Dominick Dunne: After the Party

The Curse of Poltergeist

St. Elsewhere

The Shadow Riders

Poltergeist

Fame

The Day the Loving Stopped

The Haunting of Harrington House

Hill Street Blues

Breaking Away

The Righteous Apples

Valentine Magic on Love Island

Hart to Hart

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

Lou Grant

CHiPs

Family

Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress. 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). Her breakthrough role was Dana Freeling in the blockbuster horror film Poltergeist (1982). Afterwards, she headlined the Western film The Shadow Riders and the crime series CHiPs (both 1982).
On October 30, 1982, Dunne was strangled by her ex-boyfriend John Sweeney during an argument on the driveway of her West Hollywood home. She fell into a coma and died five days later on November 4, 1982.

Dominique Dunne