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Lillian Müller (born 19 August 1951) is a Norwegian model and an actress in
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. She was born in
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, Norway.


Early life

Müller grew up in Fevik. From the age of 11 to 15 she lived in an orphanage. As an 18-year-old, she participated in Miss Norway and finished as the runner-up. She repeated this result in Miss International. She attended Kvitsund Gymnas in Kviteseid for two years, and in Hornnes. She then travelled to London where she attended the London Academy of Modelling.


Career

A " Page Three Girl" five times, her first appearance was in January 1974. Müller achieved her major breakthrough after being spotted by Suze Randall, who photographed her ''
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'' cover and shot her Playmate pictorial (the centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker). Müller appeared in the magazine as Playmate of the Month in August 1975, and was named Playmate of the Year in 1976. She appeared on the cover of ''Playboy'' nine times between 1975 and 1999. Müller also appeared in
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's music video " Hot for Teacher" as the physical education teacher. In 1978, she portrayed
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's love interest in his video "
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". She is sometimes credited as Inga Anderssen, Lillian Mueller, Yulis Revel, Yuliis Ruval, Yulis Ruval or Yullis Ruval. In the 1990s, she became a published author of a self-help book and her autobiography. In 2010, she was awarded the title of
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's "Sexiest Vegetarian Over 50". She is also a personal health consultant and a
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. She was a juror for the final of Frøken Norge 2011.


Filmography

* '' Rosemary's Daughter'' (1976) .... Annemarie Nitribitt * '' Casanova & Co.'' (1977) .... Beata * '' The Night They Took Miss Beautiful ''(1977) (TV) .... Lillie Schaefer * '' Women in Hospital'' (1977) * ''Hometown USA'' (1979) (as Yuliis Ruval) .... Mrs. Rodney C. Duckworth * '' Once Upon a Spy ''(1980) (TV) (as Yuliis Ruval) * ''
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'' (1981) (TV) .... Stewardess * ''Death Ray 2000 ''(1981) (TV) (as Yuliis Ruval) .... Ilse Lander * '' The Devil and Max Devlin ''(1981) .... Veronica (Devil Council) * '' King of the Mountain'' (1981) .... Jamie Winter * '' Best Defense'' (1984) (as Yuliis Ruval) .... French Singer * ''
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'' (1986) (as Yuliis Ruval) .... Beautiful Blonde


Notable TV guest appearances

In the bulleted list, all appearances as Yuliis Ruval: * ''
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'' * '' Først & sist'' * '' Remington Steele'' * '' Magnum, P.I.'' * ''
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'' * '' Fantasy Island'' * ''
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'' In 2010, she was also featured in a Norwegian television show about Norwegian women having success in Hollywood, the show was titled ''Ja, vi elsker Hollywood!'' (''Yes, we love Hollywood!'') In 2012, she appeared in season 8 of ''
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'', being partnered with Glenn Jørgen Sandaker. The same year, she appeared in season 2, episode 3 of Norwegian
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Personal life

She was in a relationship with ''Playboy'' founder Hugh Hefner between 1976 and 1977, and has also been romantically linked to actor Tom Selleck. She has a daughter, born around 1991. As of 2020, she has never married. She is a practitioner of
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.


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