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Dana Plato: Roles
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Toward the end of her career, Plato chose roles that could be considered erotic or even softcore pornography. She appeared partially nude in Prime Suspect (1988) and Compelling Evidence (1995), but her most infamous picture is 1998's Different Strokes: The Story of Jack and Jill...and Jill. The movie's title was changed after shooting to tie it to Plato's famous past, but was not connected in any way to the sitcom other than through her involvement. Plato played a lesbian, and the film was rated X due to sexual content, but it was not considered hardcore pornography. [15] Plato would appear in only one more film.
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Plato was ... training as a figure skater and was quite accomplished, even qualifying for the US Olympic team. At the same time, however, she won what would become her most famous acting role and, according to Plato, her mother decided she should choose television over figure skating. The role was that of Kimberly Drummond on the sitcom, Different Strokes.
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Dana was offered the lead role in The Exorcist, but her mother refused to let her appear in the demonic film. Although, she did accept a small role in Exorcist II: The Heretic, a film that has been voted one of the worst of all time. (edit)
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Plato was dismissed from Diff'rent Strokes when she became pregnant as it wouldn't have suited her character, but she returned to the show for several cameo appearances after her pregnancy. Her career slumped after the show, with appearances in low-budget films, including some soft-core pornography , and in some minor roles in made for TV movie s. She had a starring role in the pioneering and wildly controversial live action video game Night Trap in 1992 . She ... had repeated drug and alcohol problems.
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