It has been almost 11 years - exactly - since child actress Dana Plato died from an overdose. Plato, best known for her role as Kimberly Drummond on Diff’rent Strokes, was forced to leave the hit ...

Dana Plato starred in one of the most recognizable sitcoms of the of the 1970s and '80s. But amid a career reliant on comic timing, a dark tragedy took hold when Plato died at age 34. Born on Nov. 7, ...

If you were a child in the 1980s, you were familiar with Dana Plato. As one of the most popular child stars of the era, she broke through into the mainstream with her role as Kimberly Drummond in the ...

Dana Plato starred in one of the most recognizable sitcoms of the of the 1970s and '80s: Diff’rent Strokes But amid a career reliant on comic timing, a dark tragedy took hold when Plato died at age 34 ...

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