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Dominique Swain will come of legal age, 21, this August, but that still won't remove the Lolita label from the actress. Swain's fairy-tale selection as the adolescent nymphet in Adrian Lyne's 1996 remake of the controversial Nabokov novel was a turning point for the then 14 year old, who was selected after a six-month search from over 2,500 hopefuls considered for the coveted role. Seven years later, Dominique's career has developed nicely (among other things) and 2001 is turning out to be an incredibly busy one for the burgeoning star. Dominique will see no fewer than seven feature films she plays in released this year.
So much for not having a chance...
"This guy who used to be my manager told me about [the Lolita audition]. Acting wasn't really working out--I had been for auditions a hundred times and not even got commercials. I thought that if this didn't work out, I would go to school and do something else... I memorized the scene mostly, but I had black hair and braces and I didn't think I really had a chance."
Funny, I pray like a heathen
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