Lilyan Chauvin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Female

Birthday

1925-08-06

Day of death

2008-06-26 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Lilyan Chauvin

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.

Known For

  • Friends

    Friends

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Malcolm in the Middle

    Malcolm in the Middle

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • ER

    ER

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Baywatch

    Baywatch

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Predator 2

    Predator 2

  • The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • Saved by the Bell: The New Class

    Saved by the Bell: The New Class

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • The Junkman

    The Junkman

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Earth 2

    Earth 2

  • Tyson

    Tyson

  • Universal Soldier

    Universal Soldier

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night

    Silent Night, Deadly Night

  • Beyond Reason

    Beyond Reason

  • Five Aces

    Five Aces

  • Alias

    Alias

  • Yours, Mine and Ours

    Yours, Mine and Ours

  • Sublime

    Sublime

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • Silk Stockings

    Silk Stockings

  • King Creole

    King Creole

  • The Man Who Wasn't There

    The Man Who Wasn't There

  • Private Benjamin

    Private Benjamin

  • Death Doll

    Death Doll

  • Funny Lady

    Funny Lady

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • Kaz

    Kaz

  • Tickle Me

    Tickle Me

  • The Outcasts

    The Outcasts

  • Born in East L.A.

    Born in East L.A.

  • Victory at Entebbe

    Victory at Entebbe

  • Stormy Weathers

    Stormy Weathers

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

    Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

  • Missing Pieces

    Missing Pieces

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • To Rome with Love

    To Rome with Love

  • Panic!

    Panic!

  • Illusion Infinity

    Illusion Infinity

  • Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

    Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

  • Cafe Americain

    Cafe Americain

  • No Place to Hide

    No Place to Hide

  • Harbor Command

    Harbor Command

  • The Other Side of Midnight

    The Other Side of Midnight

  • The Passing

    The Passing

  • Round Trip to Heaven

    Round Trip to Heaven

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Listen to Me

    Listen to Me

  • Duty Dating

    Duty Dating

  • Two Weeks in Another Town

    Two Weeks in Another Town

  • Bad Influence

    Bad Influence

  • Walk Like a Dragon

    Walk Like a Dragon

  • Once Upon a Dead Man

    Once Upon a Dead Man

  • Cool Million

    Cool Million

  • Portrait of a Stripper

    Portrait of a Stripper

  • Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

    Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

  • Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

    Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

  • Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

    Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

  • Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

    Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

  • The Man Called X

    The Man Called X

  • Child of Glass

    Child of Glass

  • Lost, Lonely and Vicious

    Lost, Lonely and Vicious

  • Ten Thousand Bedrooms

    Ten Thousand Bedrooms

  • Stanley's Gig

    Stanley's Gig

  • The Mephisto Waltz

    The Mephisto Waltz

  • The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

    The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

  • Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

    Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

  • Bloodlust!

    Bloodlust!

  • Skeleton Woman

    Skeleton Woman