Cast
Lilyan Chauvin
Acting
Cast
Lilyan Chauvin
Known for
Acting
Born
1925-08-06
From
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Died
2008-06-26
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.
Catch Me If You Can
as Mrs. Lavalier
Predator 2
as Irene Edwards
Universal Soldier
as Mrs. John Devreux
Bad Influence
as Art Gallery Patron
Sublime
as European Nurse
Funny Lady
as Mademoiselle
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Medium
Listen to Me
Private Benjamin
as Mrs. Trémont
North to Alaska
as Jenny Lamont
North to Alaska
as Jenny Lamont (uncredited)
Yours, Mine and Ours
as French Actress on TV Screen
Tyson
as Camille Ewald
The Other Side of Midnight
as Mrs. Page
Missing Pieces
as Serena
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
as Miss Osie
Born in East L.A.
as German Woman
Silent Night, Deadly Night
as Mother Superior
Five Aces
as Grandmother Kalliope
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Bar Girl (uncredited)
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
as Mother Superior (archive footage)
Tickle Me
as Ronnie
The Mephisto Waltz
as Woman Writer
Round Trip to Heaven
as Chaperone
Silk Stockings
as Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
as Skating Judge
Victory at Entebbe
as French Nun
King Creole
as Catherine (uncredited)
No Place to Hide
as Mother Superior
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
as Self
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
as Coach
The Junkman
as French Reporter
Bloodlust!
as Sandra Balleau
Portrait of a Stripper
as Yvette
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Reporter (uncredited)
Stormy Weathers
as Mrs. Comden
Walk Like a Dragon
as Mme. Lili Raide
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
as Louise
Illusion Infinity
as Nurse
Beyond Reason
as Nurse Johnson
Flying High
as Miss Simmons
Duty Dating
as Dr. Hartley
Stanley's Gig
as Grace
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
as Fanny Durbach
Child of Glass
as Madame Dumaine
The Passing
as Rebecca Naibert
Death Doll
as Madame Zerba
Once Upon a Dead Man
as Madame Jarnac
Skeleton Woman
as Bone Gatherer
Lost, Lonely and Vicious
as Tanya Pernaud