Personal Info
Dana Plato
Acting
Biography
Dana Michelle Plato (November 7, 1964 — May 8, 1999) was born in Maywood, California. 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 Vegas video store and placed on probation; the next year she was arrested again, this time for forg…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Gary
as Archive footage
Pacino is Missing
as Prosecuting Attorney
Insatiable Coeds
as Piano Teacher's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)
Different Strokes
as Jill Martin
Desperation Boulevard
as Herself
The Hostage
as Leslie
Tiger
as Andrea Baker
Blade Boxer
Compelling Evidence
as Dana Fields
Millenium Day
as Pacifica
TV Shows
Hollywood Demons
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
E! True Hollywood Story
2 ep.
Growing Pains
as Lisa · 1 ep.
The Facts of Life
as Kimberly Drummond · 1 ep.
Hello, Larry
as Kimberly Drummond · 3 ep.
Diff'rent Strokes
as Kimberly Drummond · 151 ep.
CHiPs
as Dana Plato · 2 ep.
Family
as Debbie · 1 ep.
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Girl on the Tennis Court · 1 ep.