(This Norwegian health biography presents Müller's views o...)
This Norwegian health biography presents Müller's views on intentional choices, nutrition, physical activity, and developing a healthy and purposeful life.
Feel Great, Be Beautiful Over 40: Inside Tips on How to Look Better, Be Healthier and Slow the Aging Process
(Co-written by Lillian Müller and John Coleman, this healt...)
Co-written by Lillian Müller and John Coleman, this health and lifestyle book presents advice on diet, exercise, beauty, and slowing the aging process, reflecting Müller's transition from modeling to public health and fitness advocacy.
Lillian Müller is a Norwegian model, actress, and author. After placing second in Miss Norway and Miss International, she built an international modeling career in London and the United States, became Playboy’s Playmate of the Month in 1975 and Playmate of the Year in 1976, and later worked in film, television, publishing, and health advocacy.
Background
Lillian Müller was born on August 19, 1951, in Grimstad, in the Aust-Agder region of southern Norway, and grew up largely in Fevik. From the age of 11 to 15 she lived at Soltun orphanage. Her early life in southern Norway preceded an international career that took her first to Britain and later to the United States.
At 18, Müller entered the Miss Norway competition and finished as runner-up. She achieved the same result in Miss International, competitions that helped introduce her to professional modeling. She has also described faith in God as an important part of her life.
Education
Müller attended Kvitsund Gymnas in Kviteseid for two years and later studied at Hornnes upper secondary school. Kvitsund developed from Norway's Christian folk-high-school tradition, while Hornnes was part of the country's upper-secondary educational system serving students in southern Norway.
She subsequently went to London and attended the London Academy of Modelling. London's modeling schools and agencies formed part of the international fashion and advertising industry that expanded rapidly during the 1970s, providing a professional setting for her subsequent work in fashion photography, newspapers, and magazines.
Müller began her international modeling career in London after her Norwegian beauty-pageant appearances. She worked in fashion and commercial modeling and became a Page Three Girl in The Sun, first appearing in January 1974 and appearing five times in the newspaper's feature.
Her major public breakthrough came through Playboy. She appeared as the magazine's Playmate of the Month in August 1975 and was named Playmate of the Year in 1976. She subsequently appeared on nine Playboy covers between 1975 and 1999, making her one of the publication's most frequently featured Playmates.
Müller also pursued acting in European and American film and television. Her screen credits included Rosemaries Tochter, Casanova & Co., Women in Hospital, The Night They Took Miss Beautiful, Hometown U.S.A., Once Upon a Spy, Miracle on Ice, Death Ray 2000, The Devil and Max Devlin, King of the Mountain, Best Defense, and Stewardess School. She appeared under the name Yuliis Ruval in several American productions and made guest appearances in series including Charlie's Angels, Fantasy Island, Starsky and Hutch, Magnum, P.I., Remington Steele, and other television programs.
Her screen and music-related work included appearances in Rod Stewart's 1978 video for “Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?” and Van Halen's 1984 video “Hot for Teacher.” From the 1990s onward, she developed a second public career as an author, health and fitness consultant, and speaker, discussing nutrition, exercise, aging, and lifestyle.
Achievements
Müller placed second in both the Miss Norway and Miss International competitions, establishing an early public platform for her international modeling career.
She became one of Playboy's most frequently featured Playmates, appearing on nine covers between 1975 and 1999.
She built a second career as an author, health and fitness consultant, and public speaker focused on nutrition, active aging, and lifestyle.
(Co-written by Lillian Müller and John Coleman, this healt...)
1995
Religion
Müller has spoken of her belief in God and has described faith as an important foundation of her life. Her religious outlook is expressed in personal rather than denominational terms.
Christianity has shaped Norwegian cultural history through the Lutheran tradition established after the Reformation, while modern Norway has included both active religious practice and broad personal interpretations of faith. Müller's references to God place her health and lifestyle advocacy within a wider moral and spiritual framework.
Views
Müller's public writing and speaking emphasize personal responsibility for health, nutrition, exercise, and the possibility of maintaining vitality while aging. Her approach combines lifestyle advice with a belief that deliberate choices can shape physical and psychological well-being.
She has also spoken against reducing women to fixed expectations based on chronological age, presenting continued activity, self-confidence, and health as compatible with later adulthood.
Personality
Physical Characteristics:
Müller has been described as 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 meters) tall.
Quotes from others about the person
Hugh Hefner described Müller as remaining as healthy and attractive in later life as she had been decades earlier.
Interests
Health, nutrition, fitness, vegetarian and raw-food lifestyles, public speaking, and advocacy for active aging.
Connections
Müller has a daughter, Alice, with the American lawyer and actor John Coleman. She was also associated personally with Playboy founder Hugh Hefner during her years in the Playboy milieu.
Daughter:
Alice Coleman
Müller's daughter with the American lawyer and actor John Coleman.
Partner:
John Coleman
An American lawyer and actor and the father of Müller's daughter, Alice.
Partner:
Hugh Hefner
Founder of Playboy and a personal associate of Müller during her years connected with the magazine.
References
Lillian Müller - IMDb biography and filmography
Biographical and filmographic reference documenting Müller's birth, modeling career, alternate acting names, screen appearances, and published books.
Lillian Müller - NRK documentary profile
NRK's program description for a documentary about Müller's childhood in Fevik, Playboy career, connection with Hugh Hefner, later residence between Norway and Los Angeles, and work promoting health and lifestyle.
2012
Lillian Müller - filmportal.de
Film reference documenting Müller's acting credits in European productions including Rosemaries Tochter, Frauenstation, and Casanova & Co.
