
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

Scènes de ménages
2009
as Mère de Fabien

Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self

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

Dead Tired
1994
as Dominique Lavanant

Desire
1996
as Henriette

Courage fuyons
1979
as Mathilda

Peppermint Soda
1977
as The Math Teacher

Ville à vendre
1992
as Eva Montier

French Fried Vacation
1978
as Christiane Weissmuller

Cookies
1975
as Marie Pape, prostitute in Breton costume

A Little Romance
1979
as Mme. Cormier

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
1991
as Jacqueline Vidart

Paulette
2012
as Lucienne

Rendez-vous
1985
as Gertrude

The Chicks
1985
as Evelyne

French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
2006
as Christiane Weissmuller

A Few Days with Me
1988
as Madame Fonfrin

French Fried Vacation 2
1979
as Christiane Weissmuller

A Shadow of a Doubt
1993
as Alexandrine's Teacher

Gramps Is in the Resistance
1983
as Bernadette Bourdelle, fille Bourdelle, fiancée de Michel

Umbrella Coup
1980
as Mireille, femme de Frédo, ex-maîtresse de Grégoire

Kamikaze
1986
as Laure

Nicholas on Holiday
2014
as 'Mémé'

Inspector Blunder
1980
as Marie-Anne Prossant, journalist

Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses
1979
as Michèle, François' ex-wife

Parade
1974
as (uncredited)

Marie, the Doll
1976
as Tante Alice

Three Men and a Cradle
1985
as Ms. Rapons

A Crime in Paradise
2001
as Mlle Goudilleux, la pharmacienne

Entre Nous
1983
as L'aboyeuse

You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
1977
as La reine Madeleine

Hotel America
1981
as Jacqueline

Le Débutant
1986
as Marguerite Balicourt

Agathe Cléry
2008
as Mimie, la mère d'Agathe

Men Prefer Fat Girls
1981
as Arlette

Paroles et musique
1984
as Florence

The Big Store
1973
as La jeune femme en panne de voiture

Agent trouble
1987
as Karen

I Hate Actors
1986
as Miss Davis

All Mixed Up
1985
as L'infirmière du Docteur Belin

Is This Reasonable?
1981
as Mrs. Lavanant, restaurateur (uncredited)

Keep Your Right Up
1987
as Admiral's Wife

L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)

Sex, Lies and Surgery
2012
as Mademoiselle Phillips

À votre bon cœur, mesdames
2013
as Yvette

Butterfly on the Shoulder
1978
as La jeune femme

My Other Husband
1983
as Solange

Is There a Frenchman in the House?
1982
as Ginette Alcazar

My Wife's Girlfriends
1992
as Marguerite

The Wedding Cake
2010
as La mère de Vincent

Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres
2003
as Self

Marriage of the Century
1985
as Adrienne de la Roussette

The Joint Brothers
1986
as Un flic

Stand Up Crabs, the Sea Is Rising!
1983
as Mireille

The Other One's Mug
1979
as la fille de la chambre verte

L'Œil au beur(re) noir
1987
as Simone Perron

The Leopard
1984
as Pauline Fitzgerald

Billy Ze Kick
1985
as Madame Achere

Death on a Rainy Sunday
1986
as Hazel Bronsky

Take It from the Top
1978
as La voisine

Madame Edouard
2004
as Rose

Rouges étaient les lilas
2016
as La psy

The Horse of Pride
1980
as Marie-Jeanne, la sage-femme

Cross My Heart
1991
as Claire's mother

L'île aux femmes
2016
as Anne

As the Moon
1977
as Yvette

Le Renard jaune
2013
as Valérie

La Smala
1984
as Pierrot-Rita

Why Not Us?
1981
as Jacqueline Puiset

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

House Specialty
1978
as Christiane

L'Excès contraire
1988
as Hanaë

Un jeu d'enfant
1990
as Léonie
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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Most Popular Dominique Lavanant Movies
- Femmes Fatales (1976) — as The Myopic Woman
- The Party (1980) — as Vanessa, François' ex-mistress
- The Monster (1994) — as Jolanda Taccone
- Dead Tired (1994) — as Dominique Lavanant
- Desire (1996) — as Henriette
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