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Lilyan Chauvin
Born · August 6, 1925
Died · June 26, 2008 (82 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Bio
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.
The Passing
Rebecca Naibert
2.5
2011
Sublime
European Nurse
5.3
2007
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Self
6.7
2006
Ugly Betty
Yolanda · (1 episode)
6.3
2006
Illusion Infinity
Nurse
0.0
2004
Catch Me If You Can
Mrs. Lavalier
8.0
2002
Duty Dating
Dr. Hartley
6.0
2002
The Man Who Wasn't There
Medium
7.5
2001
Alias
Signora Ventutti · (1 episode)
6.7
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna · (1 episode)
7.6
2000
Stanley's Gig
Grace
5.8
2000
Malcolm in the Middle
Marica · (1 episode)
8.5
2000
Five Aces
Grandmother Kalliope
6.5
1999
The Pretender
Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady · (1 episode)
7.4
1996
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
Miss Osie
5.6
1995
Tyson
Camille Ewald
6.1
1995
Earth 2
Katrina · (1 episode)
6.7
1994
Friends
Grandma Tribbiani · (1 episode)
8.4
1994
ER
Nurse Edna · (1 episode)
7.8
1994
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
Coach
4.4
1994
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
Skating Judge
0.0
1994
Cafe Americain
Madame Dussolier · (5 episodes)
6.3
1993
Frasier
Mama · (1 episode)
7.7
1993
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Old Woman · (1 episode)
5.7
1993
The X-Files
Golda · (1 episode)
8.4
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Vedek Yassim · (1 episode)
7.9
1993
No Place To Hide
Mother Superior
5.6
1992
Round Trip to Heaven
Chaperone
3.8
1992
Universal Soldier
Mrs. John Devreux
6.3
1992
Stormy Weathers
Mrs. Comden
4.7
1992
Predator 2
Irene Edwards
6.3
1990
Bad Influence
Art Gallery Patron
6.0
1990
Death Doll
Madame Zerba
5.0
1989
Listen to Me
5.6
1989
Baywatch
Dr. Lester · (1 episode)
5.9
1989
Born in East L.A.
German Woman
5.8
1987
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
Mother Superior (archive footage)
4.4
1987
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
(3 episodes)
6.5
1987
Beyond Reason
Nurse Johnson
0.0
1985
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Mother Superior
5.9
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Dispatcher · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
The Junkman
French Reporter
4.9
1982
Falcon Crest
Sister Jeannette · (3 episodes)
5.6
1981
Magnum, P.I.
(1 episode)
7.3
1980
Private Benjamin
Mrs. Trémont
5.9
1980
Portrait of a Stripper
Yvette
2.5
1979
Hart to Hart
(1 episode)
6.8
1979
The Facts of Life
(1 episode)
7.0
1979
Kaz
(1 episode)
5.0
1978
Flying High
Miss Simmons
0.0
1978
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
Louise
5.0
1978
Child of Glass
Madame Dumaine
5.8
1978
The Other Side of Midnight
Mrs. Page
5.8
1977
Victory at Entebbe
French Nun
5.0
1976
Funny Lady
Mademoiselle
5.2
1975
Cool Million
Party guest · (1 episode)
5.0
1972
The Bob Newhart Show
(1 episode)
7.4
1972
Once Upon a Dead Man
Madame Jarnac
7.0
1971
The Mephisto Waltz
Woman Writer
6.1
1971
McCloud
(1 episode)
7.1
1970
To Rome with Love
(1 episode)
5.0
1969
The Outcasts
(1 episode)
5.3
1968
Yours, Mine and Ours
French Actress on TV Screen
6.8
1968
Mannix
(1 episode)
6.7
1967
Mission: Impossible
Mrs. Beruch · (1 episode)
7.6
1966
Tickle Me
Ronnie
5.7
1965
Daniel Boone
Madame Simon · (1 episode)
6.9
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(1 episode)
5.5
1963
Two Weeks in Another Town
Bar Girl (uncredited)
5.9
1962
Bloodlust!
Sandra Balleau
4.2
1961
North to Alaska
Jenny Lamont
6.5
1960
North to Alaska
Jenny Lamont (uncredited)
6.5
1960
Walk Like a Dragon
Mme. Lili Raide
5.0
1960
Adventures in Paradise
Foridita · (1 episode)
5.7
1959
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
Fanny Durbach
7.0
1959
One Step Beyond
Francesca · (1 episode)
5.6
1959
King Creole
Catherine (uncredited)
6.4
1958
Lost, Lonely and Vicious
Tanya Pernaud
4.8
1958
Harbor Command
(1 episode)
4.0
1957
The Walter Winchell File
(1 episode)
5.0
1957
Maverick
Sydney Sue Shipley · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
Perry Mason
Matron · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Clara · (1 episode)
6.2
1957
Silk Stockings
Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
6.7
1957
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Reporter (uncredited)
5.0
1957
Panic!
(1 episode)
0.0
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(1 episode)
3.7
1956
The Man Called X
(1 episode)
0.0
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sybil Delamont · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Omnibus
(1 episode)
6.0
1952
Adventures of Superman
(1 episode)
6.7
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Old Woman · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Dragnet
(1 episode)
6.5
1951
Studio One
(1 episode)
4.7
1948