Dana appeared in the 1984 TV movie High School, USA with Diff'rent Strokes co-star, Todd Bridges. However, they did not have any scenes together in the movie.
Dana Plato: When the role came along I was very happy to do it because this is life. It's something people need to see and recognize and get healthy about. In my opinion it's not about gay or straight or bi; but attracted to spirits whatever body they're in. There's other reasons too, but that's how I see it. With women and women I think there“s an understanding. Nobody knows what a woman feels or experiences but another woman. We are the nurturers and there are times when we need to be nurtured.
Dana Plato: (in 1992 after her arrest for writing a fraudulent prescription for Valium) If I hadn't gotten caught, it could have been the worst thing that happened to me because I could have died of a drug overdose.