Dominique Swain Biography

Dominique Ariane Swain (born August 12, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as the title character in the 1997 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita, and as Jamie Archer in the film Face/Off.

Early life

Swain was born in Malibu, California, the daughter of Cindy (née Fitzgerald) and David Swain, Sr., an electrical engineer. Swain grew up with four siblings and was a student at Malibu High School. Her sister is the actress Chelse Swain.

Career

In 1993, Swain was a stunt double in the film The Good Son.

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's character 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 Briar Patch aka "Plain Dirty", in which she played the lead role as the battered wife Inez.

In 1998 Swain appeared in Girl with Sean Patrick Flannery being her love interest, Tara Reid, Selma Blair and John Philbin were also in the film.

Swain appeared in the video for Shawn Mullins' 1998 single, "Lullaby", directed by Roger Pistole. She has appeared in other videos as well: "Losing Control" by Sky Parade, "Rockstar" by Nickelback, and "We Are All Made of Stars" by Moby.

In 2002, Stuff magazine named her #79 of its 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.

In 2003, she starred in the movie Briar Patch (aka "Plain Dirty").

In 2005, she appeared in the horror movie Devour as Dakota with Jensen Ackles.

In 2011, she appeared in Monte Hellman's romantic thriller Road to Nowhere as Nathalie Post.

Personal life

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 nude (without exposure) for PETA.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Face/Off	Jamie Archer
1997	Lolita	Dolores 'Lolita' Haze
1998	Girl	Andrea Marr
2000	Intern	Jocelyn Bennett
2000	'	Jefferson Roth
2001	Happy Campers	Wendy
2001	Mean People Suck	Kate	Short film
2001	Tart	Cat Storm
2002	Pumpkin	Jeanine Kryszinsky
2002	Dead in the Water	Gloria
2002	New Best Friend	Sidney Barrett
2003	Briar Patch	Inez Macbeth
2003	As Virgins Fall	Ellen Denver
2003	'	Emily Robin
2004	Out of Season	Kelly Phillips
2004	'	Maggie
2005	Journeyman	Dominique
2005	'	Jill	Short film
2005	Devour	Dakota
2006	Alpha Dog	Susan Hartunian
2006	All In	Ace
2007	'	Chelsea
2007	Fall Down Dead	Christie Wallace
2007	White Air	Christie
2008	Borders	Ashley	Short film
2008	Stiletto	Nancy
2008	Noble Things	Amber Wades
2008	Capers	Mercy
2009	Nightfall	Quinn
2009	Stuntmen	Mindy Danger
2010	Trance	Laura
2010	Toxic	Nadia
2010	Road to Nowhere	Nathalie Post
2011	'	Alissa
2012	Heart Stopper	Kaycee	Filming
2013	Blue Dream	Gena

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	'	Monica	TV movie
2005	JAG	Lt. Eve Sorrens	Episode: "The Sixth Juror"
2006	Ghost Whisperer	Stacy Chase	Episode: "Friendly Neighborhood Ghost"
2006	Punk'd	Herself	1 episode
2006	Totally Awesome	Lori	TV movie
2007	Dead Mary	Kim	Video
2008	Prairie Fever	Abigail	Video
2012	Nazis at the Center of the Earth	Dr.Paige Morgan	Video