Dominique Dunne
Actor, TV Actor
1959 – 1982
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Who was Dominique Dunne?
Dominique Ellen Dunne was an American stage, film and television actress. Dunne made appearances in several television movies and series during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her only film role was as the oldest daughter, Dana Freeling, in the 1982 horror film Poltergeist.
She was strangled by her former boyfriend in the driveway of her West Hollywood home on October 30, 1982 and fell into a coma. Dunne never regained consciousness and died after being declared brain dead five days later at the age of 22.
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- Born
- Nov 23, 1959
Santa Monica - Also known as
- Dominique Ellen Dunne
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- John Sweeney
(1981 - 1982/10/30)
- John Sweeney
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Colorado State University
- Lived in
- Santa Monica
- Died
- Nov 4, 1982
Los Angeles - Resting place
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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