Dominique Lavanant
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1944-05-24 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Morlaix, Finistère, France
- Also known as
- Dominique Lavanan
Biography
Dominique Lavanant (born 24 May 1944) is a French film and theatrical actress. 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.
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (16)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Midi Première
1975
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Scènes de ménages
2009
as Mère de Fabien
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Victoires de la musique
1985
as Self
Vivement dimanche prochain
1998
as Self
Palace
1988
as Assistante du ministre du tourisme
Sœur Thérèse.com
2002
as Soeur Therese
Cinéma
1988
as Clara Moranti
Imogène
1989
as Imogène Ledantec
Movies (74)
Femmes Fatales
1976
as The Myopic Woman
The Party
1980
as Vanessa, François' ex-mistress
The Monster
1994
as Jolanda Taccone
Desire
1996
as Henriette
Dead Tired
1994
as Dominique Lavanant
Peppermint Soda
1977
as The Math Teacher
Cookies
1975
as Marie Pape, prostitute in Breton costume
Nicholas on Holiday
2014
as 'Mémé'
French Fried Vacation
1978
as Christiane Weissmuller
Courage fuyons
1979
as Mathilda
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
1991
as Jacqueline Vidart
French Fried Vacation 2
1979
as Christiane Weissmuller
Paulette
2012
as Lucienne
Rendez-vous
1985
as Gertrude
A Little Romance
1979
as Mme. Cormier
Umbrella Coup
1980
as Mireille, femme de Frédo, ex-maîtresse de Grégoire
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
2006
as Christiane Weissmuller
Gramps Is in the Resistance
1983
as Bernadette Bourdelle, fille Bourdelle, fiancée de Michel
A Few Days with Me
1988
as Madame Fonfrin
Ville à vendre
1992
as Eva Montier
Kamikaze
1986
as Laure
Entre Nous
1983
as L'aboyeuse
Keep Your Right Up
1987
as Admiral's Wife
Three Men and a Cradle
1985
as Ms. Rapons
A Crime in Paradise
2001
as Mlle Goudilleux, la pharmacienne
Marie, the Doll
1976
as Tante Alice
I Hate Actors
1986
as Miss Davis
The Big Store
1973
as La jeune femme en panne de voiture
A Shadow of a Doubt
1993
as Alexandrine's Teacher
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses
1979
as Michèle, François' ex-wife
The Chicks
1985
as Evelyne
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
1977
as La reine Madeleine
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Inspector Blunder
1980
as Marie-Anne Prossant, journalist
Agathe Cléry
2008
as Mimie, la mère d'Agathe
Le Débutant
1986
as Marguerite Balicourt
Agent trouble
1987
as Karen
Paroles et musique
1984
as Florence
Hotel America
1981
as Jacqueline
Take It from the Top
1978
as La voisine
All Mixed Up
1985
as L'infirmière du Docteur Belin
Is There a Frenchman in the House?
1982
as Ginette Alcazar
Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres
2003
as Self
My Other Husband
1983
as Solange
Men Prefer Fat Girls
1981
as Arlette
The Other One's Mug
1979
as la fille de la chambre verte
Stand Up Crabs, the Sea Is Rising!
1983
as Mireille
Sex, Lies and Surgery
2012
as Mademoiselle Phillips
Parade
1974
as (uncredited)
Butterfly on the Shoulder
1978
as La jeune femme
Billy Ze Kick
1985
as Madame Achere
Is This Reasonable?
1981
as Mrs. Lavanant, restaurateur (uncredited)
The Joint Brothers
1986
as Un flic
The Leopard
1984
as Pauline Fitzgerald
À votre bon cœur, mesdames
2013
as Yvette
The Wedding Cake
2010
as La mère de Vincent
Madame Edouard
2004
as Rose
My Wife's Girlfriends
1992
as Marguerite
Marriage of the Century
1985
as Adrienne de la Roussette
L'île aux femmes
2016
as Anne
As the Moon
1977
as Yvette
L'Œil au beur(re) noir
1987
as Simone Perron
The Horse of Pride
1980
as Marie-Jeanne, la sage-femme
Le Renard jaune
2013
as Valérie
Why Not Us?
1981
as Jacqueline Puiset
Rouges étaient les lilas
2016
as La psy
La Smala
1984
as Pierrot-Rita
Death on a Rainy Sunday
1986
as Hazel Bronsky
Cross My Heart
1991
as Claire's mother
Ma sœur est un chic type
1994
as Claude Charmières
Silence... We're Shooting
1976
as The porn actress who doesn't take the pill
L'Excès contraire
1988
as Hanaë
Un jeu d'enfant
1990
as Léonie
House Specialty
1978
as Christiane
About Dominique Lavanant
Dominique Lavanant (born 24 May 1944) is a French film and theatrical actress. 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. 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,… With 90 credits spanning from 1972 to 2023, Dominique Lavanant has appeared in 74 films and 16 TV shows.
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- Femmes Fatales (1976) — as The Myopic Woman
- The Party (1980) — as Vanessa, François' ex-mistress
- The Monster (1994) — as Jolanda Taccone
- Desire (1996) — as Henriette
- Dead Tired (1994) — as Dominique Lavanant
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