Dunne was an actress who got her start in 1979's Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker. She was born in Santa Monica, Calif., on Nov. 23, 1959, to Ellen, a ranching heiress, and Dominick, a writer, actor and ...

Griffin Dunne doesn’t hesitate to say what he thinks of first when his younger sister, the late actress Dominique Dunne, is mentioned. “A smile on my face,” the After Hours star tells PEOPLE for this ...

On this day, Oct. 30, in 1982, young actress Dominique Dunne, daughter of celebrity crime writer Dominick Dunne, was strangled by her ex-boyfriend. She died five days later. Dominique, 22, was best ...

Dominique, 22, was best known for her role as the oldest daughter, Dana, in the 1982 Academy Award-nominated horror film “Poltergeist.” But the relationship between Dunne and her boyfriend, chef John ...

Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress who made her mark in both television and film during her brief but promising career. Dominique Dunne: Complete ...

Griffin Dunne opens up about his family like never before in his candid memoir The Friday Afternoon Club, available now. The actor charts his family’s early years, his relationship with his enigmatic ...

Her father, Dominick Dunne, was a crime journalist who covered the Menendez brothers' trial In 1982, Dominique Dunne's career was on the rise, with her role in the supernatural hit, Poltergeist, but ...