DOMINIQUE SWAIN
Date of Birth: August 12, 1980
This Malibu, California native grew up with her three sisters, one of whom,
Chelsea, is also an actress. Always interested in acting, performing
in school plays, Swain's first professional gig was playing the stunt double
for Quinn Culkin in The Good Son (1993). She then auditioned for the part
of Lolita in the controversial film by the same name. Beating out 2,500
other hopefuls, Swain played the starring role about a young girl who has an
affair with a much older man. She impressed critics and won the Young
Artist Award for Best Performance by a Leading Young Actress. But because
of the controversy the film created, American audiences were not privileged
to see the film, leaving only the European countries to view the beginnings
of this talented actress.
The same year Lolita was released, Swain also had a starring role in the
action film Face/Off (1997) playing the daughter of John Travolta. More work
followed and she starred as the lead in the coming-of-age drama called Girl
(1998), which told the story of a spoiled high school student trying to make
sense out of sex. Lead and starring roles continued to pour in and in the
first three years of the 21st century, Swain had already built up an
impressive resume with work in Happy Campers (2001), Pumpkin (2002), New Best Friend (2002) and Briar Patch (2002).
Other than film, Swain has also performed in a number of music videos and
has modeled in a print ad for Ray-Bans.
Filmography:
Briar Patch (2002)
Pumpkin (2002)
New Best Friend (2002)
Dead in the Water (2002)
Mean People Suck (2001)
Tart (2001)
Happy Campers (2001)
The Smokers (2000)
The Intern (2000)
Girl (1998)
Lolita (1997)
Face/Off (1997)