Lilyan Chauvin
Acting
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
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movieThe Passing
2011
Rebecca Naibert
movieSublime
2007
European Nurse
tvUgly Betty
2006
Yolanda
movieCatch Me If You Can
2002
Mrs. Lavalier
movieDuty Dating
2002
Dr. Hartley
tvAlias
2001
Signora Ventutti
movieMissing Pieces
2001
Serena
movieSkeleton Woman
2000
Bone Gatherer
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna
movieFive Aces
1999
Grandmother Kalliope
tvThe Pretender
1996
Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady
moviePumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
1995
Miss Osie
movieTyson
1995
Camille Ewald
tvEarth 2
1994
Katrina
tvFriends
1994
Grandma Tribbiani
tvER
1994
Nurse Edna
movieTonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
1994
Skating Judge
tvCafe Americain
1993
Madame Dussolier
tvFrasier
1993
Mama
tvThe X-Files
1993
Golda
tvStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Vedek Yassim
movieNo Place to Hide
1992
Mother Superior
movieRound Trip to Heaven
1992
Chaperone
movieUniversal Soldier
1992
Mrs. John Devreux
movieStormy Weathers
1992
Mrs. Comden
movieFor the Very First Time
1991
Sister Eugenia
moviePredator 2
1990
Irene Edwards
movieBad Influence
1990
Art Gallery Patron
movieDeath Doll
1989
Madame Zerba
tvBaywatch
1989
Dr. Lester
movieBorn in East L.A.
1987
German Woman
movieSilent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
1987
Mother Superior (archive footage)
movieSilent Night, Deadly Night
1984
Mother Superior
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Dispatcher
tvMasquerade
1983
Dept. Store Customer
movieThe Junkman
1982
French Reporter
movieBeyond Reason
1982
Nurse Johnson
tvFalcon Crest
1981
Sister Jeannette
tvDarkroom
1981
Madame LeClerc
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980
Maria
moviePrivate Benjamin
1980
Mrs. Trémont
movieFlying High
1978
Miss Simmons
movieChild of Glass
1978
Madame Dumaine
movieThe Other Side of Midnight
1977
Mrs. Page
movieVictory at Entebbe
1976
French Nun
movieFunny Lady
1975
Mademoiselle
tvCool Million
1972
Party guest
movieOnce Upon a Dead Man
1971
Madame Jarnac
movieThe Mephisto Waltz
1971
Woman Writer
movieYours, Mine and Ours
1968
French Actress on TV Screen
tvMission: Impossible
1966
Mrs. Beruch
movieTickle Me
1965
Ronnie
tvDaniel Boone
1964
Madame Simon
movieTwo Weeks in Another Town
1962
Bar Girl (uncredited)
movieBloodlust!
1961
Sandra Balleau
movieNorth to Alaska
1960
Jenny Lamont / Jenny Lamont (uncredited)
movieWalk Like a Dragon
1960
Mme. Lili Raide
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959
Foridita
movieThe Peter Tchaikovsky Story
1959
Fanny Durbach
tvOne Step Beyond
1959
Francesca
movieKing Creole
1958
Catherine (uncredited)
movieLost, Lonely and Vicious
1958
Tanya Pernaud
tvMaverick
1957
Sydney Sue Shipley
tvPerry Mason
1957
Matron
movieSilk Stockings
1957
Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
movieTen Thousand Bedrooms
1957
Reporter (uncredited)
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Sybil Delamont
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Old Woman
