Plato was born Dana Michelle Strain on November 7, , in Maywood, California , to Linda Strain, an unwed teenager who was already caring for an month-old child. In , she spent a month in a drug and alcohol rehab center in Las Vegas - one of several times she went into rehab. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. She became engaged to Fred Potts, a filmmaker and close friend of Johnny Whitaker , but the romance soon broke. In December , Plato moved in with her boyfriend, rock guitarist Lanny Lambert.