Dana Plato
Birthday
1964/11/07
Day of death
1999/05/08 (34 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Maywood, California, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Dana Michelle Plato was born in Maywood, California, on Saturday, November 7, 1964. Dana made an impact on the TV screen when 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. Sometimes she would act in a made-for-TV movie or a low- budget silver-screen film. She was married for Lanny Lambert for seven years and they had a son. Plato was arrested in 1991 for robbing a Las V...Read more
Acting
(1997) Blade Boxer
as ---
(2000) Insatiable Coeds
as Piano Teacher's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1995) Compelling Evidence
as Dana Fields
(2018) Night Trap
as Kelly
(1992) Bikini Beach Race
as J.D.
(1998) Different Strokes
as Jill Martin
(1980) Schoolboy Father
as Daisy Dallenger
(1997) Tiger
as Andrea Baker
(1977) Return to Boggy Creek
as Evie Jo
(1995) Millenium Day
as Pacifica
(1978) California Suite
as Jenny
(1994) Silent Fury
as ---
(2020) Showbiz Kids
as Self (archive footage)
(1998) Desperation Boulevard
as Dana Plato
(1998) Desperation Boulevard
as Herself
(1982) Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
as Daughter
(1989) Prime Suspect
as Diana Masters
(1983) High School U.S.A.
as Cara Ames
(1975) Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
as Wendy
(1992) Distortions
as Deborah Nichols
(1977) Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Sandra Phalor (uncredited)
(2002) Pacino is Missing
as Prosecuting Attorney
(1998) The Hostage
as Leslie
(1995) Lethal Cowboy
as Elizabeth
(2024) Gary
as Archive footage
(1985) Growing Pains
as Lisa
(1977) CHiPs
as Dana Plato
(1979) The Facts of Life
as ---
(1978) Diff'rent Strokes
as Kimberly Drummond
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(1976) Family
as Debbie
(1974) The Six Million Dollar Man
as Girl on the Tennis Court
(1979) Hello, Larry
as Kimberly Drummond