Dominique Lavanant

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Female

Birthday

1944-05-24 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Morlaix, Finistère, France

Dominique Lavanant

Biography

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. Source: Article "Dominique Lavanant" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

  • Midi Première

    Midi Première

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Numéro un

    Numéro un

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • Vivement dimanche prochain

    Vivement dimanche prochain

  • Nulle part ailleurs

    Nulle part ailleurs

  • My Other Husband

    My Other Husband

  • The Party

    The Party

  • Femmes Fatales

    Femmes Fatales

  • Victoires de la musique

    Victoires de la musique

  • Is There a Frenchman in the House?

    Is There a Frenchman in the House?

  • Agent Trouble

    Agent Trouble

  • The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

    The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

  • Marriage of the Century

    Marriage of the Century

  • Hotel America

    Hotel America

  • Scènes de ménages

    Scènes de ménages

  • Why Not Us?

    Why Not Us?

  • Silence... We're Shooting

    Silence... We're Shooting

  • The Wedding Cake

    The Wedding Cake

  • The Monster

    The Monster

  • Rouges étaient les lilas

    Rouges étaient les lilas

  • Paulette

    Paulette

  • Stand Up Crabs, the Sea Is Rising!

    Stand Up Crabs, the Sea Is Rising!

  • L'Œil au beur(re) noir

    L'Œil au beur(re) noir

  • Paroles et musique

    Paroles et musique

  • French Fried Vacation 2

    French Fried Vacation 2

  • Butterfly on the Shoulder

    Butterfly on the Shoulder

  • Entre Nous

    Entre Nous

  • Marie, the Doll

    Marie, the Doll

  • As the Moon

    As the Moon

  • Le Renard jaune

    Le Renard jaune

  • Kamikaze

    Kamikaze

  • Le Débutant

    Le Débutant

  • Umbrella Coup

    Umbrella Coup

  • Palace

    Palace

  • Peppermint Soda

    Peppermint Soda

  • French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever

    French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever

  • The Joint Brothers

    The Joint Brothers

  • Keep Your Right Up

    Keep Your Right Up

  • Cookies

    Cookies

  • Sex, Lies and Surgery

    Sex, Lies and Surgery

  • A Little Romance

    A Little Romance

  • Gramps Is in the Resistance

    Gramps Is in the Resistance

  • Courage fuyons

    Courage fuyons

  • My Wife's Girlfriends

    My Wife's Girlfriends

  • Nicholas on Holiday

    Nicholas on Holiday

  • La Smala

    La Smala

  • French Fried Vacation

    French Fried Vacation

  • All Mixed Up

    All Mixed Up

  • The Horse of Pride

    The Horse of Pride

  • A Few Days with Me

    A Few Days with Me

  • Inspector Blunder

    Inspector Blunder

  • Agathe Cléry

    Agathe Cléry

  • Rendez-vous

    Rendez-vous

  • The Big Store

    The Big Store

  • Three Men and a Cradle

    Three Men and a Cradle

  • Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses

    Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses

  • A Crime in Paradise

    A Crime in Paradise

  • Dead Tired

    Dead Tired

  • Cinéma

    Cinéma

  • Parade

    Parade

  • The Other One's Mug

    The Other One's Mug

  • Imogène

    Imogène

  • The Chicks

    The Chicks

  • Take It from the Top

    Take It from the Top

  • Is This Reasonable?

    Is This Reasonable?

  • Sœur Thérèse.com

    Sœur Thérèse.com

  • You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine

    You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine

  • L'Âge d'or de la pub

    L'Âge d'or de la pub

  • Billy Ze Kick

    Billy Ze Kick

  • A Shadow of a Doubt

    A Shadow of a Doubt

  • Desire

    Desire

  • The Leopard

    The Leopard

  • Death on a Rainy Sunday

    Death on a Rainy Sunday

  • Ville à vendre

    Ville à vendre

  • Cross My Heart

    Cross My Heart

  • Men Prefer Fat Girls

    Men Prefer Fat Girls

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

    Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres

  • House Specialty

    House Specialty

  • Madame Edouard

    Madame Edouard

  • I Hate Actors

    I Hate Actors

  • Un jeu d'enfant

    Un jeu d'enfant

  • À votre bon cœur, mesdames

    À votre bon cœur, mesdames

  • L'île aux femmes

    L'île aux femmes

  • L'Excès contraire

    L'Excès contraire

  • Ma sœur est un chic type

    Ma sœur est un chic type