The Resume

(February 28, 1960-August 14, 1980)
Birth name was Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten
5'9, 118 lbs and 36-24-36
Playboy's Miss August of 1979
Cover of Playboy's June, 1980 edition
Hugh Hefner personally chose her as Playboy's 1980 'Playmate of the Year'
Acted in 'They All Laughed (1981),' 'Galaxina (1980),' 'Americathon (1979),' 'Autumn Born (1979)' and 'Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979)'

Why she might be annoying:

She was born poor in a Salvation Army hospital.
To get her pictures published in Playboy, she forged her mother's signature.
She appeared on 'Fantasy Island' (1978).
Among her favorite books was 'Valley Of The Dolls.'
On her Playmate data sheet, she listed one of her turnoffs as 'jealous people.'
She had an affair with Peter Bogdonavich, the director of her last flick, 'They All Laughed.'

Why she might not be annoying:

She was left handed.
To make money during high school she at Dairy Queen (1974-77).
Her boyfriend, Paul Leslie Snider, controlled and abused her. She still married him (June 1, 1979).
When she tried to divorce her husband, he murder her and himself (August 14, 1980).
'Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story' (1981) starring Jamie Lee Curtis and 'Star 80' (1983) starring Mariel Hemingway were made about her.
'Star 80' was filmed in the apartment she was murdered in.
Her tombstone quotes Ernest Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms.' Ironically, Hemingway's granddaughter portrayed her in 'Star 80.'
'Cover Girl' by Prism is about her.
She ranked #55 in Playboy's Sex Stars of the Century.
Research: Tim Howard

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alternative Reel's 10 Most Bizarre Celebrity Deaths (Ranked: 7)
• Bob Fosse Films
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2281960)
• E!'s Most Horrifying Hollywood Murders (Ranked: 18)
• E!'s True Hollywood Story
• I am Left Handed - Female [M-Z]
• I Come from Canada
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 22)
• I Died in 1980 (Ranked: 20)
• I Had Breast Enhancement [Some Alleged]
• I Married in 1979
• I Probably Banged Dorothy Stratten
• I Probably Banged Hugh Hefner [Hefmates]
• I Visited Fantasy Island [R-Z]
• I was Murdered
• I Was Part of a Murder-Suicide
• I'm Buried at Pierce Brothers' Westwood Memorial Park [Calif]
• Look at Me, I'm Armed
• Marilyn Monroe Wannabes
• Murdered Entertainers
• My Character Was Fictionally Raped
• Peter Bogdanovich Films
• Playboy Playmates
• Playboy Playmates of the Year (Ranked: 1980)
• Playboy's 100 Sexiest Movies Stars of All Time (Ranked: 55)
• Profiles 3501-3750 (Ranked: 3707)
• Waitresses
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19800814)
• Yes-But-No-But-Yes.com's Top 10 Sexiest Female Robots

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 190 Votes: 45.79% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 99 Votes: 53.54% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 44 Votes: 56.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 151 Votes: 47.68% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 97 Votes: 51.55% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 88 Votes: 51.14% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 72 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 62 Votes: 74.19% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 50 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 46 Votes: 58.70% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 71 Votes: 50.70% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 105 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 1475 Votes: 48.41% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 1100 Votes: 54.09% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 735 Votes: 74.69% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 361 Votes: 70.36% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 557 Votes: 70.02% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 340 Votes: 61.18% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 697 Votes: 67.86% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 1292 Votes: 66.33% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 936 Votes: 58.44% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1933 Votes: 41.49% Annoying