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Dominique Lavanant

Born 1944-05-24

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

Known for

The Party 1980 · 6.7 The Monster 1994 · 7.3 French Fried Vacation 1978 · 6.7 Paulette 2012 · 6.6 Three Men and a Cradle 1985 · 6.6 Rendez-vous 1985 · 6.4 Dead Tired 1994 · 6.4 Peppermint Soda 1977 · 7.0 Femmes Fatales 1976 · 6.4 A Few Days with Me 1988 · 7.0 Hotel America 1981 · 6.4 Cookies 1975 · 6.6 Kamikaze 1986 · 5.9 Les frères Pétard 1986 · 5.2 La gueule de l'autre 1979 · 6.0 My Other Husband 1983 · 6.0 Pourquoi pas nous? 1981 · 5.4