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Dominique Swain

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Dominique Swain was born Dominique Ariane Swain on August 12, 1980 and raised in Malibu, California, USA. The second of three daughters of mother Cindy and father David an electrical engineer, her sisters makeup artist Alexis and actress Chelse. She debuted her film career in the controversial remake of Vladimir Nabokov's novel and Stanley Kubrick's film Lolita by director Adrian Lyne. It was a powerful first performance by the young actress, Lyne had seen her performance on a videotape audition she put together with a friend while she was between agents, selecting her from a pool of more than 2500 actresses vying for the role. Lyne was charmed by her and her reading directly from the novel as opposed to the script. Upon getting the role, Rosalinda, a long time imaginary friend, was the first to get the news from Dominique. Rosalinda gave Dominique the 'Okay' to do the film. Despite a phenomenal performance opposite Jeremy Irons as Humbert and Melanie Griffith as Lolita's mother, the film faced a great deal of controversy due to its subject matter as networks pulled away from backing wide theatrical release. After some delays, it was eventually premiered to US audiences on the Showtime network followed by a limited theatrical release.

Since then she has gone on to act and star in close to 50 other films, including Face/Off, Girl and Alpha Dog. Recently she has also ventured into writing, co-writing the animated feature Magik with Stephen Wallis.
BornAugust 12, 1980
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Dominique Swain in Skin Traffik (2015)
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Dominique Swain in Skin Traffik (2015)
Dominique Swain and Ara Paiaya in Skin Traffik (2015)
Dominique Swain and Ara Paiaya in Skin Traffik (2015)
Dominique Swain in Skin Traffik (2015)
Dominique Swain in Skin Traffik (2015)
Dominique Swain in Skin Traffik (2015)
Dominique Swain and Ron Smoorenburg in Skin Traffik (2015)

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Dominique Swain in Lolita (1997)
Lolita
6.8
  • Dolores 'Lolita' Haze
  • 1997
Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in Face/Off (1997)
Face/Off
7.3
  • Jamie Archer
  • 1997
Sharon Stone, Bruce Willis, Ben Foster, Shawn Hatosy, Justin Timberlake, Emile Hirsch, Anton Yelchin, Amanda Seyfried, and Olivia Wilde in Alpha Dog (2006)
Alpha Dog
6.9
  • Susan Hartunian
  • 2006
Dominique Swain in Tart (2001)
Tart
4.7
  • Cat Storm
  • 2001

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Actress

  • The Condition
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  • Holy Masquerade
    • In Development
  • Carpe Diem
    • Pre-production
  • State of Desolation
    • Completed
  • Angelina
    • In Development
  • Deprivation
    • Completed
  • Bits
    • Post-production
  • Shadow Master (2022)
    Shadow Master
  • 4 Horsemen: Apocalypse (2022)
    4 Horsemen: Apocalypse
  • The Wrong Mr. Right (2021)
    The Wrong Mr. Right
  • Obsessed with the Babysitter (2021)
    Obsessed with the Babysitter
  • Meteor Moon (2020)
    Meteor Moon
  • Robin Bain, Moxie Owens, and Psalms in Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story (2020)
    Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story
  • Chronicle of a Serial Killer (2020)
    Chronicle of a Serial Killer
  • Lance Henriksen, Dominique Swain, and Barry Corbin in Eminence Hill (2019)
    Eminence Hill
  • Vivica A. Fox, Jessica Morris, and Ashlynn Yennie in The Wrong Mommy (2019)
    The Wrong Mommy
  • 2177: The San Francisco Love Hacker Crimes (2019)
    2177: The San Francisco Love Hacker Crimes
  • The Last Big Save (2019)
    The Last Big Save
  • Blood Craft (2019)
    Blood Craft
  • 1st Born (2019)
    1st Born
  • Jessica Morris and Philip McElroy in The Wrong Teacher (2018)
    The Wrong Teacher
  • Nazi Overlord (2018)
    Nazi Overlord

Producer

  • Dominique Swain and Corin Nemec in Rottentail (2018)
    Rottentail
  • Dominique Swain, David Carradine, Udo Kier, and Mehmet Günsür in Fall Down Dead (2007)
    Fall Down Dead

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Rock'n'Roll Forever! (2015)
    Rock'n'Roll Forever!
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Road to Nowhere
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Road to Nowhere

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    • August 12, 1980
    • Malibu, California, USA
    • Chelse Swain(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Print Advertisement for Ray-Ban Sunglasses with actor William McNamara.
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    • 4 Interviews
    • 1 Article
    • 6 Pictorials
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

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    She was a 15-year-old Malibu High School sophomore when she made her film debut in Lolita (1997). She was selected after a six month search from more than 2,500 girls considered for the role.
  • Quotes
    "Everybody thinks people who promote PETA don't eat meat, but I think animals were made to be eaten. I take my part in the food chain very seriously. I eat meat, the rarer the better. I just don't think animals should be slaughtered for their fur." (Stuff Magazine, Feb. 2007)

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