Dominique Dunne and James Canning from the 1981 TV movie 'The Day the Loving Died'. Dunne was an actress who got her start in 1979's Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker.

Griffin Dunne (right) with brother Alex and sister Dominique in 1982 Griffin Dunne doesn’t hesitate to say what he thinks of first when his younger sister, the late actress Dominique Dunne, is ...

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 ...

Dominique, 22, was best known for her role as the oldest daughter, Dana, in the 1982 Academy Award-nominated horror film "Poltergeist." After filming wrapped up, Dunne moved ...

Oliver Robins, Dominique Dunne, Craig T Nelson, Heather O'Rourke and JoBeth Williams on set of the 1982 film 'Poltergeist'. Dunne met Sweeney, who was a sous chef at a restaurant, at a party in 1981.

Dominique, who starred in Poltergeist and The Shadow Riders, was strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend, John Sweeney, on October 30, 1982. She died five days later at 22 years old.

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 ...

Dominique Dunne and James Canning from the 1981 TV movie 'The Day the Loving Died'. Dunne was an actress who got her start in 1979's Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker. She was born in Santa Monica, Calif.