Lilyan Chauvin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

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

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • ER

    ER

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Malcolm in the Middle

    Malcolm in the Middle

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Baywatch

    Baywatch

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Predator 2

    Predator 2

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • The Junkman

    The Junkman

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • King Creole

    King Creole

  • Illusion Infinity

    Illusion Infinity

  • Sublime

    Sublime

  • Saved by the Bell: The New Class

    Saved by the Bell: The New Class

  • Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

    Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Ten Thousand Bedrooms

    Ten Thousand Bedrooms

  • Listen to Me

    Listen to Me

  • Alias

    Alias

  • To Rome with Love

    To Rome with Love

  • Panic!

    Panic!

  • Earth 2

    Earth 2

  • The Other Side of Midnight

    The Other Side of Midnight

  • Tickle Me

    Tickle Me

  • Harbor Command

    Harbor Command

  • Death Doll

    Death Doll

  • Universal Soldier

    Universal Soldier

  • Kaz

    Kaz

  • Stormy Weathers

    Stormy Weathers

  • The Outcasts

    The Outcasts

  • Funny Lady

    Funny Lady

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • The Man Who Wasn't There

    The Man Who Wasn't There

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night

    Silent Night, Deadly Night

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • Cafe Americain

    Cafe Americain

  • The Man Called X

    The Man Called X

  • Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

    Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

  • Yours, Mine and Ours

    Yours, Mine and Ours

  • Cool Million

    Cool Million

  • Bad Influence

    Bad Influence

  • Private Benjamin

    Private Benjamin

  • Born in East L.A.

    Born in East L.A.

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

    Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

  • Tyson

    Tyson

  • Silk Stockings

    Silk Stockings

  • Five Aces

    Five Aces

  • Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

    Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

  • Two Weeks in Another Town

    Two Weeks in Another Town

  • The Mephisto Waltz

    The Mephisto Waltz

  • Missing Pieces

    Missing Pieces

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

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

  • Victory at Entebbe

    Victory at Entebbe

  • Walk Like a Dragon

    Walk Like a Dragon

  • Portrait of a Stripper

    Portrait of a Stripper

  • Stanley's Gig

    Stanley's Gig

  • Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

    Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

  • No Place to Hide

    No Place to Hide

  • Round Trip to Heaven

    Round Trip to Heaven

  • The Passing

    The Passing

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • Child of Glass

    Child of Glass

  • Bloodlust!

    Bloodlust!

  • Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

    Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

  • Beyond Reason

    Beyond Reason

  • Once Upon a Dead Man

    Once Upon a Dead Man

  • Skeleton Woman

    Skeleton Woman

  • Duty Dating

    Duty Dating

  • The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

    The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

  • Lost, Lonely and Vicious

    Lost, Lonely and Vicious