Domino Harvey

Domino Harvey (August 7, 1969 – June 27, 2005) was a British-born former model turned Los Angeles bounty hunter, notable within that field for being female, rebellious, and from a privileged background.

The daughter of Lithuanian Jewish actor Laurence Harvey and his third wife and widow, English supermodel Paulene Stone, she was reportedly named after Bond girl Domino Derval from the movie Thunderball (the character's real name was Dominique, though she was called Domino).

Harvey claimed that she had initially followed her mother's footsteps as a Ford model before turning to more dangerous careers, but her employment with the agency has not been confirmed. She did run a London nightclub, worked as a San Diego ranch hand, volunteered with the Boulevard Fire & Rescue company near the Mexican border and, eventually, started bounty hunting.

In and out of drug rehabilitation for years, on May 4, 2005, she was arrested for allegedly dealing methamphetamines. She was awaiting trial and under house arrest at the time of her death. She would have faced up to ten years in jail if she had been convicted.

Harvey was found dead in a bathtub by a close family friend in West Hollywood. On September 3, the Los Angeles County coroner reported that she had died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl. The report said Harvey died June 27 from 'acute fentanyl toxicity.' Fentanyl is a painkiller 80 times more potent than morphine.

A film loosely based on her life called Domino, which stars Keira Knightley in the title role, and also features Mickey Rourke, Lucy Liu, Christopher Walken among others, was released in October 2005. There have been tabloid reports that the ending was changed following Domino's death, and also that she had been unhappy with her portrayal in the film (tabloids mistakenly identified her as a lesbian). The film studio has countered that she had been involved with the project with Tony Scott for nearly twelve years. Promotional featurettes for the movie include Domino on set with the cast and crew, she contributed to the songs on the soundtrack, and also attended the movie's wrap party in December 2004. Domino herself appears at the very end of the cast credits of the film.

To acknowledge Domino's death, Tony Scott inserted a 'In Loving Memory' title card for her at the beginning of the production credits.

A July 22, 2005 article by the Los Angeles Times [1] quotes her uncle, Warwick Stone, as saying: "she was considering suing several publications for describing her as a lesbian and was also considering suing one of the rehab facilities."