Dana Plato Autographs
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. Her personal struggles with substance abuse were well documented by the media and led to her premature death at the age of 34. Her life has retrospectively been called a "tragedy".
Plato was born to a teen mother and was adopted as an infant. She was raised in the San Fernando Valley and was an accomplished figure skater before acting. Her acting career began with numerous commercial appearances, and her television debut came at the age of ten with a brief appearance on the television series The Six Million Dollar Man (1975). She then appeared in the horror film Return to Boggy Creek (1977) and the Oscar–winning film California Suite (1978). In recognition for her tenure on Diff'rent Strokes, she received nominations for a Young Artist Award and two TV Land Awards. Following the show, she worked sporadically in independent films and B movies, and appeared in the video game Night Trap (1992).
Plato was married twice; she had a child in 1984 during her marriage to guitarist Lanny Lambert. She struggled with substance abuse for most of her life. She was arrested in 1991 for robbing a video store, and again the following year for forging a drug prescription. On May 8, 1999, at age 34, Plato was found dead in her motor home from an overdose of prescription drugs. Her death, while initially considered accidental, was ruled a suicide.
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Traded items with a signature of Dana Plato
The most expensive item with a signature of Dana Plato (DANA PLATO Personal Check Signed From Her Checking Account.) was sold in March 2025 for $511.00 while the cheapest item (DANA PLATO, BIKINI, BEAUTIFUL ACTRESS, GLOSSY B&W, 4X6 PHOTO, COPY AUTOGRAPH) found a new owner for $4.99 in May 2025. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2020 with an average selling price of $139.99 for an autographed item of Dana Plato. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $511.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $23.50 was June 2014. In average, an autographed item from Dana Plato is worth $100.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Dana Plato were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Dana Plato 'Different Strokes' JSA Signed Index card | $250.00 |  |
| Dana Plato 'Different Strokes' JSA Signed Index card | $250.00 | |
 | Dana Plato - Signed Autograph Headshot Photo - Diff'rent Strokes - Actress | $305.98 | |
 | Dana Plato Authentic Signed Index Card W/ ACOA Different Strokes | $265.00 | |
| Dana Plato Authentic Signed Index Card W/ ACOA Different Strokes | $265.00 | |
| Dana Plato Autograph - 8x10 Different Strokes Actress – Hollywood Collector Show | $38.00 | |
| Dana Plato Autograph - 8x10 Different Strokes Actress – Hollywood Collector Show | $38.00 | |
| DANA PLATO Hand Signed 8 X 10 Photo COA Autograph BEAUTIFUL DIFFERENT STROKES | $425.00 | |
| DANA PLATO Hand Signed 8 X 10 Photo COA Autograph BEAUTIFUL DIFFERENT STROKES | $425.00 | |
| Dana Plato Hand Signed 8 x 10 Inch Photo - Personalized | $151.25 | |
| Dana Plato Hand Signed 8 x 10 Inch Photo - Personalized | $151.25 | |
| Dana Plato Signed 3x5 Autographed Index Card W/ ACOA Different Strokes | $249.00 | |
| Dana Plato Signed 3x5 Autographed Index Card W/ ACOA Different Strokes | $249.00 | |
| Dana Plato signed 3x5 index card JSA | $50.00 | |
| Dana Plato signed 3x5 index card JSA | $50.00 | |
