Dorothy Stratten
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Updated on March 13, 2026
Birth Name: Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten
Date of Birth: February 28, 1960
Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Date of Death: August 14, 1980
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: Dutch
Dorothy Stratten was a Canadian Playboy Playmate, model, and actress. She was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1979, and Playmate of the Year in 1980.
Her parents, Simon Hoogstraten and and Nelly Willems, were Dutch immigrants.
