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Dana Plato (1964–1999)


Dana Michelle Plato was born in Maywood, California, on Saturday 7 November 1964. Her first excursion into the film world occurred when she was eleven in the television film Beyond the Bermuda Triangle. Dana never really made an impact on the TV screen until she landed the part of Kimberly Drummond in the TV hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes from 1978-1984... See full bio »

Died:

(age 34) in Moore, Oklahoma, USA

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Known For


Filmography

Hide HideActress (30 titles)
2002 Pacino Is Missing
Prosecuting Attorney
 
1999 Silent Scream
Emma Jones
 
1998 Different Strokes (video)
Jill Martin
 
1998 The Hostage
 
1997 Blade Boxer (video)
Rita
 
1997 Tiger
Andrea Baker
 
1995 Lethal Cowboy
Elizabeth
 
1995 Millenium Day
 
1995 Compelling Evidence
Dana Fields
 
1992 Night Trap (Video Game)
Kelli Medd
 
1992 Bikini Beach Race
J.D.
 
1989 Prime Suspect
Diana Masters
 
1978-1986 Diff'rent Strokes (TV series)
Kimberly Drummond
Bulimia (1986) … Kimberly Drummond
 
1985 Growing Pains (TV series)
Lisa
Mike's Madonna Story (1985) … Lisa
 
1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
Patty Springer
Paying the Piper/Baby Sister/Help Wanted (1984) … Patty Springer
 
1983 High School U.S.A. (TV movie)
Cara Ames
 
1981 A Step in Time (TV movie)
 
1980 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Daisy Dallenger
Schoolboy Father (1980) … Daisy Dallenger
 
1976-1980 Family (TV series)
Debbie / Mary Beth Sanders
Letting Go (1980) … Debbie
Home Movies (1976) … Mary Beth Sanders
 
1979-1980 CHiPs (TV series)
Dana Plato / Darla
Nightingale (1980) … Darla
Roller Disco: Part 2 (1979) … Dana Plato (uncredited)
 
1979 Hello, Larry (TV series)
Kimberly Drummond
Thanksgiving Crossover: Part 2 (1979) … Kimberly Drummond
Feudin' and Fussin': Part 2 (1979) … Kimberly Drummond
The Trip: Part 2 (1979) … Kimberly Drummond
 
1979 The Facts of Life (TV series)
Kimberly Drummond
 
1978 California Suite
Jenny
 
1977 Return to Boggy Creek
Evie Jo
 
1975 Beyond the Bermuda Triangle (TV movie)
Wendy
 
1975 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Girl
The Bionic Woman (1975) … Girl
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2000 TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 2 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1998 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
Diff'rent Strokes (1998) … Herself
 
1996 The Best of Ed's Night Party (video)
Herself
 
1991 Sally Jessy Raphael (TV series)
Herself
Child Actors and Their Problems (1991) … Herself
 
1981 Circus of the Stars #6 (TV special)
Herself
 
1980 Circus of the Stars #5 (TV special documentary)
Herself - Performer
 
1979 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode dated 14 May 1979 (1979) … Guest Appearance
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2009 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2005 The Child Star Jinx (TV documentary)
 
2004 Retrosexual: The 80's (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
1999 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 

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California Suite -- Neil Simon's laugh-drenched adaptation of his hit Broadway play intertwining stories set in the Beverly Hills Hotel. Biography: :  -- In February of 1991, Dana Plato made headlines when she stepped into a Las Vegas video store and robbed the cashier. Pacino Is Missing -- Pacino is Missing stars Anthony Alessandro (Jacob's ladder, 'Night Falles on Manhattan) as Keno, a street
smart New York 'good fella' who takes over a floundering production company in Hollywood and uses it as a front for his own illicit businesses while
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1982) TV commercial and print advertisement for Noxzema. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 2 Interviews  | 1 Article  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Arrested for armed robbery in 1991. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio