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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 6, 1925
Place of Birth:
Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Lilyan Chauvin
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Passing | Rebecca Naibert |
| 2007 | Sublime | European Nurse |
| 2006 | Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film | Self |
| 2004 | Illusion Infinity | Nurse |
| 2002 | Duty Dating | Dr. Hartley |
| 2002 | Catch Me If You Can | Mrs. Lavalier |
| 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Medium |
| 2001 | Missing Pieces | Serena |
| 2000 | Stanley's Gig | Grace |
| 2000 | Skeleton Woman | Bone Gatherer |
| 1999 | Five Aces | Grandmother Kalliope |
| 1995 | Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings | Miss Osie |
| 1995 | Tyson | Camille Ewald |
| 1994 | Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women | Coach |
| 1994 | Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story | Skating Judge |
| 1992 | Stormy Weathers | Mrs. Comden |
| 1992 | Universal Soldier | Mrs. John Devreux |
| 1992 | No Place to Hide | Mother Superior |
| 1992 | Round Trip to Heaven | Chaperone |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Irene Edwards |
| 1990 | Bad Influence | Art Gallery Patron |
| 1989 | Listen to Me | |
| 1989 | Death Doll | Madame Zerba |
| 1987 | Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 | Mother Superior (archive footage) |
| 1987 | Born in East L.A. | German Woman |
| 1984 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | Mother Superior |
| 1982 | The Junkman | French Reporter |
| 1982 | Beyond Reason | Nurse Johnson |
| 1980 | Private Benjamin | Mrs. Trémont |
| 1979 | Portrait of a Stripper | Yvette |
| 1978 | Flying High | Miss Simmons |
| 1978 | Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women | Louise |
| 1978 | Child of Glass | Madame Dumaine |
| 1977 | The Other Side of Midnight | Mrs. Page |
| 1976 | Victory at Entebbe | French Nun |
| 1975 | Funny Lady | Mademoiselle |
| 1971 | The Mephisto Waltz | Woman Writer |
| 1971 | Once Upon a Dead Man | Madame Jarnac |
| 1968 | Yours, Mine and Ours | French Actress on TV Screen |
| 1965 | Tickle Me | Ronnie |
| 1962 | Two Weeks in Another Town | Bar Girl (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Bloodlust! | Sandra Balleau |
| 1960 | Walk Like a Dragon | Mme. Lili Raide |
| 1960 | North to Alaska | Jenny Lamont |
| 1960 | North to Alaska | Jenny Lamont (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Peter Tchaikovsky Story | Fanny Durbach |
| 1958 | King Creole | Catherine (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Lost, Lonely and Vicious | Tanya Pernaud |
| 1957 | Silk Stockings | Dancer Sonia (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Ten Thousand Bedrooms | Reporter (uncredited) |