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Dominique Lavanant (born 24 May 1944) in Morlaix, Finistère, is a César Award-winning French film and theatrical actress, famous 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.
She 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 and in the 1980s, she became one of the most beloved actresses in France.
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 now plays on TV in the highly popular program Soeurtherese.com in which she portrays a former policer turned nun but still inquiring.
Her latest film, Agathe Clery will air on 3 December 2008 in theatres.
Filmography
- 1974 : Parade, directed by Jacques Tati (TV)
- 1975 : La Coupe à dix francs, directed by Philippe Condroyer
- 1975 : Les Galettes de Pont-Aven, directed by Joël Séria
- 1976 : Calmos, directed by Bertrand Blier
- 1976 : Silence... on tourne, directed by Roger Coggio
- 1976 : Marie-poupée, directed by Joël Séria
- 1977 : Solveig et le violon turc, directed by Jean-Jacques Grand-Jouan
- 1977 : Comme la lune, directed by Joël Séria
- 1977 : Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine, directed by Coluche and Marc Monnet
- 1977 : Diabolo menthe, directed by Diane Kurys
- 1978 : Dégustation maison, directed by Sophie Tatischeff (court-métrage)
- 1978 : Un papillon sur l'épaule, directed by Jacques Deray
- 1978 : Vas-y maman, directed by Nicole de Buron
- 1978 : Les Bronzés, directed by Patrice Leconte
- 1979 : Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses !, directed by Édouard Molinaro
- 1979 : I love you, je t'aime (A Little Romance), directed by George Roy Hill
- 1979 : Courage fuyons, directed by Yves Robert
- 1979 : Les Bronzés font du ski, directed by Patrice Leconte
- 1979 : La Gueule de l'autre, directed by Pierre Tchernia
- 1980 : Le Cheval d'orgueil, directed by Claude Chabrol
- 1980 : Le Coup du parapluie, directed by Gérard Oury
- 1980 : Inspecteur la Bavure, directed by Claude Zidi
- 1980 : La Boum, directed by Claude Pinoteau
- 1981 : Est-ce bien raisonnable ?, directed by Georges Lautner
- 1981 : Pourquoi pas nous ?, directed by Michel Berny
- 1981 : Les Hommes préfèrent les grosses, directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
- 1981 : Hôtel des Amériques, directed by André Téchiné
- 1982 : Y a-t-il un Français dans la salle ?, directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky
- 1982 : Le Mystère du gala maudit ou La fabuleuse aventure du grand orchestre du Splendid, directed by Bernard Lion (TV)
- 1983 : Debout les crabes, la mer monte !, directed by Jean-Jacques Grand-Jouan
- 1983 : Coup de foudre, directed by Diane Kurys
- 1983 : Attention ! Une femme peut en cacher une autre, directed by Georges Lautner
- 1983 : Papy fait de la résistance, directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
- 1984 : Le Léopard, directed by Jean-Claude Sussfeld
- 1984 : La Smala, directed by Jean-Loup Hubert
- 1984 : Paroles et musique, directed by Élie Chouraqui
- 1985 : Le Mariage du siècle, directed by Philippe Galland
- 1985 : Les Nanas, directed by Annick Lanoë
- 1985 : Sac de nœuds, directed by Josiane Balasko
- 1985 : Rendez-vous, directed by André Téchiné
- 1985 : Trois hommes et un couffin, directed by Coline Serreau
- 1985 : Billy Ze Kick, directed by Gérard Mordillat
- 1986 : Le Débutant, directed by Daniel Janneau
- 1986 : Je hais les acteurs, directed by Gérard Krawczyk
- 1986 : Mort un dimanche de pluie, directed by Joël Santoni
- 1986 : Les Frères Pétard, directed by Hervé Palud
- 1986 : Kamikaze, directed by Didier Grousset
- 1987 : Agent trouble, directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky
- 1987 : Soigne ta droite, directed by Jean-Luc Godard
- 1987 : L'Œil au beur(re) noir, directed by Serge Meynard
- 1988 : Imogène (TV series)
- 1988 : L'Excès contraire, directed by Yves-André Hubert (TV)
- 1988 : Les Années sandwiches, directed by Pierre Boutron
- 1988 : Quelques jours avec moi, directed by Claude Sautet
- 1988 : Cinéma, directed by Philippe Lefebvre (TV series)
- 1988 : Palace, directed by Jean-Michel Ribes (TV series)
- 1989 : Ne vous fâchez pas, Imogène, directed by François Leterrier (TV)
- 1990 : Imogène et la veuve blanche, directed by Thierry Chabert (TV)
- 1990 : Imogène est de retour, directed by François Leterrier (TV)
- 1990 : Encore vous, Imogène, directed by François Leterrier (TV)
- 1990 : Un jeu d'enfant, directed by Pascal Kané
- 1990 : Notre Imogène, directed by Sylvain Madigan (TV)
- 1990 : La Fracture du myocarde, directed by Jacques Fansten
- 1991 : Vous êtes folle, Imogène, directed by Paul Vecchiali (TV)
- 1991 : Les Secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück, directed by Alessandro Capone, Stéphane Clavier and Hervé Palud
- 1992 : Ville à vendre, directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky
- 1992 : Imogène : les légumes maudits, directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe (TV)
- 1992 : Imogène dégaine, directed by Thierry Chabert (TV)
- 1992 : Imogène inaugure les chrysanthèmes, directed by Thierry Chabert (TV)
- 1992 : Les Amies de ma femme, directed by Didier Van Cauwelaert
- 1993 : La Voisine du dessus, directed by André Gall (court-métrage)
- 1993 : L'Ombre du doute, directed by Aline Issermann
- 1993 : Pepita, directed by Dominique Baron (TV)
- 1994 : Ma sœur est un chic type, directed by Mathias Ledoux (TV)
- 1994 : Grosse Fatigue, directed by Michel Blanc
- 1994 : Le Monstre (Il Mostro), directed by Roberto Benigni and Michel Filippi
- 1996 : Désiré, directed by Bernard Murat
- 1996 : Imogène contre-espionne, directed by Paul Vecchiali (TV)
- 2001 : Un crime au paradis, directed by Jean Becker
- 2002 : www.SœurThérèse.com, directed by Christian Faure, Olivier Barma, Joyce Buñuel and Williams Crépin (TV series)
- 2004 : Madame Édouard, directed by Nadine Monfils
- 2005 : La Véritable histoire du petit chaperon rouge (Hoodwinked), directed by Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards (film writer) and Tony Leech (voice)
- 2006 : Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie, directed by Patrice Leconte
- 2008 : Agathe Cléry, directed by Etienne Chatiliez
References
External links
Categories:- 1944 births
- Living people
- French actors
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