falls in love with a female art director during a photo shoot which puts their newfound romance at odds with the model's photographer boyfriend.
Nov 20, 2021 · The Tragic Death Of Dana Plato From Diff'rent Strokes. 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."
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.
With Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato. The misadventures of suave Park Avenue millionaire Phillip Drummond, his teenage daughter Kimberly, and their current housekeeper Edna Garrett who adopted the two pre-teenage sons of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem.
Jan 15, 2021 · Kimberly (Dana Plato) refuses to back down when the swim team doesn't want to take her in when she's a girl, but Willis (Todd Bridges) is not too happy about that.
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...
Nov 22, 2021 · The family (Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges) is very excited that Kimberly (Dana Plato) is training to become a professional ice skater, but pressure might be getting to her.