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
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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

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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