Dominique Lavanant

Dominique Lavanant

Date of Birth:

May 24, 1944

Place of Birth:

Morlaix, Finistère, France

Dominique Lavanant (born 24 May 1944) is a César Award-winning 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.

Dominique Lavanant achieved fame 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).Her stardom has kept growing ever since.

Her filmography includes many successful films: Papy fait de la résistance, La boum, Trois hommes et un couffin, Les bronzés font du ski, Inspecteur la Bavure (alongside Gérard Depardieu).

In 1988, she was awarded Best supporting actress for her role in Agent trouble (with Catherine Deneuve).

She also 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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filmography:

L'Âge d'or de la pub L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023

Courage fuyons Courage fuyons

1979

Le Débutant Le Débutant

1986

All Mixed Up All Mixed Up

1985

House Specialty House Specialty

1978

The Chicks The Chicks

1985

Cookies Cookies

1975

Nicholas on Holiday Nicholas on Holiday

2014

Le Renard jaune Le Renard jaune

2013

The Leopard The Leopard

1984

Entre Nous Entre Nous

1983

Billy Ze Kick Billy Ze Kick

1985

You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine

1977

Sex, Lies and Surgery Sex, Lies and Surgery

2012

Cross My Heart Cross My Heart

1991

Paulette Paulette

2012

Pourquoi pas nous ? Pourquoi pas nous ?

1981

Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres

2003

L'île aux femmes L'île aux femmes

2016

Rouges étaient les lilas Rouges étaient les lilas

2016

A Little Romance A Little Romance

1979

À votre bon cœur, mesdames À votre bon cœur, mesdames

2013

Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses

1979

Keep Your Right Up Keep Your Right Up

1987

My Wife's Girlfriends My Wife's Girlfriends

1992

Parade Parade

1974

Peppermint Soda Peppermint Soda

1977

Umbrella Coup Umbrella Coup

1980

Silence... We're Shooting Silence... We're Shooting

1976

L'Excès contraire L'Excès contraire

1988

The Big Store The Big Store

1973

The Monster The Monster

1994

Dead Tired Dead Tired

1994

Un jeu d'enfant Un jeu d'enfant

1990

Stand Up Crabs, the Sea Is Rising! Stand Up Crabs, the Sea Is Rising!

1983

Ma sœur est un chic type Ma sœur est un chic type

1994

Is This Reasonable? Is This Reasonable?

1981

As the Moon As the Moon

1977

The Horse of Pride The Horse of Pride

1980

The Wedding Cake The Wedding Cake

2010

Rendez-vous Rendez-vous

1985

Desire Desire

1996

A Shadow of a Doubt A Shadow of a Doubt

1993

Death on a Rainy Sunday Death on a Rainy Sunday

1986

Femmes Fatales Femmes Fatales

1976

Paroles et musique Paroles et musique

1984

French Fried Vacation 2 French Fried Vacation 2

1979

Inspector Blunder Inspector Blunder

1980

Three Men and a Cradle Three Men and a Cradle

1985

A Few Days with Me A Few Days with Me

1988

Agent Trouble Agent Trouble

1987

The Other One's Mug The Other One's Mug

1979

Agathe Cléry Agathe Cléry

2008

French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever

2006

French Fried Vacation French Fried Vacation

1978

I Hate Actors I Hate Actors

1986

Is There a Frenchman in the House? Is There a Frenchman in the House?

1982

Butterfly on the Shoulder Butterfly on the Shoulder

1978

A Crime in Paradise A Crime in Paradise

2001

Madame Edouard Madame Edouard

2004

Ville à vendre Ville à vendre

1992

Hotel America Hotel America

1981

Marie, the Doll Marie, the Doll

1976

L'Œil au beur(re) noir L'Œil au beur(re) noir

1987

Men Prefer Fat Girls Men Prefer Fat Girls

1981

My Other Husband My Other Husband

1983

Take It from the Top Take It from the Top

1978

Marriage of the Century Marriage of the Century

1985

Kamikaze Kamikaze

1986

Gramps Is in the Resistance Gramps Is in the Resistance

1983

La Smala La Smala

1984

The Joint Brothers The Joint Brothers

1986

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

1991

The Party The Party

1980

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