Dominique Swain
- Actress
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dominique Swain was
raised in Malibu, California, USA. The second of three daughters of
mother Cindy and father David an electrical engineer, her sisters
makeup artist Alexis and actress Chelse. She debuted her film career in
the controversial remake of Vladimir Nabokov's novel and Stanley
Kubrick's film Lolita by director Adrian Lyne. It was a powerful first
performance by the young actress, Lyne had seen her performance on a
videotape audition she put together with a friend while she was between
agents, selecting her from a pool of more than 2500 actresses vying for
the role. Lyne was charmed by her and her reading directly from the
novel as opposed to the script. . Despite a phenomenal performance opposite Jeremy Irons as Humbert and Melanie
Griffith as Lolita's mother, the film faced a great deal of controversy
due to its subject matter as networks pulled away from backing wide
theatrical release. After some delays, it was eventually premiered to
US audiences on the Showtime network followed by a limited theatrical
release.
Since then she has gone on to act and star in close to 100 other films, including Face/Off, Girl and Alpha Dog. Recently she has joined Cameo where her fans can directly reach out to her for personal videos or direct message chats.
Since then she has gone on to act and star in close to 100 other films, including Face/Off, Girl and Alpha Dog. Recently she has joined Cameo where her fans can directly reach out to her for personal videos or direct message chats.