Lilyan Chauvin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 6, 1925
- Died
- June 26, 2008
- Birthplace
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
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.
Filmography
The Passing 2011
as Rebecca Naibert
Sublime 2007
as European Nurse
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film 2006
as Self
Illusion Infinity 2004
as Nurse
Catch Me If You Can 2002
as Mrs. Lavalier
Duty Dating 2002
as Dr. Hartley
The Man Who Wasn't There 2001
as Medium
Missing Pieces 2001
as Serena
Skeleton Woman 2000
as Bone Gatherer
Stanley's Gig 2000
as Grace
Five Aces 1999
as Grandmother Kalliope
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings 1995
as Miss Osie
Tyson 1995
as Camille Ewald
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women 1994
as Coach
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story 1994
as Skating Judge
No Place to Hide 1992
as Mother Superior
Round Trip to Heaven 1992
as Chaperone
Universal Soldier 1992
as Mrs. John Devreux
Stormy Weathers 1992
as Mrs. Comden
For the Very First Time 1991
as Sister Eugenia
Predator 2 1990
as Irene Edwards
Bad Influence 1990
as Art Gallery Patron
Death Doll 1989
as Madame Zerba
Listen to Me 1989
Actor
Born in East L.A. 1987
as German Woman
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 1987
as Mother Superior (archive footage)
Silent Night, Deadly Night 1984
as Mother Superior
The Junkman 1982
as French Reporter
Beyond Reason 1982
as Nurse Johnson
Private Benjamin 1980
as Mrs. Trémont
Portrait of a Stripper 1979
as Yvette
Flying High 1978
as Miss Simmons
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women 1978
as Louise
Child of Glass 1978
as Madame Dumaine
The Other Side of Midnight 1977
as Mrs. Page
Victory at Entebbe 1976
as French Nun
Funny Lady 1975
as Mademoiselle
Once Upon a Dead Man 1971
as Madame Jarnac
The Mephisto Waltz 1971
as Woman Writer
Yours, Mine and Ours 1968
as French Actress on TV Screen
Tickle Me 1965
as Ronnie
Two Weeks in Another Town 1962
as Bar Girl (uncredited)
Bloodlust! 1961
as Sandra Balleau
North to Alaska 1960
as Jenny Lamont, as Jenny Lamont (uncredited)
Walk Like a Dragon 1960
as Mme. Lili Raide
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story 1959
as Fanny Durbach
The Perfect Furlough 1958
as French Nurse
King Creole 1958
as Catherine (uncredited)
Lost, Lonely and Vicious 1958
as Tanya Pernaud
Silk Stockings 1957
as Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms 1957
as Reporter (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.