Lilyan Chauvin
Acting
Born: August 6, 1925 · Paris, Île-de-France, France
Died: June 26, 2008 (aged 82)
Highest Rated
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.
Photos (1)
Movies (51)
Catch Me If You Can
Mrs. Lavalier
Predator 2
Irene Edwards
Universal Soldier
Mrs. John Devreux
The Man Who Wasn't There
Medium
Private Benjamin
Mrs. Trémont
Yours, Mine and Ours
French Actress on TV Screen
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Mother Superior
Bad Influence
Art Gallery Patron
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
Mother Superior (archive footage)
King Creole
Catherine (uncredited)
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
Miss Osie
The Other Side of Midnight
Mrs. Page
Funny Lady
Mademoiselle
North to Alaska
Jenny Lamont
North to Alaska
Jenny Lamont (uncredited)
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
Coach
Two Weeks in Another Town
Bar Girl (uncredited)
Born in East L.A.
German Woman
Sublime
European Nurse
Tickle Me
Ronnie
Victory at Entebbe
French Nun
Silk Stockings
Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
Listen to Me
1989
No Place to Hide
Mother Superior
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
Louise
The Mephisto Waltz
Woman Writer
The Perfect Furlough
French Nurse
Round Trip to Heaven
Chaperone
Tyson
Camille Ewald
Walk Like a Dragon
Mme. Lili Raide
For the Very First Time
Sister Eugenia
Child of Glass
Madame Dumaine
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
Skating Judge
Five Aces
Grandmother Kalliope
Portrait of a Stripper
Yvette
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Reporter (uncredited)
Once Upon a Dead Man
Madame Jarnac
Death Doll
Madame Zerba
Missing Pieces
Serena
Beyond Reason
Nurse Johnson
The Junkman
French Reporter
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
Fanny Durbach
Stormy Weathers
Mrs. Comden
Flying High
Miss Simmons
Illusion Infinity
Nurse
Stanley's Gig
Grace
Lost, Lonely and Vicious
Tanya Pernaud
Bloodlust!
Sandra Balleau
Duty Dating
Dr. Hartley
Skeleton Woman
Bone Gatherer
The Passing
Rebecca Naibert
TV Shows (47)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna · 1 eps
Friends
Grandma Tribbiani · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Matron · 1 eps
The X-Files
Golda · 1 eps
Frasier
Mama · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Dispatcher · 1 eps
ER
Nurse Edna · 1 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Vedek Yassim · 1 eps
Mannix
1 eps
Malcolm in the Middle
Marica · 1 eps
Falcon Crest
Sister Jeannette · 3 eps
Mission: Impossible
Mrs. Beruch · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Maria · 1 eps
Maverick
Sydney Sue Shipley · 1 eps
Baywatch
Dr. Lester · 1 eps
The Facts of Life
1 eps
Studio One
1 eps
The Pretender
Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Madame Simon · 1 eps
Hart to Hart
1 eps
Dragnet
1 eps
Ugly Betty
Yolanda · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
The Bob Newhart Show
Olga · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sybil Delamont · 1 eps
One Step Beyond
Francesca · 1 eps
McCloud
1 eps
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Old Woman · 1 eps
Adventures in Paradise
Foridita · 1 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Clara · 1 eps
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1 eps
Adventures of Superman
1 eps
Alias
Signora Ventutti · 1 eps
Earth 2
Katrina · 1 eps
The Outcasts
1 eps
The Walter Winchell File
1 eps
Kaz
1 eps
Darkroom
Madame LeClerc · 1 eps
To Rome with Love
1 eps
Masquerade
Dept. Store Customer · 1 eps
Panic!
1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Old Woman · 1 eps
The Man Called X
1 eps
Cafe Americain
Madame Dussolier · 5 eps
Harbor Command
1 eps
Cool Million
Party guest · 1 eps
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
3 eps
