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Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten, known professionally as Dorothy Stratten, was a Canadian Playboy Playmate, model, and actress. Stratten was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1979 and Playmate of the Year in 1980. Stratten appeared in three comedy films and in at least two episodes of shows broadcast on US network television. She was murdered at the age of 20 by her estranged husband and manager Paul Snider, who died by suicide on the same day. Her death inspired two motion pictures, the 1981 TV movie Death of a Centerfold and the 1983 theatrical release Star 80, as well as the book The Killing of the Unicorn and the songs "Californication" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, "The Best Was Yet to Come" by Bryan Adams and "Cover Girl" by the Canadian rock band Prism.
Birth Name
Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten
Born
Sunday, 28 February 1960
Died
Thursday, 14 August 1980
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Playboy Murders | Self | 2023 |
Curse of the Chippendales | Self | 2021 |
I Lived with a Killer | Self | 2019 |
Hollywood Homicide Uncovered | Self | 2016 |
Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel | Self | 2009 |
The Girls Next Door | Self | 2005 |
E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | 1996 |
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time | Self | 1992 |
Death in Hollywood | Self | 1990 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Playboy Murders | Self | 2023 |
Curse of the Chippendales | Self | 2021 |
I Lived with a Killer | Self | 2019 |
Hollywood Homicide Uncovered | Self | 2016 |
Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel | Self | 2009 |
The Girls Next Door | Self | 2005 |
E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | 1996 |
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time | Self | 1992 |
Death in Hollywood | Self | 1990 |
They All Laughed | Dolores Martin | 1981 |
Galaxina | Galaxina | 1980 |
Skatetown U.S.A. | Girl at Snack Bar / Customer at Snack Bar | 1979 |
Autumn Born | Tara Dawson / Tara | 1979 |
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Miss Cosmos | 1979 |
Americathon | Americathon Stage Dancer | 1979 |
20/20 | Self | 1978 |
Fantasy Island | Mickey | 1977 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself | 1962 |