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

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Midi Première

    Midi Première

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • Numéro un

    Numéro un

  • French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever

    French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever

  • Scènes de ménages

    Scènes de ménages

  • The Monster

    The Monster

  • My Other Husband

    My Other Husband

  • Femmes Fatales

    Femmes Fatales

  • Kamikaze

    Kamikaze

  • Vivement dimanche prochain

    Vivement dimanche prochain

  • The Wedding Cake

    The Wedding Cake

  • Agent Trouble

    Agent Trouble

  • Marie, the Doll

    Marie, the Doll

  • Le Débutant

    Le Débutant

  • Nulle part ailleurs

    Nulle part ailleurs

  • Peppermint Soda

    Peppermint Soda

  • Rendez-vous

    Rendez-vous

  • Victoires de la musique

    Victoires de la musique

  • Paulette

    Paulette

  • Gramps Is in the Resistance

    Gramps Is in the Resistance

  • French Fried Vacation

    French Fried Vacation

  • Courage fuyons

    Courage fuyons

  • French Fried Vacation 2

    French Fried Vacation 2

  • Dead Tired

    Dead Tired

  • You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine

    You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine

  • La Smala

    La Smala

  • The Party

    The Party

  • Agathe Cléry

    Agathe Cléry

  • The Chicks

    The Chicks

  • The Joint Brothers

    The Joint Brothers

  • Cinéma

    Cinéma

  • Umbrella Coup

    Umbrella Coup

  • Entre Nous

    Entre Nous

  • Nicholas on Holiday

    Nicholas on Holiday

  • Palace

    Palace

  • Paroles et musique

    Paroles et musique

  • Marriage of the Century

    Marriage of the Century

  • Cookies

    Cookies

  • The Big Store

    The Big Store

  • Butterfly on the Shoulder

    Butterfly on the Shoulder

  • Parade

    Parade

  • Inspector Blunder

    Inspector Blunder

  • Is There a Frenchman in the House?

    Is There a Frenchman in the House?

  • Stand Up Crabs, the Sea Is Rising!

    Stand Up Crabs, the Sea Is Rising!

  • The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

    The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

  • Three Men and a Cradle

    Three Men and a Cradle

  • A Crime in Paradise

    A Crime in Paradise

  • A Little Romance

    A Little Romance

  • Keep Your Right Up

    Keep Your Right Up

  • Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses

    Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses

  • Rouges étaient les lilas

    Rouges étaient les lilas

  • A Few Days with Me

    A Few Days with Me

  • Why Not Us?

    Why Not Us?

  • All Mixed Up

    All Mixed Up

  • Death on a Rainy Sunday

    Death on a Rainy Sunday

  • Hotel America

    Hotel America

  • My Wife's Girlfriends

    My Wife's Girlfriends

  • As the Moon

    As the Moon

  • Sex, Lies and Surgery

    Sex, Lies and Surgery

  • Le Renard jaune

    Le Renard jaune

  • Silence... We're Shooting

    Silence... We're Shooting

  • L'Œil au beur(re) noir

    L'Œil au beur(re) noir

  • The Leopard

    The Leopard

  • Sœur Thérèse.com

    Sœur Thérèse.com

  • The Horse of Pride

    The Horse of Pride

  • Madame Edouard

    Madame Edouard

  • Billy Ze Kick

    Billy Ze Kick

  • Is This Reasonable?

    Is This Reasonable?

  • Desire

    Desire

  • Take It from the Top

    Take It from the Top

  • Ville à vendre

    Ville à vendre

  • L'Âge d'or de la pub

    L'Âge d'or de la pub

  • House Specialty

    House Specialty

  • The Other One's Mug

    The Other One's Mug

  • L'Excès contraire

    L'Excès contraire

  • Cross My Heart

    Cross My Heart

  • Men Prefer Fat Girls

    Men Prefer Fat Girls

  • A Shadow of a Doubt

    A Shadow of a Doubt

  • Imogène

    Imogène

  • À votre bon cœur, mesdames

    À votre bon cœur, mesdames

  • I Hate Actors

    I Hate Actors

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

    Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres

  • Un jeu d'enfant

    Un jeu d'enfant

  • L'île aux femmes

    L'île aux femmes

  • Ma sœur est un chic type

    Ma sœur est un chic type