Lilyan Chauvin
Acting
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.
TV Shows(47)
Ugly Betty
Yolanda
2006
Alias
Signora Ventutti
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna
2000
Malcolm in the Middle
Marica
2000
The Pretender
Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady
1996
Earth 2
Katrina
1994
Friends
Grandma Tribbiani
1994
ER
Nurse Edna
1994
Cafe Americain
Madame Dussolier
1993
Frasier
Mama
1993
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Old Woman
1993
The X-Files
Golda
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Vedek Yassim
1993
Baywatch
Dr. Lester
1989
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
Murder, She Wrote
Dispatcher
1984
Masquerade
Dept. Store Customer
1983
Falcon Crest
Sister Jeannette
1981
Magnum, P.I.
Maria
1980
Hart to Hart
1979
The Facts of Life
1979
Kaz
1978
Cool Million
Party guest
1972
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
McCloud
1970
To Rome with Love
1969
The Outcasts
1968
Mannix
1967
Mission: Impossible
Mrs. Beruch
1966
Daniel Boone
Madame Simon
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Adventures in Paradise
Foridita
1959
One Step Beyond
Francesca
1959
Harbor Command
1957
The Walter Winchell File
1957
Maverick
Sydney Sue Shipley
1957
Perry Mason
Matron
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Clara
1957
Panic!
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
The Man Called X
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sybil Delamont
1955
Omnibus
1952
Adventures of Superman
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Old Woman
1951
Dragnet
1951
Studio One
1948
Movies(49)
The Passing
Rebecca Naibert
2011
Sublime
European Nurse
2007
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Self
2006
Illusion Infinity
Nurse
2004
Catch Me If You Can
Mrs. Lavalier
2002
Duty Dating
Dr. Hartley
2002
The Man Who Wasn't There
Medium
2001
Missing Pieces
Serena
2001
Skeleton Woman
Bone Gatherer
2000
Stanley's Gig
Grace
2000
Five Aces
Grandmother Kalliope
1999
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
Miss Osie
1995
Tyson
Camille Ewald
1995
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
Coach
1994
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
Skating Judge
1994
No Place to Hide
Mother Superior
1992
Round Trip to Heaven
Chaperone
1992
Universal Soldier
Mrs. John Devreux
1992
Stormy Weathers
Mrs. Comden
1992
Predator 2
Irene Edwards
1990
Bad Influence
Art Gallery Patron
1990
Death Doll
Madame Zerba
1989
Listen to Me
1989
Born in East L.A.
German Woman
1987
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
Mother Superior (archive footage)
1987
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Mother Superior
1984
The Junkman
French Reporter
1982
Beyond Reason
Nurse Johnson
1982
Private Benjamin
Mrs. Trémont
1980
Portrait of a Stripper
Yvette
1979
Flying High
Miss Simmons
1978
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
Louise
1978
Child of Glass
Madame Dumaine
1978
The Other Side of Midnight
Mrs. Page
1977
Victory at Entebbe
French Nun
1976
Funny Lady
Mademoiselle
1975
Once Upon a Dead Man
Madame Jarnac
1971
The Mephisto Waltz
Woman Writer
1971
Yours, Mine and Ours
French Actress on TV Screen
1968
Tickle Me
Ronnie
1965
Two Weeks in Another Town
Bar Girl (uncredited)
1962
Bloodlust!
Sandra Balleau
1961
North to Alaska
Jenny Lamont
1960
Walk Like a Dragon
Mme. Lili Raide
1960
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
Fanny Durbach
1959
King Creole
Catherine (uncredited)
1958
Lost, Lonely and Vicious
Tanya Pernaud
1958
Silk Stockings
Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
1957
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Reporter (uncredited)
1957