This article is about the person. For the film, see The Singing Nun (film).
"Sister Smile" redirects here. For the film, see Sister Smile (film).
Jeanne Deckers
Background information
Birth name
Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers
Also known as
The Singing Nun Sœur Sourire Sister Luc Gabriel, O.P. Luc Dominique
Born
(1933-10-17)17 October 1933 Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
Died
29 March 1985(1985-03-29) (aged 51) Wavre, Brabant, Belgium
Genres
Folk, religious
Instrument(s)
Vocals, acoustic guitar
Labels
Philips Records
Musical artist
Jeanne-Paule Marie "Jeannine" Deckers (17 October 1933 – 29 March 1985), better known as Sœur Sourire (French for 'Smiling Sister') and often called The Singing Nun in English-speaking countries, was a Belgian singer-songwriter and a member of the Dominican Order in Belgium as Sister Luc Gabriel. She acquired widespread fame in 1963 with the release of the Belgian French song "Dominique", which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and other charts, along with her debut album. Owing to confusion over the terms of the recording contract, she was reduced to poverty, and also experienced a crisis of faith, leaving the order, though still remaining a Catholic. She died by suicide with her lifelong partner, Annie Pécher.
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Shenandoah (1965), and had supporting parts in Mister Buddwing (1965) and TheSingingNun (1966) before being cast in Curtis Harrington's Games (1967), a thriller...
for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Some of Reynolds' other films include TheSingingNun (1966), Divorce American Style (1967), What's the Matter...
began in the 1960s, with her feature debut being Shenandoah (1965), followed by roles in the comedies Mister Buddwing (1965) and TheSingingNun (1966)...
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Australian-based artist to top the chart and the second born in Belgium (after TheSingingNun in 1963). He has won five ARIA Awards and received a nomination for...
band with Billie Holiday singingthe title song) on YouTube House by the River (scenes and full movie) on YouTube Till the Clouds Roll By (full movie)...
Gannon on the medical drama Medical Center, with costar James Daly. He appeared in numerous films and television series, including TheSingingNun, Centennial...
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TheSingingNun and Monster on the Campus. Over the years she was a guest star on several television shows, including 77 Sunset Strip, Gunsmoke, The Monkees...
rather than a guest on the What's My Line episode that aired on 12 May 1957. She returned to MGM for a role in TheSingingNun (1966), starring Debbie...
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played the leader of a gang of criminals in Warlock (1959) and was in Money, Women and Guns (1958). He also had a minor role in the film TheSingingNun (1966)...
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