Early life

Swain was born on August 12, 1980 in Malibu, California, the daughter of Cindy and David Swain, Sr., an electrical engineer. She has two sisters, Chelsea (born 1982/1983) and Alexis (born 1978/1979), and a stepsister and brother from her father's first marriage. Swain grew up in Malibu where she attended Malibu High School, and enjoyed playing sports, making art, and listening to music. Swain excelled at learning, earning straight A's and becoming Valedictorian like her sister before her. Her parents are separated.

Career

Swain started her career in Hollywood as a stunt double; she appeared as Macaulay Culkin's younger sister and murder victim in Joseph Ruben's The Good Son (1993). In 1995, at the age of 14, she was chosen out of 2,500 girls to play the title role in Adrian Lyne's controversial 1997 screen adaptation of Lolita, as Dolores "Lolita" Haze. She was 15 during filming and her performance was praised by critics. She later then played the rebellious teen Jamie Archer in John Woo's Face/Off (1997). She starred in the 1998 drama film Girl, in which she plays a high-schooler who is determined to lose her virginity. In 2009, Swain appeared in Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema which discussed the depiction of sex in film. That same year, she was featured in the movie Noble Things, about the country star Jimmy Wayne Collins, which also starred country musician Lee Ann Womack. Swain also starred in the horror/slasher film Fall Down Dead as the main character, Christie Wallace. She starred in Monte Hellman's romance thriller Road to Nowhere in 2010. In 2011, Swain was featured in David Ren's action thriller The Girl from the Naked Eye. She starred in the direct-to-video science fiction film Nazis at the Center of the Earth in 2012. In 2013, Swain starred in Gregory Hatanaka's drama film Blue Dream as Gena Townsend.

Currently, Swain is set to star in the independent action film Skin Traffik alongside Mickey Rourke, Daryl Hannah, Eric Roberts and Michael Madsen and the slasher film The 6th Friend.

Personal life

In 1998, Swain was in a relationship with Charlie Bambrook. Swain was in a relationship with Dean Paraskevopoulos from 2001-2003. She was then in a relationship with Justin Strock from 2006-2007. She was engaged to producer Andrew Bennett in 2008. She has been in a relationship with director/screenwriter Marc Clebanoff since 2012. Swain was ranked #63 in FHM's top 100 hottest women in the world in the June 2001 issue of FHM. Stuff magazine selected her as #79 of their 102 sexiest women in 2007.

Philanthropy

In 2001, at the age of 21, Swain became the youngest person to pose nude for PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked than Wear Fur" campaign.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Face/Off	Jamie Archer
1997	Lolita	Dolores 'Lolita' Haze
1998	Girl	Andrea Marr
2000	Intern	Jocelyn Bennett
2000	Smokers, TheThe Smokers	Jefferson Roth
2001	Happy Campers	Wendy
2001	Mean People Suck	Kate	Short film
2001	Tart	Cat Storm
2002	Pumpkin	Jeanine Kryszinsky
2002	Dead in the Water	Gloria
2002	New Best Friend	Sidney Barrett
2003	Plain Dirty	Inez Macbeth
2003	As Virgins Fall	Ellen Denver
2003	Job, TheThe Job	Emily Robin
2004	Freediver, TheThe Freediver	Maggie
2004	Out of Season	Kelly Phillips
2005	Devour	Dakota
2005	Journeyman	Dominique
2005	Locrian Mode, TheThe Locrian Mode	Jill	Short film
2006	Alpha Dog	Susan Hartunian
2006	All In	Ace
2007	Dead Mary	Kim
2007	Pacific and Eddy, TheThe Pacific and Eddy	Chelsea
2007	White Air	Christie
2007	Fall Down Dead	Christie Wallace	Also associate producer
2008	Borders	Ashley	Short film
2008	Stiletto	Nancy
2008	Prairie Fever	Abigail
2008	Noble Things	Amber Wades
2008	Capers	Mercy
2009	Nightfall	Quinn
2009	Stuntmen	Mindy Danger
2010	Trance	Laura
2010	Toxic	Nadia
2010	Road to Nowhere	Nathalie Post
2012	Private War	LCpl. Roberts
2012	Girl from the Naked Eye, TheThe Girl from the Naked Eye	Alissa
2012	Nazis at the Center of the Earth	Dr. Paige Morgan
2013	Blue Dream	Gena
2014	Rock Story	Sammy Carlson
2014	Fatal Instinct	Aly
2014	The 6th Friend	Heather
2014	Boudoir	Colette	Short film
2014	6 Ways to Sundown	Steph Garcia	Completed
2014	Widows	Amanda Brandt	Short film, completed
2014	Spreading Darkness	Fiona Funari	Completed
2014	The Lost Girls	Lucy	Post-production
2014	Hunted	Alexandra Hayes	Post-production
2014	A Horse Trail	Sydney	Post-production
2015	State of Desolation	Tina	Post-production
2015	Boone: The Bounty Hunter	Olivia	Post-production
2015	The Mourning	The Suited Woman
2015	The Performance	Young Maggie	Post-production
2015	Embers	Woman in the Long Dress	Post-production
2016	Skin Traffik	Anna Peel	Completed
2016	Hate Horses	Wendy Lou Perrin
2016	Magik	Calysta (voice)	Post-production, also writer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel, TheThe Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel	Monica	TV movie
2005	JAG	Lt. Eve Sorrens	1 episode ("The Sixth Juror")
2006	Ghost Whisperer	Stacy Chase	1 episode ("Friendly Neighborhood Ghost")
2006	Punk'd	Herself	1 episode
2006	Totally Awesome	Lori	TV movie
2015	Fatal Flip	Alex Saunders	TV movie
2015	Sharkansas Women’s Prison Massacre	Honey	TV movie
2016	The Wrong Roommate		TV movie

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist
1998	"Lullaby"	Shawn Mullins
2002	"We Are All Made of Stars"	Moby

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Work	Result
1998	Saturn Awards	Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actress	Face/Off	Nominated
1999	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Most Promising Actress	Lolita	Nominated
1999	MTV Movie Awards	Best Kiss	Lolita	Nominated
1999	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series: Leading Young Actress	Lolita	Won
1999	YoungStar Awards	Best Young Actress in a Mini-Series/Made for TV Film	Lolita	Nominated
2003	DVD Exclusive Awards	Best Actress	Tart	Nominated
2007	Silver Lake Film Festival	Best Actress	The Pacific and Eddy	Won
2013	Downbeach Film Festival	Lifesaver Achievement Award	N/A	Won

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