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.
Acted in 97
2010s
- 2011
The Passing
Rebecca Naibert
2000s
- 2007
- 2006
- 2004
Illusion Infinity
Nurse
- 2002
Duty Dating
Dr. Hartley
- 2001
Missing Pieces
Serena
- 2000
Skeleton Woman
Bone Gatherer
Stanley's Gig
Grace
1990s
- 1999
Five Aces
Grandmother Kalliope
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
Coach
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
Skating Judge
- 1993
- 1992
No Place to Hide
Mother Superior
Stormy Weathers
Mrs. Comden
- 1991
For the Very First Time
Sister Eugenia
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Death Doll
Madame Zerba
Listen to Me
Movie
- 1987
Born in East L.A.
German Woman
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
TV
- 1984
- 1983
Masquerade
Dept. Store Customer · 1 episode
- 1982
The Junkman
French Reporter
Beyond Reason
Nurse Johnson
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
Flying High
Miss Simmons
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
Louise
Child of Glass
Madame Dumaine
- 1977
The Other Side of Midnight
Mrs. Page
- 1976
Victory at Entebbe
French Nun
- 1975
- 1972
Cool Million
Party guest · 1 episode
- 1971
Once Upon a Dead Man
Madame Jarnac
The Mephisto Waltz
Woman Writer
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
To Rome with Love
TV
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
Tickle Me
Ronnie
- 1964
- 1962
Two Weeks in Another Town
Bar Girl (uncredited)
- 1961
Bloodlust!
Sandra Balleau
- 1960
Walk Like a Dragon
Mme. Lili Raide
1950s
- 1959
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
Fanny Durbach
- 1958
The Perfect Furlough
French Nurse
Lost, Lonely and Vicious
Tanya Pernaud
- 1957
Harbor Command
TV
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Reporter (uncredited)
Panic!
TV
- 1956
The Man Called X
TV
- 1955
- 1952
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Old Woman · 1 episode
1940s
- 1948
Appearances1
2000s
- 2006
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Self