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  1. allthatsinteresting.com › dana-plato-deathDana Plato's Death And The Tragic Story Behind It

    Feb 8, 2023 · The downward spiral would come to a heartbreaking end on May 8, 1999, when Dana Plato died of a drug overdose while visiting family members in Moore, Oklahoma. Though police initially believed that her demise had been an accident, it was later ruled a suicide by a medical examiner. This is the devastating story of Dana Plato’s short life and ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dana_PlatoDana Plato - Wikipedia

    Signature. Dana Michelle Plato (née Strain; November 7, 1964 – May 8, 1999) [ 2 ][ 3 ] was an American actress. An influential teen idol of the late 1970s and early 1980s, [ 4 ] she played Kimberly Drummond on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986). Her personal struggles with substance abuse were well documented by the media and led to ...

  3. www.grunge.com › 666585The Tragic Death Of Dana Plato From Diff'rent Strokes - Grunge

    Nov 20, 2021 · A day after the interview, on May 8, 1999, 34-year-old Plato died. She was found in her RV while visiting family in Oklahoma. AP News writes that she had overdosed on a painkiller and valium. Due to her prior suicidal tendencies and the high level of drugs in her system, her death was ruled a suicide.

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  5. news.bbc.co.uk › 2 › hiBBC News | Entertainment | Diff'rent Strokes star dies

    May 11, 1999 · Diff'rent Strokes star dies. Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman and Dana Plato in 1997. US actress Dana Plato - who starred as Kimberly Drummond in the hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes - has died following a drug overdose. The 34-year-old is believed to have taken the painkiller Loritab along with Valium on Saturday while visiting her fiancé's parents in ...

  6. www.biography.com › actors › dana-platoDana Plato - Biography

    Apr 3, 2014 · Dana Plato was born on November 7, 1964, in Maywood, California. ... But rehab didn't take for Plato, who died of an overdose on May 8, 1999, at age 34. She was found dead in her RV, which she ...

  7. www.oklahoman.com › story › news'Diff'rent Strokes' Actress Dies at 34; Overdose Blamed

    May 10, 1999 · Actress Dana Plato died Saturday of an apparent drug overdose in Moore while in the tornado-ravaged town visiting her fiance's parents. Plato, 34, played Kimberly Drummond on the NBC situation comedy "Diff'rent Strokes" from 1978 to 1984. Moore police released information Sunday about the actress' death after a briefing about tornado damage in ...

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  9. www.nytimes.com › 1999/05/10 › artsDana Plato, 34, Star of 'Diff'rent Strokes' - The New York Times

    May 10, 1999 · The actress Dana Plato, a former child star on the NBC sitcom ''Diff'rent Strokes,'' died here on Saturday at the home of her fiance's parents. She was 34. The police said Ms. Plato apparently ...