Dana Plato
Dana Michelle Plato (née Strain; November 7, 1964 – May 8, 1999) was an American actress and model, who was included on a list of VH1’s "100 Greatest Kid Stars" on television. She was known for portraying Kimberly Drummond on the NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986), for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination.
You can find people similar to Dana Plato by visiting our lists 1999 suicides and Actresses from Las Vegas.
| Full name at birth | Dana Michelle Strain
|
||
| Claim to fame | Diff'rent Strokes
|
||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1964
|
||
| Place of birth | Maywood, California, USA
|
||
| Date of death | 8 May 1999
|
||
| Age | 34 (age at death)
|
||
| Place of death | Moore, Oklahoma, USA
|
||
| Cause of death | Drug Overdose (suicide by)
|
||
| Resting place | Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea
|
||
| Occupation | Actress
|
||
| Occupation category | |||
| Nationality |
PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 5' 2" (157 cm)
|
||
| Weight | 112 lbs (51 kg)
|
||
| Build | |||
| Hair color | |||
| Eye color | |||
| Gender | |||
| Ethnicity | |||
| Sexuality | |||
| Religion |
 religion
|
||
| Zodiac sign | |||
| Distinctive feature | Poster child of young stars that went wrong
|
|
|
| Shoe size | 7
|
||
| Pets |
pets
|
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Net worth | $1,000 USD
|
||
| High school |
high school
|
||
| University |
university
|
||
| Talent agency |
talent agency
|
||
| Political affiliation |
political affiliation
|
||
| Political party |
political party
|
- Had an acting role in the Sega CD game "Night Trap."
- Was number 91 on vh1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars" (2005) (mini).
- Was adopted.
- Plato's older son, an aspiring actor himself, is represented by another former child actor, Johnny Whitaker.
- Won the part of Violet in the movie Pretty Baby (1978), but turned it down, so she wouldn`t be typecast in this type of role. Brooke Shields ended up playing the part.
More...
- Trivia (14) keyboard_arrow_right
- Pictorials (11) keyboard_arrow_right
- Magazines (8) keyboard_arrow_right
- Photos (115) keyboard_arrow_right
- Lists (38) keyboard_arrow_right
- Filmography (66) keyboard_arrow_right
- Awards (5) keyboard_arrow_right
- Forum (15) keyboard_arrow_right
- Fans (27) keyboard_arrow_right
This page is the FamousFix profile for Dana Plato. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.
On the Dana Plato page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics.