Dominique Dunne

'''Dominique Ellen Dunne''' (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress.{{cite web|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2004/03/dunne200403|title=A Death in the Family|last=Dunne|first=Dominick|date=March 2004|publisher=vanityfair.com|page=2|access-date=January 21, 2013}} She made her on-screen debut with the [[television film]] ''[[Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker]]'' (1979) and played recurring roles in the drama series ''[[Family (1976 TV series)|Family]]'' (1980) and the comedy series ''[[Breaking Away (TV series)|Breaking Away]]'' (1980–1981). Her [[breakthrough role]] was [[Poltergeist (franchise)|Dana Freeling]] in the [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] horror film ''[[Poltergeist (1982 film)|Poltergeist]]'' (1982).{{Cite web|date=December 3, 1986|title=Strangled Actress : Did Slayer's Penalty Fit His Crime?|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-03-mn-453-story.html|access-date=June 15, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}} Afterwards, she headlined the [[Western film]] [[The Shadow Riders (film)|''The Shadow Riders'']] and guest-starred in one episode of the crime series ''[[CHiPs]]'' (both 1982).

'''Dominique Ellen Dunne''' (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress.{{cite web|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2004/03/dunne200403|title=A Death in the Family|last=Dunne|first=Dominick|date=March 2004|publisher=vanityfair.com|page=2|access-date=January 21, 2013}} She made her on-screen debut with the [[television film]] ''[[Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker]]'' (1979) and played recurring roles in the drama series ''[[Family (1976 TV series)|Family]]'' (1980) and the comedy series ''[[Breaking Away (TV series)|Breaking Away]]'' (1980–1981). Her [[breakthrough role]] was [[Poltergeist (franchise)|Dana Freeling]] in the [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] horror film ''[[Poltergeist (1982 film)|Poltergeist]]'' (1982).{{Cite web|date=December 3, 1986|title=Strangled Actress : Did Slayer's Penalty Fit His Crime?|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-03-mn-453-story.html|access-date=June 15, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}} Afterwards, she headlined the [[Western film]] [[The Shadow Riders (film)|''The Shadow Riders'']] and guest-starred in one episode of the crime series ''[[CHiPs]]'' (both 1982).

On October 30, 1982, [[Killing of Dominique Dunne|Dunne was strangled by her ex-boyfriend John Sweeney]] during an argument on the driveway of her [[West Hollywood]] home. She fell into a coma and died five days later on November 4, 1982, at the age of 22.

On October 30, 1982, Dunne was strangled by her ex-boyfriend [[John Thomas Sweeney]] during an argument on the driveway of her [[West Hollywood]] home. She fell into a coma and died five days later on November 4, 1982, at the age of 22.

==Early life and education==

==Early life and education==