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Dana Michelle Plato was an American actress and model, who was included on a list of VH1’s "100 Greatest Kid Stars" on television. She was best known for portraying Kimberly Drummond on the television sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, which aired from 1978 to 1986.
Birth Name
Dana Michelle Strain
Born
Saturday, 07 November 1964
Died
Saturday, 08 May 1999
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| High Score | Self | 2020 |
| Scott the Woz | (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Behind Closed Doors | Kimberly Drummond | 2016 |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of | Self | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Retrosexual: The 80's | Self | 2004 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| The Kid Stays in the Picture | Self | 2002 |
| Different Strokes | Jill Martin | 1998 |
| Desperation Boulevard | Herself / Dana Plato | 1998 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| High Score | Self | 2020 |
| Scott the Woz | (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Behind Closed Doors | Kimberly Drummond | 2016 |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of | Self | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Retrosexual: The 80's | Self | 2004 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| The Kid Stays in the Picture | Self | 2002 |
| Different Strokes | Jill Martin | 1998 |
| Desperation Boulevard | Herself / Dana Plato | 1998 |
| Blade Boxer | Rita | 1997 |
| Tiger | Andrea Baker | 1997 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | 1996 |
| Compelling Evidence | Dana Fields | 1995 |
| The Suzanne Somers Show | Self | 1994 |
| Silent Fury | 1994 | |
| The Sounds of Silence | Deborah Nichols | 1992 |
| Bikini Beach Race | J.D. / J. D. | 1992 |
| The Word | Self | 1990 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Herself | 1989 |
| Prime Suspect | Diana Masters | 1989 |
| Growing Pains | Lisa | 1985 |
| High School U.S.A. | Cara Ames | 1983 |
| The Facts of Life | Kimberly Drummond | 1979 |
| Hello, Larry | Kimberly Drummond | 1979 |
| California Suite | Jenny | 1978 |
| Diff'rent Strokes | Kimberly Drummond / Hans | 1978 |
| The End | Dancing Student | 1978 |
| CHiPs | Dana Plato / Darla Richardson | 1977 |
| Return to Boggy Creek | Evie Jo | 1977 |
| Exorcist II: The Heretic | Sandra Phalor | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Patty Springer | 1977 |
| Family | Debbie / Mary Beth Sanders | 1976 |
| Beyond the Bermuda Triangle | Wendy | 1975 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Girl on the Tennis Court | 1974 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Daisy Dallenger | 1972 |
