Dana Plato

Dana Plato

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 Vegas video store and placed on probation; the next year she was arrested again, this time for forging a Valium prescription. She had just finished an interview with Howard Stern in the spring of 1999 when she and her fiancé, Robert Menchaca, were headed back to California. She hoped the interview would revive her stalled career. They stopped at his parents' house in Moore, Oklahoma for a Mother's-Day-weekend visit; on Saturday, May 8, 1999, Dana died of what appeared to be an accidental overdose of the painkiller "Loritab". On May 21, a coroner's inquest ruled her death a suicide because of the large amount of drugs in her body and her history of past suicide attempts. She was 34 years old.

  • Title: Dana Plato
  • Popularity: 4.783
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1964-11-07
  • Place of Birth: Maywood, California, USA
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Dana Plato Movies

  • 1997
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    Blade Boxer

    Blade Boxer

    1 1997 HD

    Bloodsport clone finds roughneck cop, Detective Rick Morgan going undercover to get a blood-thirsty fight promoter named Jonathan Carter. Morgan...

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  • 2000
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    Insatiable Coeds

    Insatiable Coeds

    2.3 2000 HD

    Insatiable Coeds is a compilation video. You get some very nice moments from Landon Hall, Brandy Davis, Gabriella Hall and the very striking Tammy...

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  • 1995
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    Compelling Evidence

    Compelling Evidence

    4.2 1995 HD

    Rick Stone is the world's biggest action star but unfortunately, he is also the prime suspect in his wife's death. He must enlist the help of a...

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  • 2018
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    Night Trap

    Night Trap

    8 2018 HD

    For the first time ever, the cult classic game Night Trap is available as a 48-minute motion picture on videocassette. Experience the terror like...

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  • 1992
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    Bikini Beach Race

    Bikini Beach Race

    2.3 1992 HD

    Rev up your engines as the most gorgeous and charming Bed Race Team of all, The Sex Puppets, heat up the raceway. Clad in bikinis and sexy lingerie,...

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  • 1998
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    Different Strokes

    Different Strokes

    3.6 1998 HD

    A Los Angeles fashion model falls in love with a female art director during a photo shoot which puts their newfound romance at odds with the model's...

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  • 1980
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    Schoolboy Father

    Schoolboy Father

    2 1980 HD

    High school senior discovers his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, and decides to fight for custody.

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  • 1997
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    Tiger

    Tiger

    1 1997 HD

    When the neighborhood bullies kidnap Tiger, a dog who can telepathically talk to his owner Josh, everything changes. What happens next will delight...

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  • 1977
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    Return to Boggy Creek

    Return to Boggy Creek

    3.5 1977 HD

    Three children and two adults become trapped in the woods during a hurricane and it is up to a Bigfoot-like creature called 'Big Bay-Ty' to come to...

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  • 1995
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    Millenium Day

    Millenium Day

    1 1995 HD

    A movie about aliens trying to fight each other; one side wanting to destroy the earth and the other wanting to save it. A lot of stock footage of...

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  • 1978
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    California Suite

    California Suite

    5.8 1978 HD

    The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

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  • 1994
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    Silent Fury

    Silent Fury

    6 1994 HD

    After his friend is caught and killed by some drug dealers, a former commander of special forces search revenge.

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  • 2020
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    Showbiz Kids

    Showbiz Kids

    6.958 2020 HD

    A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a...

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  • 1998
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    Desperation Boulevard

    Desperation Boulevard

    3.8 1998 HD

    An ex-child star (Judy Tenuta) tries to reclaim her former fame.

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  • 1998
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    Desperation Boulevard

    Desperation Boulevard

    3.8 1998 HD

    An ex-child star (Judy Tenuta) tries to reclaim her former fame.

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  • 1982
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    Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary

    Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary

    1 1982 HD

    The Lane family from Evansville Indiana is about to embark on its annual vacation, let's join them. In this 1982 television special we celebrate...

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  • 1989
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    Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

    4 1989 HD

    The only witness to a young woman's murder has a nervous breakdown, is institutionalized, and escapes, tracking down the murderer.

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  • 1983
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    High School U.S.A.

    High School U.S.A.

    5.6 1983 HD

    Set in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique which culminates in a race at the end of the movie...

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  • 1975
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    Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

    Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

    4.8 1975 HD

    A retired businessman notices that there has been a rash of ships and planes disappearing off the Florida coast, and he starts to investigate.

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  • 1992
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    Distortions

    Distortions

    3.5 1992 HD

    A man with paranormal abilities discovers that one of his colleagues is cheating the firm they work for. When he threatens to expose the colleague,...

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  • 1977
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    Exorcist II: The Heretic

    Exorcist II: The Heretic

    4.5 1977 HD

    Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and...

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  • 2002
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    Pacino is Missing

    Pacino is Missing

    2 2002 HD

    Mob tale of a mafia boss whose moll has hooked up with a young hood now in charge of a movie studio.

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  • 1998
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    The Hostage

    The Hostage

    1 1998 HD

    The Hostage is about a gang of high-end thieves who plan to break into a really rich businessman's house, hack into his computer, and download all...

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  • 1995
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    Lethal Cowboy

    Lethal Cowboy

    4.5 1995 HD

    Cody is shot by Malone because Cody had a debt with him. Malone and his henchman buried him in the desert. What they do not know, however, is that...

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  • 2024
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    Gary

    Gary

    6 2024 HD

    Follow the extraordinary story of Gary Coleman's rise to international fame as the child star of Diff'rent Strokes; his struggles with fame; and the...

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  • 1985
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    Growing Pains

    Growing Pains

    6.472 1985 HD

    Fatherhood has taken on a whole new meaning for Jason Seaver, who has assumed the chores of cooking, cleaning and minding the kids so that his wife,...

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  • 1977
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    CHiPs

    CHiPs

    6.8 1977 HD

    Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two...

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  • 1979
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    The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

    7 1979 HD

    The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it the longest...

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  • 1978
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    Diff'rent Strokes

    Diff'rent Strokes

    7.026 1978 HD

    The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white...

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  • 1996
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    E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

    8.041 1996 HD

    E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known...

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  • 1976
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    Family

    Family

    7 1976 HD

    The lives of the middle-class Lawrence family in Pasadena, California.

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  • 1974
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    The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

    7.238 1974 HD

    Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent, employed by the OSI, under the command of Oscar Goldman...

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  • 1979
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    Hello, Larry

    Hello, Larry

    5 1979 HD

    Hello, Larry is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from January 26, 1979 to April 30, 1980.

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