Dominique Lavanant

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Dominique Lavanant
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Lavanant in 2012
Born (1944-05-24) 24 May 1944 (age 80)
OccupationActress
Years active1974–present

Dominique Lavanant (born 24 May 1944) is a French film and theatrical actress. [1] She is known for her comedy skills especially with posh and distinguished characters like Rosalind Russell's; characters often defined by the adjective BCBG, bon chic bon genre , and which refers to a particular stereotype of the French upper middle class – to be conservative in both outlook and dress.

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Career

Lavanant became known in the mid-1970s while filming Les bronzés with the acting troupe Le Splendid - (Gérard Jugnot, Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Thierry Lhermitte, Christian Clavier, Marie-Anne Chazel).

She starred in the long-lasting French TV series Sœur Thérèse.com (2002-2011) playing a former policer who became a nun but is still a committed detective.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1974 Parade Jacques Tati TV Movie
1975 La coupe à dix francsPhilippe Condroyer
Les Galettes de Pont-Aven Marie PapeJoël Séria
1976 Calmos The short-sighted woman Bertrand Blier
Silence... on tourneThe porn actress Roger Coggio
Marie-poupéeAunt AliceJoël Séria (2)
1977 Peppermint Soda The maths professor Diane Kurys
Comme la luneYvetteJoël Séria (3)
Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la LorraineThe Queen Madeleine Coluche
Solveig et le violon turcJean-Jacques Grand-Jouan
1978 Les Bronzés Christiane Patrice Leconte
Butterfly on the Shoulder The Young Woman Jacques Deray
Vas-y mamanThe neighborNicole de Buron
Dégustation maison Sophie Tatischeff Short
Le petit théâtre d'Antenne 2Pierre CavassilasTV Series (1 Episode)
1979 Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses!Michèle Édouard Molinaro
Les Bronzés font du ski Christiane Patrice Leconte (2)
La Gueule de l'autre The house maid Pierre Tchernia
A Little Romance Mme. Cormier George Roy Hill
Courage - Let's Run Mathilda Yves Robert Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
1980 The Horse of Pride Marie-Jeanne Claude Chabrol
The Umbrella Coup Mireille Gérard Oury
Inspector Blunder Marie-Anne Prossant Claude Zidi
La Boum Vanessa Claude Pinoteau
1981 Les hommes préfèrent les grosses Arlette Jean-Marie Poiré
Hotel America Jacqueline André Téchiné
Est-ce bien raisonnable?Mme Lavanant Georges Lautner
Pourquoi pas nous?Jacqueline PuisetMichel Berny
1982 Y a-t-il un Français dans la salle ?Ginette Alcazar Jean-Pierre Mocky
Le mystère du gala maudit ...Bernard LionTV Movie
1983 Entre Nous The head waitress Diane Kurys (2)
Papy fait de la résistance Bernadette Bourdelle Jean-Marie Poiré (2)
Debout les crabes, la mer monte!MireilleJean-Jacques Grand-Jouan (2)
Attention une femme peut en cacher une autre! Solange Georges Lautner (2)
1984 Le léopardPauline FitzgeraldJean-Claude Sussfeld
La smala Pierrot / Rita Jean-Loup Hubert
Paroles et MusiqueFlorence Élie Chouraqui
1985 Les Nanas Evelyne Annick Lanoë
Sac de noeuds The nurse Josiane Balasko
Rendez-vous Gertrude André Téchiné (2)
Three Men and a Cradle Madame Rapons Coline Serreau Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
Billy Ze Kick Madame AchereGérard Mordillat
Le mariage du siècleAdriennePhilippe Galland
1986 Kamikaze LaureDidier Grousset
Le débutantMarguerite BalicourtDaniel Janneau & Francis Perrin
Je hais les acteursMiss Davis Gérard Krawczyk
Mort un dimanche de pluieHazel Bronsky Joël Santoni
The Joint Brothers A CopHervé Palud
1987 Agent trouble Catherine "Karen" Dariller Jean-Pierre Mocky (2) César Award for Best Supporting Actress
Keep Your Right Up The Admiral's wife Jean-Luc Godard
L'oeil au beur(re) noirSimone PerronSerge Meynard
1988 Les années sandwichesThe bourgeois Pierre Boutron
Quelques jours avec moi Madame Fonfrin Claude Sautet Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
CinémaClara Moranti Philippe Lefebvre TV Mini-Series
L'excès contraireHanae Yves-André Hubert TV Movie
1989 Palace'Tourism and Culture' Jean-Michel Ribes TV Series (1 Episode)
1989-1996ImogèneImogène Le Dantec Paul Vecchiali, ...TV Series (10 Episodes)
1990 Un jeu d'enfantLéonie Pascal Kané
La fracture du myocardeClaire's mother Jacques Fansten
1991 Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück Jacqueline Vidart Alessandro Capone, Thierry Lhermitte, ...
1992 Ville à vendreEva Montier Jean-Pierre Mocky (3)
My Wife's Girlfriends Marguerite Didier Van Cauwelaert
1993 Shadow of a Doubt TeacherAline Issermann
PepitaPlumeDominique BaronTV Movie
La voisine du dessusAndré GallShort
1994 Grosse Fatigue Dominique Lavanant Michel Blanc
The Monster Jolanda Taccone Roberto Benigni
Ma soeur est un chic typeClaude CharmièresMathias Ledoux (2)TV Movie
1996 Désiré HenrietteBernard Murat
2001 A Crime in Paradise Madame Goutilleux Jean Becker
2002-2011 Sœur Thérèse.com Sister ThérèseSeveralTV Series (21 Episodes)
2004 Madame Édouard Rose Nadine Monfils
2006 Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie ChristianePatrice Leconte (3)
2008 Agathe Cléry Mimie Cléry Étienne Chatiliez
2009 Myster Mocky présenteHerself Jean-Pierre Mocky (4)TV Series Short (1 Episode)
2010 Pièce montéeVincent's mother Denys Granier-Deferre
2012 Paulette LucienneJérôme Enrico
La clinique de l'amour!Mademoiselle Phillips Artus de Penguern & Gábor Rassov
2013 Le renard jauneValérie Jean-Pierre Mocky (5)
Myster Mocky présenteHerself Jean-Pierre Mocky (6)TV Series Short (1 Episode)
À votre bon coeur MesdamesYvette Jean-Pierre Mocky (7)
2014 Nicholas on Holiday Nicolas's grandmother Laurent Tirard

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References

  1. "Dominique Lavanant". unifrance.org. Retrieved 28 July 2013.