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Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress. [1] Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, 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 (1980) and the comedy series Breaking Away (1980–1981).
Heather Michele O'Rourke (December 27, 1975 – February 1, 1988) was an American child actress.She had her breakthrough starring as Carol Anne Freeling in the supernatural horror film Poltergeist (1982), which received critical acclaim and established her as an influential figure in the genre.
The young actress gained fame after starring in 1982's Poltergeist. However, her career was cut short after her ex-boyfriend, John Sweeney, killed her on Oct. 30, 1982.
Headstone of Dunne's grave. Dominique Dunne, an American actress, was strangled by her ex-boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney, and fell into a coma and died on November 4, 1982. . In a court case that gained significant media coverage, Sweeney was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Dunne's death, and served three and a half years in pris
The late actress was the youngest child of Ellen Griffin Dunne and Dominick. She made her onscreen debut in Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker before scoring roles on Family and Breaking Away.She was ...
Poltergeist has been haunting ’80s kids — and their descendants — for 40 years.But the 1982 blockbuster, directed by Tobe Hooper and produced by Steven Spielberg, has been haunted itself by ...
Dominique Dunne (1959–1982) murder victim, Poltergeist actress, daughter of writer Dominick Dunne, sister of actor-director Griffin Dunne Ariel Durant (1898–1981), historian, Pulitzer Prize in literature, co-wrote The Story of Civilization , wife of Will Durant
By the time she began fourth grade, Barsi was earning an estimated $100,000 per year (equivalent to $258,000 in 2023) allowing her family to buy a three-bedroom house in West Hills, Los Angeles. [4] As she was short for her age—she was 3 ft 8 in (112 cm) at age 10 [ 1 ] —she began receiving hormone injections at UCLA to encourage her growth.