Dominique Dunne seemed to have it all – beauty, talent, and a famous, loving, affluent family to back her up. Her father Dominick was a producer, her brother Griffin was an actor, and her mother Ellen was a socialite.

Dominique spent the year after high school in Florence , but returned to the U.S. to study drama at Colorado State University . However, before completing her degree, she left to try her hand at acting. She quickly landed television roles on shows such as “Lou Grant,” “Hart to Hart,” “Fame,” “CHiPs,” and “Hill Street Blues.” However, it was her role as Dana Freeling in the 1982 horror Poltergeist that garnered her her biggest success.
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