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3Dorothy Stratten (born Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten, February 28, 1960 – August 14, 1980) was a Canadian model and actress who was best known for being ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' Playmate of the Month for August 1979 and Playmate of the Year in 1980, and for her acting roles in the comedy films ''Film/{{Galaxina}}'' and ''Film/TheyAllLaughed''.
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5She was married to Paul Snider and was partners with Creator/PeterBogdanovich.
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7Stratten was murdered in 1980 by her husband, Snider [[MurderSuicide (who then killed himself)]], when she was 20 years old.
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9!!Film Roles
10* ''Film/{{Americathon}}'' (1979) as Stage escort dressed as Playboy Bunny (UncreditedRole)
11* ''Film/SkatetownUSA'' (1979) as Girl at the Snack Bar
12* ''Film/{{Galaxina}}'' (1980) as Galaxina
13* ''Film/TheyAllLaughed'' (1981) as Dolores Martin (released posthumously)
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15!!Television Roles
16* ''Series/FantasyIsland'' (1979) as Mickey (1 episode)
17* ''Series/BuckRogersInTheTwentyFifthCentury'' (1979) as Miss Cosmos (1 episode)
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19!!In Media
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21* ''Film/DeathOfACenterfoldTheDorothyStrattenStory'' (1981, MadeForTVMovie): She was played by Creator/JamieLeeCurtis.
22* ''Film/Star80'' (1983): Creator/MarielHemingway plays her in the film.

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