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''The Singing Nun'' is a 1966 American semi-biographical film directed by Henry Koster, about the life of Jeanine Deckers (aka Sœur Sourire ''lit. Sister Smile''/"The Singing Nun" in the West), a Belgian nun who in 1963 recorded the chart-topping hit song, [[OneHitWonder "Dominique"]]. Creator/DebbieReynolds stars in the title role as the nun named Sister Ann,[[labelnote:*]]''not'' the real Singing Nun's name[[/labelnote]] with a supporting cast including Creator/RicardoMontalban, Creator/GreerGarson, and Creator/AgnesMoorehead. Ed Sullivan appears {{as himself}} in a scene where the Singing Nun appears on [[Series/TheEdSullivanShow his TV show]]. Original songs by the Singing Nun were translated into English and were written by Randy Sparks.

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''The Singing Nun'' is a 1966 American semi-biographical film directed by Henry Koster, about the life of Jeanine Deckers (aka Sœur Sourire ''lit. Sister Smile''/"The Singing Nun" in the West), a Belgian nun who in 1963 recorded the chart-topping hit song, [[OneHitWonder "Dominique"]]. Creator/DebbieReynolds stars in the title role as the nun named Sister Ann,[[labelnote:*]]''not'' the real Singing Nun's name[[/labelnote]] with a supporting cast including Creator/RicardoMontalban, Creator/GreerGarson, Creator/AgnesMoorehead, and Creator/AgnesMoorehead. Creator/KatharineRoss. Ed Sullivan appears {{as himself}} in a scene where the Singing Nun appears performs on [[Series/TheEdSullivanShow his TV show]]. Original songs by the The Singing Nun Nun's original songs were translated into English and were written by Randy Sparks.
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Despite the film being labeled as semi-biographical, Jeanine Deckers herself rejected the film as "fiction", and her actual life was [[SturgeonsLaw not quite as joyful]] as how the film portrayed it.

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Despite the film being labeled as semi-biographical, Jeanine Deckers herself allegedly rejected the film as "fiction", and her actual life was [[SturgeonsLaw not quite as joyful]] as how the film portrayed it.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Later, while walking on the streets, she hears a nightclub playing rock 'n' roll music to the tune of her song, Dominique, realizing that she is losing sight of what's important. It didn't help that this all happened just after [[spoiler:the accident of little Dominic]].

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Later, while walking on down the streets, street, she hears a nightclub playing rock 'n' roll music to the tune of her song, Dominique, realizing that she is losing sight of what's important. It didn't help that this all happened just after [[spoiler:the accident of little Dominic]].
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* AsHimself: Ed Sullivan.

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