Lilyan Chauvin
Known for Acting · 98 credits
- Born
- 1925-08-06
- Died
- 2008-06-26
- Place of birth
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
Biography
French character actress Lilyan Chauvin may be one of those actors or actresses whose face you know without knowing their names. Chauvin was a long time veteran of the European stage, and was adept at playing strict, but sometimes loving characters. To horror fans, she might be best known as the sinister Mother Superior in Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), but her career started back in the 1950s when she was plucked from the stage to appear in small minor roles in motion pictures. One notable film was with John Wayne in North to Alaska (1960). For about thirty years, Chauvin was one of the busiest character actresses in Hollywood, appearing in over forty films as well as on television. Her many film credits include Private Benjamin (1980), Predator 2 (1990), No Place to Hide (1992), Universal Soldier (1992) as Jean-Claude Van Damme's mother, and Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can (2002) with Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Known For
TV Shows (48)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna
Friends
1994
as Grandma Tribbiani
Frasier
1993
as Mama
The X-Files
1993
as Golda
Perry Mason
1957
as Matron
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Dispatcher
ER
1994
as Nurse Edna
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Vedek Yassim
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Marica
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Maverick
1957
as Sydney Sue Shipley
Falcon Crest
1981
as Sister Jeannette
Adventures of Superman
1952
Mannix
1967
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Maria
Dragnet
1951
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Mrs. Beruch
Baywatch
1989
as Dr. Lester
Hart to Hart
1979
The Facts of Life
1979
Daniel Boone
1964
as Madame Simon
Studio One
1948
Ugly Betty
2006
as Yolanda
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Clara
The Pretender
1996
as Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Olga
McCloud
1970
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Sybil Delamont
Omnibus
1952
One Step Beyond
1959
as Francesca
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Foridita
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
as Old Woman
Alias
2001
as Signora Ventutti
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Harbor Command
1957
Earth 2
1994
as Katrina
Masquerade
1983
as Dept. Store Customer
The Outcasts
1968
Cafe Americain
1993
as Madame Dussolier
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Old Woman
The Walter Winchell File
1957
Panic!
1957
Darkroom
1981
as Madame LeClerc
The Man Called X
1956
Kaz
1978
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
To Rome with Love
1969
Cool Million
1972
as Party guest
Movies (50)
Catch Me If You Can
2002
as Mrs. Lavalier
Predator 2
1990
as Irene Edwards
Universal Soldier
1992
as Mrs. John Devreux
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
as Medium
Silk Stockings
1957
as Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
The Other Side of Midnight
1977
as Mrs. Page
Tickle Me
1965
as Ronnie
Private Benjamin
1980
as Mrs. Trémont
Bad Influence
1990
as Art Gallery Patron
North to Alaska
1960
as Jenny Lamont / Jenny Lamont (uncredited)
Silent Night, Deadly Night
1984
as Mother Superior
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968
as French Actress on TV Screen
Funny Lady
1975
as Mademoiselle
Listen to Me
1989
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957
as Reporter (uncredited)
Born in East L.A.
1987
as German Woman
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
as Bar Girl (uncredited)
Tyson
1995
as Camille Ewald
King Creole
1958
as Catherine (uncredited)
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
1995
as Miss Osie
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
1987
as Mother Superior (archive footage)
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
1994
as Coach
Stormy Weathers
1992
as Mrs. Comden
For the Very First Time
1991
as Sister Eugenia
No Place to Hide
1992
as Mother Superior
Victory at Entebbe
1976
as French Nun
Sublime
2007
as European Nurse
Child of Glass
1978
as Madame Dumaine
The Mephisto Waltz
1971
as Woman Writer
Missing Pieces
2001
as Serena
Once Upon a Dead Man
1971
as Madame Jarnac
Portrait of a Stripper
1979
as Yvette
Round Trip to Heaven
1992
as Chaperone
Beyond Reason
1982
as Nurse Johnson
Five Aces
1999
as Grandmother Kalliope
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
as Self
The Junkman
1982
as French Reporter
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
1994
as Skating Judge
Walk Like a Dragon
1960
as Mme. Lili Raide
Flying High
1978
as Miss Simmons
The Passing
2011
as Rebecca Naibert
Duty Dating
2002
as Dr. Hartley
Bloodlust!
1961
as Sandra Balleau
Death Doll
1989
as Madame Zerba
Illusion Infinity
2004
as Nurse
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
1978
as Louise
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
1959
as Fanny Durbach
Stanley's Gig
2000
as Grace
Skeleton Woman
2000
as Bone Gatherer
Lost, Lonely and Vicious
1958
as Tanya Pernaud
About Lilyan Chauvin
French character actress Lilyan Chauvin may be one of those actors or actresses whose face you know without knowing their names. Chauvin was a long time veteran of the European stage, and was adept at playing strict, but sometimes loving characters. To horror fans, she might be best known as the sinister Mother Superior in Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), but her career started back in the 1950s when she was plucked from the stage to appear in small minor roles in motion pictures. One notable film was with John Wayne in North to Alaska (1960… With 98 credits spanning from 1948 to 2011, Lilyan Chauvin has appeared in 50 films and 48 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lilyan Chauvin Movies
- Catch Me If You Can (2002) — as Mrs. Lavalier
- Predator 2 (1990) — as Irene Edwards
- Universal Soldier (1992) — as Mrs. John Devreux
- The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) — as Medium
- Silk Stockings (1957) — as Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
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