Dana Plato

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Birthday:

7 November 1964, Maywood, California, USA

Birth Name:

Dana Michelle Strain

Height:

157 cm

Dana Michelle Plato was born in Maywood, California, on Saturday 7 November 1964. Her first excursion into the film world occurred when she was eleven in the television film Beyond the Bermuda Triangle (1975). Dana never really made an impact on the TV screen until she landed the part of Kimberly Drummond in the TV hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978) from 1978-1984. After the series ended, Dana had a hard time trying to find other acting work. Sometimes she would surface in a made-for-TV movie or a low-budget film for the silver screen. Times were rough. Her marriage to Lanny Lambert lasted a year, but produced a son. She was arrested in 1991 for robbing a video store in Las Vegas but was placed on probation. The following year, Dana was, again, arrested for forging a prescription for Valium. Things were at a low ebb. 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. The interview was one in which Dana hoped to revive her stalled career. They stopped at his parents' house in Moore, Oklahoma, for a weekend Mother's Day visit before continuing on to California. On Saturday, May 8, 1999, Dana died of what appeared to be an accidental overdose of a painkiller called "Loritab". Later, on May 21, a coroner's inquest ruled her death a suicide due to a large amount of drugs in her body and her history of past suicide attempts. She was 34 years old. Show less «

I think the whole nerves thing comes into play when we worry about what other people and society will think.

I'm tired of defending my character. I am what I am. What you see is what you get.

Growing up, all I did was work and vacation, but I loved it, no one pushed me into anything. The thing was I developed no special skills. I ...Show more »

Growing up, all I did was work and vacation, but I loved it, no one pushed me into anything. The thing was I developed no special skills. I don't have any resentment because I am a performer and I've always felt that, but it did take its toll socially. Show less «

I've learned through experience that life is never that bad. The secret is just paying attention to how you feel and not letting anyone else...Show more »

I've learned through experience that life is never that bad. The secret is just paying attention to how you feel and not letting anyone else dictate what in your heart you know is right. Show less «

In my opinion it's not about gay or straight or bi, we're attracted to spirits, whatever body they're in. There are other reasons too, but t...Show more »

In my opinion it's not about gay or straight or bi, we're attracted to spirits, whatever body they're in. There are other reasons too, but that's how I see it. Show less «

All that money stuff was so strange; all it ever meant to me was freedom from worry. I'm happier now than I've ever been but I still wish I ...Show more »

All that money stuff was so strange; all it ever meant to me was freedom from worry. I'm happier now than I've ever been but I still wish I had that money. Show less «

I'm learning to play by the rules. I sort of hate to think of it that way, but that's how it is. I'm really learning to function out there a...Show more »

I'm learning to play by the rules. I sort of hate to think of it that way, but that's how it is. I'm really learning to function out there and in such a way that I don't need to drink. Show less «

I've got to be honest, there's no pleasure when you're working.

If it feels right and I'm not going against any energy in myself or the situation, there would be no limit.

People have an awful lot of problems that society has put on them and a lot to work through because of it.

I have been sober for the longest time. Oh, it's over a decade now. No joke.

I like to go with the energy because when you ignore it that's when you start doing things wrong.

I'd hopefully work through all my issues with men first so then I'd be okay being with a woman.

With women and women, I think there's an understanding. Nobody knows what a woman feels or experiences but another woman. We are the nurture...Show more »

With women and women, I think there's an understanding. Nobody knows what a woman feels or experiences but another woman. We are the nurturers, and there are times when we need to be nurtured. Show less «

I'm okay in my skin, you know... I'm okay with who I am.

Nobody knows what a woman feels or experiences but another woman. We are the nurturers and there are times when we need to be nurtured.

I'm open-minded. I don't consider myself gay or hetero, I just am. I've had experiences all over the planet but it always comes down to just...Show more »

I'm open-minded. I don't consider myself gay or hetero, I just am. I've had experiences all over the planet but it always comes down to just me, but I think at this point if I had an ongoing relationship I believe it would be with a man. Show less «

I wanted this to have as wide an audience as possible. I didn't want to get an X rating, because in my opinion once that happens you X-out e...Show more »

I wanted this to have as wide an audience as possible. I didn't want to get an X rating, because in my opinion once that happens you X-out everyone else. Show less «