Born in Vina Del Mar, Chile and raised in Salt Lake City, UT, Dominique began acting at a young age when she was enrolled by her parents in Theatre School for Youth at the University of Utah.Dominique graduated from high school with a 3.8 in an all Honors/AP/IB curriculum. She went on to attend the University of Utah, and graduated on the Dean's List with her BFA in Actor Training.In May 2009, Dominique teamed up with SLC casting director Jeff Johnson, local directors Jason Painter, David Forester and award-winning musicians Michael McClean and Jeffrey Gold to win the Audience Choice award at the Utah 48 Hour Film Festival with their short film "Given". Dominique was the lead in the film.