Dominique Ariane Swain is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as the title character in the 1997 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita, and as Jamie Archer in the film Face/Off.
Born: August 12, 1980 (age 32), Malibu, California, United States
Height: 1.75 m
Education: Malibu High School
Siblings: Chelse Swain, Alexis Swain
Parents: David Swain, Sr., Cindy Fitzgerald
Early life
Swain was born in Malibu, California, the daughter of Cindy (nee Fitzgerald) and David Swain, Sr., an electrical engineer. Swain grew up with four siblings and was a student at Malibu High School. Her sister is the actress Chelse Swain.
Career
In 1993, Swain was a stunt double in the film The Good Son.
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's character 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 Briar Patch aka "Plain Dirty", in which she played the lead role as the battered wife Inez.
In 1998 Swain appeared in Girl with Sean Patrick Flannery being her love interest, Tara Reid, Selma Blair and John Philbin were also in the film.
Swain appeared in the video for Shawn Mullins' 1998 single, "Lullaby", directed by Roger Pistole. She has appeared in other videos as well: "Losing Control" by Sky Parade, "Rockstar" by Nickelback, and "We Are All Made of Stars" by Moby.
In 2002, Stuff magazine named her #79 of its 102 Hottest 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.
In 2003, she starred in the movie Briar Patch (aka "Plain Dirty").
In 2005, she appeared in the horror movie Devour as Dakota with Jensen Ackles.
In 2011, she appeared in Monte Hellman's romantic thriller Road to Nowhere as Nathalie Post.
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 n*** for PETA.