Lilyan Chauvin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

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

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Friends

    Friends

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Malcolm in the Middle

    Malcolm in the Middle

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • ER

    ER

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Baywatch

    Baywatch

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Saved by the Bell: The New Class

    Saved by the Bell: The New Class

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Predator 2

    Predator 2

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • The Man Who Wasn't There

    The Man Who Wasn't There

  • Earth 2

    Earth 2

  • Yours, Mine and Ours

    Yours, Mine and Ours

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

    Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

  • Alias

    Alias

  • The Outcasts

    The Outcasts

  • Two Weeks in Another Town

    Two Weeks in Another Town

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • The Passing

    The Passing

  • Panic!

    Panic!

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • Tyson

    Tyson

  • To Rome with Love

    To Rome with Love

  • No Place to Hide

    No Place to Hide

  • Child of Glass

    Child of Glass

  • Kaz

    Kaz

  • Beyond Reason

    Beyond Reason

  • King Creole

    King Creole

  • Universal Soldier

    Universal Soldier

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

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

  • The Other Side of Midnight

    The Other Side of Midnight

  • Five Aces

    Five Aces

  • Victory at Entebbe

    Victory at Entebbe

  • Round Trip to Heaven

    Round Trip to Heaven

  • Cafe Americain

    Cafe Americain

  • Harbor Command

    Harbor Command

  • Once Upon a Dead Man

    Once Upon a Dead Man

  • The Man Called X

    The Man Called X

  • Private Benjamin

    Private Benjamin

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

    Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

  • Walk Like a Dragon

    Walk Like a Dragon

  • Cool Million

    Cool Million

  • Born in East L.A.

    Born in East L.A.

  • Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

    Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

  • Sublime

    Sublime

  • Bloodlust!

    Bloodlust!

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • Silk Stockings

    Silk Stockings

  • Illusion Infinity

    Illusion Infinity

  • Bad Influence

    Bad Influence

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night

    Silent Night, Deadly Night

  • Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

    Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

  • The Junkman

    The Junkman

  • Stormy Weathers

    Stormy Weathers

  • Listen to Me

    Listen to Me

  • Portrait of a Stripper

    Portrait of a Stripper

  • Tickle Me

    Tickle Me

  • Stanley's Gig

    Stanley's Gig

  • Lost, Lonely and Vicious

    Lost, Lonely and Vicious

  • Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

    Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

  • Funny Lady

    Funny Lady

  • Ten Thousand Bedrooms

    Ten Thousand Bedrooms

  • Missing Pieces

    Missing Pieces

  • Death Doll

    Death Doll

  • The Mephisto Waltz

    The Mephisto Waltz

  • Duty Dating

    Duty Dating

  • The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

    The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

  • Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

    Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story