Dominique Dunne

Name:
Dominique Dunne
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
Nov 23, 1959
Occupation:
Actress
Parents:
Dominick Dunne,Ellen Griffin
Spouse:
John Thomas Sweeney (ex-lover)
Years active:
1979–1982
Education:
Harvard-Westlake School
Known for:
Poltergeist (1982)
Died:
Nov 4, 1982 (Strangulation)
Resting place:
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery,Westwood, Los Angeles, United States

Dominique Dunne - Biography Summary


Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress. She appeared in several films and television series from 1979 to 1982, but was best known for portraying Dana Freeling in the 1982 horror film Poltergeist.

On October 30, 1982, Dunne was strangled by her ex-boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney, in the driveway of her West Hollywood home and went into a coma. She never regained consciousness and died five days later. In a controversial court case, Sweeney was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Dunne's death and served three and a half years in prison. Dunne was 22 years old when she died.



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