Dominique Dunne


Dominique Ellen Dunne was an American actress. She appeared in several television films and series from 1979 to 1982, but was best known for portraying Dana Freeling, the oldest daughter, in the 1982 horror film Poltergeist.

Dunne was born in Santa Monica, California, the youngest child of Ellen Beatriz Lenny , a ranching heiress, and Dominick Dunne, a writer, producer, and actor. She had two older brothers, Alexander Alex and Griffin Dunne, an actor. She was also the niece of married novelists John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion. Her godparents were Maria CooperJanis, daughter of actors Gary Cooper and Veronica Rocky Cooper, and producer Martin Manulis. Her parents divorced in 1967.

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