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 ...

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. Born into a prominent ...

Dominique Dunne was just 22 when her promising Hollywood career was cut tragically short by her ex-boyfriend, John Sweeney. The young actress, best known for her role in the 1982 supernatural hit ...

Poltergeist child actress Heather O'Rourke - who played Carol Anne Freeling in the 1982 horror classic - tragically died at just 12 years old after doctors failed to properly diagnose her condition, l ...

Dunne talks about fame, growing up in a family of storytellers, and the trauma the family experienced after the 1982 murder of his sister, Dominique. Originally broadcast June 10, 2025.