Lilyan Chauvin

Born: 1925-08-06 in Paris, Île-de-France, France

Died: 2008-06-26

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2011

The Passing as Rebecca Naibert

2007

Sublime as European Nurse

2006

Ugly Betty as Yolanda
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film as Self

2004

Illusion Infinity as Nurse

2002

Catch Me If You Can as Mrs. Lavalier
Duty Dating as Dr. Hartley

2001

Alias as Signora Ventutti
The Man Who Wasn't There as Medium
Missing Pieces as Serena

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna
Malcolm in the Middle as Marica
Stanley's Gig as Grace
Skeleton Woman as Bone Gatherer

1999

Five Aces as Grandmother Kalliope

1996

The Pretender as Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady

1995

Tyson as Camille Ewald
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings as Miss Osie

1994

Friends as Grandma Tribbiani
ER as Nurse Edna
Earth 2 as Katrina
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women as Coach
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story as Skating Judge

1993

The X-Files as Golda
Frasier as Mama
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Vedek Yassim
Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Old Woman
Cafe Americain as Madame Dussolier

1992

Universal Soldier as Mrs. John Devreux
Stormy Weathers as Mrs. Comden
Round Trip to Heaven as Chaperone
No Place to Hide as Mother Superior

1990

Predator 2 as Irene Edwards
Bad Influence as Art Gallery Patron

1989

Baywatch as Dr. Lester
Listen to Me
Death Doll as Madame Zerba

1987

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Born in East L.A. as German Woman
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 as Mother Superior (archive footage)

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Dispatcher
Silent Night, Deadly Night as Mother Superior

1983

Masquerade as Dept. Store Customer

1982

The Junkman as French Reporter
Beyond Reason as Nurse Johnson

1981

Falcon Crest as Sister Jeannette

1980

Magnum, P.I. as Maria
Private Benjamin as Mrs. Trémont

1979

1975

Funny Lady as Mademoiselle

1972

The Bob Newhart Show
Cool Million as Party guest

1971

The Mephisto Waltz as Woman Writer
Once Upon a Dead Man as Madame Jarnac

1970

McCloud

1969

To Rome with Love

1968

The Outcasts
Yours, Mine and Ours as French Actress on TV Screen

1967

Mannix

1966

Mission: Impossible as Mrs. Beruch

1965

Tickle Me as Ronnie

1964

Daniel Boone as Madame Simon

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1962

Two Weeks in Another Town as Bar Girl (uncredited)

1961

Bloodlust! as Sandra Balleau

1960

North to Alaska as Jenny Lamont
Walk Like a Dragon as Mme. Lili Raide

1959

One Step Beyond as Francesca
Adventures in Paradise as Foridita
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story as Fanny Durbach

1958

King Creole as Catherine (uncredited)
Lost, Lonely and Vicious as Tanya Pernaud

1957

Perry Mason as Matron
Maverick as Sydney Sue Shipley
Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Clara
Panic!
The Walter Winchell File
Harbor Command
Silk Stockings as Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms as Reporter (uncredited)