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Dorothy Stratten

Acting Born Feb 28, 1960 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 22 credits

Biography

Dorothy Stratten (February 28, 1960 – August 14, 1980) was a Canadian model and actress. Stratten was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1979, Playmate of the Year in 1980 and was the second Playmate (after Lee Ann Michelle) born in the 1960s. Stratten appeared in three comedy films and at least two episodes of shows broadcast on US network television. She was murdered at age twenty by her estranged husband/manager Paul Snider, who committed suicide the same day. Her death inspired two motion pictures.

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Full filmography

  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) as Miss Cosmos
  • Secrets of Playboy (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time (1992) as Self (archive footage)
  • Galaxina (1980) as Galaxina
  • Death In Hollywood (1990)
  • They All Laughed (1981) as Dolores Martin
  • Americathon (1979) as Americathon Stage Dancer
  • Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates (2004)
  • Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979) as Customer at Snack Bar
  • Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009)
  • One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014) as Self
  • Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 4 (1983) as Herself
  • Playboy's Playmates: The Early Years (1992) as Self
  • Curse of the Chippendales (2021) as archive footage
  • Playboy Playmates of the Year: The 80's (1989)
  • Autumn Born (1979) as Tara Dawson
  • The Death of Playboy Playmate (1995) as Self (archive footage)
  • Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party (1979)
  • Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story (1985)
  • Centerfold Babylon (2003) as (archive footage)
  • The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20 (2019) as Self (archive footage)
  • Murders of Hollywood (2003) as Self (archive footage)