Lillian Müller (born 19 August 1951) is a Norwegian model and an actress in motion pictures and

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. She was born in

Grimstad Grimstad () is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Grimstad. Some of the villages in Grimstad include Eide, Espenes, Fevik, ...

, Norway.

Career

A " Page Three Girl" five times, her first appearance was in January 1974. Müller achieved her major breakthrough after being spotted by

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, who photographed her ''

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'' cover and shot her Playmate pictorial (the centerfold was photographed by

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). Müller appeared in the magazine as

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in August 1975, and was named Playmate of the Year in 1976. Müller also appeared in

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's music video "

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" 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.

Filmography

* '' Rosemary's Daughter'' (1976) .... Annemarie Nitribitt * '' Casanova & Co.'' (1977) .... Beata * ''

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful ''The Night They Took Miss Beautiful'' is a 1977 American made-for-television drama film appearing on the NBC network that was produced by Don Kirshner. The film features a large number of stars in a story about "skyjacking beauty queens" on a Cons ...

''(1977) (TV) .... Lillie Schaefer * ''

Women in Hospital ''Women in Hospital'' (german: Frauenstation) is a 1977 West German drama film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Horst Buchholz, Stephen Boyd, and Lillian Müller. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich Munich ( ; german: Mü ...

'' (1977) * '' Hometown USA'' (1979) (as Yuliis Ruval) .... Mrs. Rodney C. Duckworth * '' Once Upon a Spy ''(1980) (TV) (as Yuliis Ruval) * ''

Miracle on Ice The "Miracle on Ice" was an ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. It was played between the hosting United States and the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, during the medal round of the men's hockey tourna ...

'' (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 * '' Stewardess School'' (1986) (as Yuliis Ruval) .... Beautiful Blonde

Notable TV guest appearances

All as Yuliis Ruval: * '' The Howard Stern Show'' * ''

Først & sist ''Først & sist'' ("First and Last") was a Norwegian talk show and was, at the time, the most-viewed talk show in the Nordic countries. It was hosted by Fredrik Skavlan and aired on NRK in Norway. The show first aired in 1998 and was broadcast ...

'' * '' Remington Steele'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' 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!'')http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/12/20/kjendis/hollywood/tv_og_medier/tv_norge/lillian_muller/9592874/

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Muller, Lillian 1951 births Living people 1970s Playboy Playmates Playboy Playmates of the Year Norwegian film actresses Norwegian television actresses People from Grimstad 20th-century Norwegian women