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Dana Plato Biography (1964-1999)

Born November 7, 1964, in Maywood, CA; married Lanny Lambert, 1984 (divorced); children: Tyler. Career: Actress. Appeared in television commercialsfor Kentucky Fried Chicken, Arco, Hallmark, and Dole. Also worked at a dry cleaning shop.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

November 7, 1964

Maywood, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Kimberly Drummond, Diff'rent Strokes (also known as 45 Minutesfrom Harlem), NBC, 1978-84
• Movies
• Wendy, Beyond the Bermuda Triangle (also known as Beyond This Place There Be Dragons), NBC, 1975
• Cara Ames, High School U.S.A., NBC, 1983
• Specials
• Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1980
• Daisy Salinger, "Schoolboy Father" (also known as "He's My Baby Now"), ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1980
• Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1981
• Daughter, Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary, CBS,1982
• Celebrity Daredevils, ABC, 1983
• Also performed songs in an Easter Seals telethon.
• Episodic
• Debbie, Family, ABC, 1976
• Mary Beth Sanders, Family, ABC, 1976
• Herself, "CHiPs Goes Roller Disco," CHiPs, NBC, 1979
• "The Thanksgiving Story," Hello, Larry, NBC, 1979
• Darla, "The Case of the Vanishing Nurse," CHiPs, NBC, 1980
• "Letting Go," Family, ABC, 1980
• "Baby Sister," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984
• Lisa, "Mike's Madonna Story," Growing Pains, ABC, 1985
• "Love and the Perfect Wedding," The New Love, American Style, ABC,1985
• "Happy Birthday, Drummond," Diff'rent Strokes (also known as 45Minutes from Harlem), NBC, 1985
• Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 1989
• The Arsenio Hall Show, syndicated, 1989
• "Dana's Playboy Layout," A Current Affair, syndicated, 1989
• "Former Child Stars," Sally Jesse Raphael, syndicated, 1989
• Also appeared in The Gong Show, NBC and syndicated; and The SixMillion Dollar Man, ABC.
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Sandra, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Warner Bros., 1977
• Return to Boggy Creek, 777 Distributors, 1978
• Jenny, California Suite (also known as Neil Simon's CaliforniaSuite), Columbia, 1978
• Diana Masters, Prime Suspect (also known as Trauma), Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1988
• The Sounds of Silence, 1992
• J. D., Bikini Beach Race (also known as The Sex Puppets), 1992
• Dana Fields, Compelling Evidence, 1995
• Silent Fury, 1997
• J, Different Strokes (also known as Jack and Jill and Jack and Jill.and Jill), Coastline Films, 1997
• Rita, Blade Boxer, Howard Boyet, 1997
• Also appeared as a pair of twins in Sweet Sixteen and Never Been Killed.
• RECORDINGS
• Video Games
• Kelli Medd, Night Trap, Sega Entertainment, 1992

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• People Weekly, March 25, 1991, pp. 34-37.*