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.

Early life

Swain was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Cindy (née Fitzgerald) and David Swain, Sr., an electrical engineer.¹ 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.

Career

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.

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 for PETA.

Filmography

• Lolita (1997) - Dolores "Lolita" Haze
• Face/Off (1997) - Jamie Archer
• Girl (1998) - Andrea Marr
• The Intern (2000) - Jocelyn Bennett
• The Smokers (2000) - Jefferson Roth
• Happy Campers (2001) - Wendy
• Tart (2001) - Cat Storm
• Pumpkin (2002) - Jeanine Kryszinsky
• Dead in the Water (2002) - Gloria
• New Best Friend (2002) - Sidney Connors
• Briar Patch or Plain Dirty(2003) - Inez
• As Virgins Fall (2003) - Ellen Denver
• The Job (2003) - Emily Robin
• Mean People Suck (2003) - Kate
• Out of Season (2004) - Kelly Phillips
• The Freediver (2004) - Maggie
• The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel (2004) (TV) - Monica
• Devour (2005) - Dakota
• Journeyman (2005) - Dominique
• The Locrian Mode (2005) - Jill
• All In (2006) - Ace
• Alpha Dog (2006) - Susan Hartunian
• Totally Awesome (2006) - Lori
• The Pacific and Eddy (2007) - Chelsea
• Fall Down Dead (2007) - Christie Wallace
• Dead Mary (2007) - Kim
• White Air (2007) - Christie
• Capers (2008) - Mercy
• Prairie Fever (2008) - Abigail
• Stilletto (2008) - Nancy
• Toxic (2008) - Nadia
• Noble Things (2009) - Amber Wade
• Trance (2009) - Laura
• Stuntmen (2009) - Mindy Danger
• The Girl from the Naked Eye (2009) - Alissa

References

External links

• Dominique Swain at the Internet Movie Database