Dominique Lavanant
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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Full filmography
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Vivement dimanche (1998) as Self
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Numéro un (1975) as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Midi Première (1975) as Self
- Scènes de ménages (2009) as Mère de Fabien
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
- Vivement dimanche prochain (1998) as Self
- Nulle part ailleurs (1987) as Self
- Victoires de la musique (1985) as Self
- The Party (1980) as Vanessa, François' ex-mistress
- Palace (1988) as Assistante du ministre du tourisme
- The Monster (1994) as Jolanda Taccone
- French Fried Vacation (1978) as Christiane Weissmuller
- Rendez-vous (1985) as Gertrude
- A Little Romance (1979) as Mme. Cormier
- Dead Tired (1994) as Dominique Lavanant
- Sœur Thérèse.com (2002) as Soeur Therese
- French Fried Vacation 2 (1979) as Christiane Weissmuller
- Femmes Fatales (1976) as The Myopic Woman
- Nicholas on Holiday (2014) as 'Mémé'
- Cookies (1975) as Marie Pape, prostitute in Breton costume