Dominique Swain

Dominique Swain (born August 12, 1980) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as the title character in the 1997 film adaptation of Lolita, and as Sean Archer's daughter, Jamie, in the action-thriller Face/Off (1997). She worked predominantly in independent films throughout the late 90s and early 2000s. Her other credits include Girl (1998), Happy Campers (2001), Tart (2001), Pumpkin (2002), and Alpha Dog (2006). She has since starred in a succession of horror films. In 2002, she appeared in the music video for the Moby song "We Are All Made of Stars".
== Early life ==
Swain was born on August 12, 1980 in Malibu, California, the daughter of Cindy (née Fitzgerald) and David Swain, Sr., an electrical engineer.[1] She has two sisters, Chelsea (born 1982/1983) and Alexis (born 1978/1979), and a step-sister and brother from her father's first marriage. Swain grew up in Malibu where she attended Malibu High School, and enjoyed playing sports, making art, and listening to music. Swain excelled at learning, earning straight A's and becoming Valedictorian like her sister before her. Her parents are separated.[2]
== Career ==
Swain started her career in Hollywood as a stunt double; she appeared as the double for Macaulay Culkin's younger sister Quinn in Joseph Ruben's The Good Son (1993). In 1995, at the age of 15, she was chosen out of 2,500 girls to play the title role of Dolores "Lolita" Haze in Adrian Lyne's controversial 1997 screen adaptation of Lolita. She was 15 during filming and her performance was praised by critics. She later then played the rebellious teen Jamie Archer in John Woo's Face/Off (1997).[3][4][5] She starred in the 1998 drama film Girl, in which she plays a high-schooler who is determined to lose her virginity. She then played a central role in the 2006 film Alpha Dog.[6] In 2009, Swain appeared in Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema which discussed the depiction of sex in film.[7]That same year, she was featured in the movie Noble Things, about the country star Jimmy Wayne Collins, which also starred country musician Lee Ann Womack.[8] Swain also starred in the horror/slasher film Fall Down Dead as the main character, Christie Wallace.[9] She starred in Monte Hellman's romancethriller Road to Nowhere in 2010.[10] In 2011, Swain was featured in David Ren's action thriller The Girl from the Naked Eye.[11] She starred in the direct-to-videoscience fiction film Nazis at the Center of the Earth in 2012.[12] In 2013, Swain starred in Gregory Hatanaka's drama film Blue Dream as Gena Townsend.[13] In 2015 she was in the independent action film Skin Traffik alongside Mickey Rourke, Daryl Hannah, Eric Roberts and Michael Madsen,[14]
Currently, Swain is set to star in the slasher film The 6th Friend.[15]
== Campaigning ==
In 2001, at the age of 21, Swain posed nude for PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked than Wear Fur" campaign.[16]
== 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	The Smokers 	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	Plain Dirty 	Inez Macbeth 	
2003	As Virgins Fall 	Ellen Denver 	
2003	The Job 	Emily Robin 	
2004	The Freediver 	Maggie 	
2004	Out of Season 	Kelly Phillips 	
2005	Devour 	Dakota 	
2005	Journeyman 	Dominique 	
2005	The Locrian Mode 	Jill 	Short film
2006	Alpha Dog 	Susan Hartunian 	
2006	All In 	Ace 	
2007	Dead Mary 	Kim 	
2007	The Pacific and Eddy 	Chelsea 	
2007	White Air 	Christie 	
2007	Fall Down Dead 	Christie Wallace 	Also associate producer
2008	Borders 	Ashley 	Short film
2008	Stiletto 	Nancy 	
2008	Prairie Fever 	Abigail 	
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 	
2012	Private War 	LCpl. Roberts 	
2012	The Girl from the Naked Eye 	Alissa 	
2012	Nazis at the Center of the Earth	Dr. Paige Morgan 	
2013	Blue Dream 	Gena 	
2014	Rock Story 	Sammy Carlson 	
2014	Fatal Instinct 	Aly 	
2014	Boudoir 	Colette 	Short film
2014	6 Ways to Die 	Steph Garcia 	
2014	The Lost Girls 	Lucy 	
2015	No Deposit 	Girl in Bar 	
2015	A Horse Trail 	Sydney 	
2015	The Mourning 	The Suited Woman 	
2015	Embers 	Woman in the Long Dress	
2016	State of Desolation 	Tina 	
2016	Skin Traffik 	Anna Peel 	
2016	Widows 	Amanda Brandt 	Short film
2016	Hate Horses 	Wendy Lou Perrin 	
2017	Spreading Darkness 	Fiona Funari 	Completed
2017	Boone: The Bounty Hunter 	Olivia 	Post-production
2017	The 6th Friend 	Heather 	Post-production
2017	Battle of the Drones 	Alexandra Hayes 	Post-production
2018	Magik 	Calysta (voice) 	Post-production, also writer
2018	Holy Masquerade 	Maggie 	Post-production
=== Television ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2004	The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel	Monica 	TV movie
2005	JAG 	Lt. Eve Sorrens	1 episode ("The Sixth Juror")
2006	Ghost Whisperer 	Stacy Chase 	1 episode ("Friendly Neighborhood Ghost")
2006	Punk'd 	Herself 	1 episode
2006	Totally Awesome 	Lori 	TV movie
2015	Fatal Flip 	Alex Saunders 	TV movie
2015	Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre 	Honey 	TV movie
2016	The Wrong Roommate 	Janice 	TV movie
2018	The Wrong Cruise 	Monica 	TV movie
== Awards and nominations ==
Year	Ceremony 	Category 	Work 	Result
1998	Saturn Awards 	Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actress 	Face/Off 	Nominated
1999	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Most Promising Actress 	Lolita 	Nominated
1999	MTV Movie Awards 	Best Kiss (with Jeremy Irons) 	Lolita 	Nominated
1999	Young Artist Awards 	Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series: Leading Young Actress	Lolita 	Won
1999	YoungStar Awards 	Best Young Actress in a Mini-Series/Made for TV Film 	Lolita 	Nominated
2003	DVD Exclusive Awards 	Best Actress 	Tart 	Nominated
2007	Silver Lake Film Festival 	Best Actress 	The Pacific and Eddy	Won
2013	Downbeach Film Festival 	Lifesaver Achievement Award 	N/A 	Won
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