- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 6, 1925
- Place of Birth
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Died
- June 26, 2008
Lilyan Chauvin
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 (…
Filmography
movieThe Passing
2011 · Rebecca Naibert
movieSublime
2007 · European Nurse
movieGoing to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006 · Self
tvUgly Betty
2006 · Yolanda
movieIllusion Infinity
2004 · Nurse
movieCatch Me If You Can
2002 · Mrs. Lavalier
movieDuty Dating
2002 · Dr. Hartley
movieThe Man Who Wasn't There
2001 · Medium
tvAlias
2001 · Signora Ventutti
movieMissing Pieces
2001 · Serena
movieSkeleton Woman
2000 · Bone Gatherer
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna
movieStanley's Gig
2000 · Grace
tvMalcolm in the Middle
2000 · Marica
movieFive Aces
1999 · Grandmother Kalliope
tvThe Pretender
1996 · Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady
moviePumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
1995 · Miss Osie
movieTyson
1995 · Camille Ewald
tvEarth 2
1994 · Katrina
tvFriends
1994 · Grandma Tribbiani
tvER
1994 · Nurse Edna
movieAttack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
1994 · Coach
movieTonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
1994 · Skating Judge
tvCafe Americain
1993 · Madame Dussolier
tvFrasier
1993 · Mama
tvSaved by the Bell: The New Class
1993 · Old Woman
tvThe X-Files
1993 · Golda
tvStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Vedek Yassim
movieNo Place to Hide
1992 · Mother Superior
movieRound Trip to Heaven
1992 · Chaperone
movieUniversal Soldier
1992 · Mrs. John Devreux
movieStormy Weathers
1992 · Mrs. Comden
movieFor the Very First Time
1991 · Sister Eugenia
moviePredator 2
1990 · Irene Edwards
movieBad Influence
1990 · Art Gallery Patron
movieDeath Doll
1989 · Madame Zerba
movieListen to Me
1989
tvBaywatch
1989 · Dr. Lester
movieBorn in East L.A.
1987 · German Woman
movieSilent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
1987 · Mother Superior (archive footage)
tvNutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
movieSilent Night, Deadly Night
1984 · Mother Superior
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Dispatcher
tvMasquerade
1983 · Dept. Store Customer
movieThe Junkman
1982 · French Reporter
movieBeyond Reason
1982 · Nurse Johnson
tvFalcon Crest
1981 · Sister Jeannette
tvDarkroom
1981 · Madame LeClerc
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980 · Maria
moviePrivate Benjamin
1980 · Mrs. Trémont
moviePortrait of a Stripper
1979 · Yvette
tvHart to Hart
1979
tvThe Facts of Life
1979
tvKaz
1978
movieFlying High
1978 · Miss Simmons
movieZiegfeld: The Man and His Women
1978 · Louise
movieChild of Glass
1978 · Madame Dumaine
movieThe Other Side of Midnight
1977 · Mrs. Page
movieVictory at Entebbe
1976 · French Nun
movieFunny Lady
1975 · Mademoiselle
tvCool Million
1972 · Party guest
tvThe Bob Newhart Show
1972 · Olga
movieOnce Upon a Dead Man
1971 · Madame Jarnac
movieThe Mephisto Waltz
1971 · Woman Writer
tvMcCloud
1970
tvTo Rome with Love
1969
tvThe Outcasts
1968
movieYours, Mine and Ours
1968 · French Actress on TV Screen
tvMannix
1967
tvMission: Impossible
1966 · Mrs. Beruch
movieTickle Me
1965 · Ronnie
tvDaniel Boone
1964 · Madame Simon
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
tvBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
movieTwo Weeks in Another Town
1962 · Bar Girl (uncredited)
movieBloodlust!
1961 · Sandra Balleau
movieNorth to Alaska
1960 · Jenny Lamont, Jenny Lamont (uncredited)
movieWalk Like a Dragon
1960 · Mme. Lili Raide
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959 · Foridita
movieThe Peter Tchaikovsky Story
1959 · Fanny Durbach
tvOne Step Beyond
1959 · Francesca
movieKing Creole
1958 · Catherine (uncredited)
movieLost, Lonely and Vicious
1958 · Tanya Pernaud
tvHarbor Command
1957
tvThe Walter Winchell File
1957
tvMaverick
1957 · Sydney Sue Shipley
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Matron
tvRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Clara
movieSilk Stockings
1957 · Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
movieTen Thousand Bedrooms
1957 · Reporter (uncredited)
tvPanic!
1957
tvThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
tvThe Man Called X
1956
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Sybil Delamont
tvOmnibus
1952
tvAdventures of Superman
1952
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Old Woman
tvDragnet
1951
tvStudio One
1948