Dominique Dunne

Dominique Dunne was just 22 years old and already breaking through in a major Hollywood blockbuster when her life was cut brutally short, and that injustice never stops stinging. Her role as Dana Freeling in Poltergeist (1982) was genuinely good — she brought a grounded older-sibling energy to a film full of chaos and screaming, the kind of calm presence that made the horror feel real. She had already put in solid TV work on Family and Breaking Away, so this was clearly a career just finding its stride. The fact that she was murdered by an abusive ex-boyfriend weeks before Poltergeist even hit its full theatrical run is one of Hollywood's most heartbreaking footnotes. What she could have become, we'll never know. What she left behind is worth remembering with real respect.

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Name (English)

Dominique Dunne

Name (Japanese)

ドミニク・ダン

Reading

どみにく・だん

Born

November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Boar

Origin

Santa Monica, California, United States

Occupation

actor

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique%20Dunne
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%9F%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q254596

Tags

• California
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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