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Dana Michelle Plato (née Strain; November 7, 1964 – May 8, 1999) [2] [3] 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. [4]
Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom, which aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. [2] The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, respectively, who are two boys from Harlem taken in by a wealthy Park Avenue businessman and his daughter.
Kimberly Drummond was portrayed by Dana Plato. She was the only biological child and daughter of wealthy widower, Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain). She was born on Park Avenue in New York City on October 22, 1964.
Written and directed by Michael Paul Girard, the film stars Dana Plato, Landon Hall and Bentley Mitchum. [1] The film's title is an allusion to Plato's fame from the TV series, Diff'rent Strokes. It was Plato's first film appearance since 1992, and would be her second to last film before her death in 1999.
Diff'rent Strokes casting director Eve Brandstein elaborates that "they didn't wanna change him, you know. 'We have a golden goose.' 'We have a golden goose.' He was the golden goose, and that ...
Diff'rent Strokes is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and subsequently on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. This list includes synopses and air dates.
Conrad Stafford Bain (February 4, 1923 – January 14, 2013) was a Canadian-American actor. His television credits include a leading role as Phillip Drummond in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986), as Dr. Arthur Harmon on Maude (1972–1978), and as Charlie Ross in Mr. President (1987–1988).
Dana Plato and Gary Coleman of Diff'rent Strokes: Photograph: Gene Trindl 1981-7-11 "Prime-Time Vixens", featuring Donna Mills of Knots Landing, Morgan Fairchild of Flamingo Road and Pamela Sue Martin of Dynasty: Photograph: Peter Kredenser: 1981-7-18: Greg Evigan, Judy Landers and Bear of B. J. and the Bear: Photograph: Jim Britt 1981-7-25