Lilyan Chauvin
Acting
🎂 1925-08-06
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.
Cast credits(94)
Vedek Yassim
1993
Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna
2000
Grandma Tribbiani
1994
Maria
1980
Mama
1993
Golda
1993
Sydney Sue Shipley
1957
1951
1972
Matron
1957
Marica
2000
1967
Dispatcher
1984
Foridita
1959
Dr. Lester
1989
1948
Sister Jeannette
1981
Nurse Edna
1994
1957
Madame Simon
1964
1979
1952
1979
1963
1968
1957
1969
1970
1956
Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady
1996
Katrina
1994
Mrs. Beruch
1966
1956
Francesca
1959
Clara
1957
Old Woman
1993
1957
1978
1952
Sybil Delamont
1955
Mrs. Lavalier
2002
Yolanda
2006
1987
Old Woman
1951
Madame Dussolier
1993
Irene Edwards
1990
Signora Ventutti
2001
Party guest
1972
Mrs. John Devreux
1992
Mother Superior
1984
French Actress on TV Screen
1968
Art Gallery Patron
1990
Mother Superior (archive footage)
1987
Mrs. Trémont
1980
Medium
2001
Jenny Lamont
1960
Jenny Lamont (uncredited)
1960
Catherine (uncredited)
1958
Camille Ewald
1995
European Nurse
2007
Mrs. Page
1977
Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
1957
Sandra Balleau
1961
Miss Osie
1995
Mademoiselle
1975
1989
German Woman
1987
Ronnie
1965
Bar Girl (uncredited)
1962
French Nun
1976
Woman Writer
1971
Mother Superior
1992
Self
2006
Chaperone
1992
Mme. Lili Raide
1960
Grandmother Kalliope
1999
Coach
1994
French Reporter
1982
Miss Simmons
1978
Nurse Johnson
1985
Rebecca Naibert
2011
Yvette
1979
Grace
2000
Mrs. Comden
1992
Madame Dumaine
1978
Reporter (uncredited)
1957
Louise
1978
Dr. Hartley
2002
Nurse
2004
Madame Jarnac
1971
Skating Judge
1994
Tanya Pernaud
1958
Madame Zerba
1989
Fanny Durbach
1959