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Dominique Ariane Swain (born August 12, 1980) is an American film actress. She may be best known for her role as the title character in the 1997 film adaptation of the novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.

Swain was born in Santa Monica, California in her father's Green Datsun 260Zx automobile on the Santa Monica Freeway (on the way to the hospital) during the summer of 1980.[citation needed] Swain grew up in Malibu with four siblings living a modest lifestyle and was a straight-A student at Malibu High School. In 1993, Swain was a stunt double in the film The Good Son. Her sister is the actress Chelse Swain.In 1995, Swain was chosen from 2,500 girls to star in the controversial remake of Lolita; the film was released in 1997.

Shortly after, Swain starred as the rebellious daughter of John Travolta in action film Face/Off. After Face/Off, she starred in many low-budget films. In 2002, Stuff magazine named her #79 of the "102 Sexiest Women In The World." In February of 2007, she was the cover girl on Stuff magazine.