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Dominique Ariane Swain (born August
12, 1980) is an American film actress. She may be best known for her role
as the title character in the 1997 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's
novel Lolita.
Swain was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Cindy (née
Fitzgerald) and David Swain, Sr., an electrical engineer. Swain grew up in
Malibu with four siblings and was a student at Malibu High School. In
1993, Swain was a stunt double in the film The Good Son. Her sister is the
actress Chelse Swain.
In 1995, Swain was chosen from 2,500 girls to star in the controversial
remake of Lolita; the film was released in 1997. Shortly after, Swain
starred as the rebellious daughter of John Travolta in the action film
Face/Off. After Face/Off, she starred in many independent and low-budget
films including the award winning Southern Gothic suspense movie Plain
Dirty, in which she played the lead role as the battered wife Inez.
Swain appeared in the video for Shawn Mullins' 1998 single, "Lullaby",
directed by Roger Pistole.
In 2002, Stuff magazine named her #79 of the "102 Sexiest Women In The
World."
In February 2007, she was the cover girl on Stuff. That same month, she
appeared in the straight-to-DVD horror movie Dead Mary. She appeared in
the Nickelback video for "Rockstar". She appeared in the videos for Shawn
Mullins's song "Lullaby", the Sky Parade song "Losing Control", and the
video "We Are All Made of Stars" by Moby.
Swain is a spokesperson for the People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA). At the age of 21, she became the youngest model to pose
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"Boys always like to see girls
kiss. I don't get it; girls don't want to see boys kiss." - FHM
September 2000
"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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The Girl from the Naked Eye
(2010) .... Alissa
Road to Nowhere (2010)
Trance (2009/I) .... Laura
Stuntmen (2009) .... Mindy Danger
Nightfall (2009) .... Quinn
Capers (2008) .... Mercy
... aka The Brooklyn Heist (USA: video title)
Toxic (2008) .... Nadia
Noble Things (2008) .... Amber Wade
Stiletto (2008/II) .... Nancy
Prairie Fever (2008) (V) .... Abigail
Borders (2008) .... Ashley
White Air (2007) .... Christie
Dead Mary (2007) (V) .... Kim
Fall Down Dead (2007) .... Christie Wallace
The Pacific and Eddy (2007) .... Chelsea
Totally Awesome (2006) (TV) .... Lori
All In (2006) .... Ace
Alpha Dog (2006) .... Susan Hartunian
"Ghost Whisperer" .... Stacy Chase (1 episode, 2006)
- Friendly Neighborhood Ghost (2006) TV episode .... Stacy Chase
The Locrian Mode (2005) .... Jill
Journeyman (2005) .... Dominique
Devour (2005) .... Dakota
"JAG" .... Lt. Eve Sorrens (1 episode, 2005)
... aka JAG: Judge Advocate General (Australia)
- The Sixth Juror (2005) TV episode .... Lt. Eve Sorrens
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel (2004)
(TV) .... Monica
The Freediver (2004) .... Maggie
Out of Season (2004) .... Kelly Phillips
... aka Der Fremde (Germany: new title)
The Job (2003/I) .... Emily Robin
As Virgins Fall (2003) .... Ellen Denver
Briar Patch (2003) .... Inez
... aka Plain Dirty (USA: DVD title)
New Best Friend (2002) .... Sidney Barrett
Dead in the Water (2002) .... Gloria
Pumpkin (2002) .... Jeanine Kryszinsky
Tart (2001) .... Cat Storm
... aka Naïve (Canada: French title)
Mean People Suck (2001) .... Kate
Happy Campers (2001) .... Wendy
The Smokers (2000) .... Jefferson Roth
The Intern (2000) .... Jocelyn Bennett
... aka Intern (USA: new title)
Girl (1998) .... Andrea Marr
Lolita (1997) .... Dolores 'Lolita' Haze
... aka Lolita (France)
Face/Off (1997) .... Jamie Archer |
