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