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Dana Plato

1964 - 1999

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Dana Michelle Plato (née Strain; November 7, 1964 – May 8, 1999) was an American actress. She rose to fame for playing Kimberly Drummond on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986), which established her as a teen idol of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Plato was born to a teen mother and was adopted as an infant. She was raised in the San Fernando Valley and trained in figure skating before acting. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dana Plato is the 5,455th most popular actor (down from 5,414th in 2019), the 8,493rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,904th in 2019) and the 2,500th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Dana Plato ranks 5,455 out of 13,578. Before her are Heather Langenkamp, Alison Eastwood, Stefano Accorsi, Neville Brand, Kathryn Hahn, and James Franciscus. After her are Jane Wyatt, Eddi Arent, Joseph Bologna, Noel Fisher, Hazal Kaya, and Grace Lee Whitney.

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Among people born in 1964, Dana Plato ranks 287. Before her are Kikuko Inoue, Natalya Shikolenko, TobyMac, Evan Stone, Éric Bernard, and Heather Langenkamp. After her are Andy Bell, Wiliame Katonivere, Niall Ferguson, Ivan Bella, Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, and Shi Zhengli. Among people deceased in 1999, Dana Plato ranks 239. Before her are Kjell Rosén, Abraham Polonsky, John Van Ryn, Hank Snow, Nathan Jacobson, and Willy Bandholz. After her are Liselott Linsenhoff, Eric Wolf, Yuriy Istomin, Sufia Kamal, Paul-Émile de Souza, and Sulo Nurmela.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dana Plato ranks 8,495 out of 20,380. Before her are Kathryn Hahn (1974), James Franciscus (1934), Elmer Rice (1892), Masten Gregory (1932), Reggie Jackson (1946), and Ed Royce (1951). After her are Jane Wyatt (1910), Joanne Chory (1955), Marlena Shaw (1939), Joseph Bologna (1934), Betty Davis (1945), and Orville Gibson (1856).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dana Plato ranks 2,501. Before her are Jeffrey Combs (1954), Heather Langenkamp (1964), Alison Eastwood (1972), Neville Brand (1920), Kathryn Hahn (1974), and James Franciscus (1934). After her are Jane Wyatt (1910), Joseph Bologna (1934), Grace Lee Whitney (1930), Nicholas Gonzalez (1976), Michaela Conlin (1978), and Buddy Hackett (1924).

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