Lilyan Chauvin

Lilyan Chauvin

Acting
Born 1925-08-06 - Died 2008-06-26Paris, Île-de-France, France

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.

Movies (51)

Catch Me If You Can
8.0

Catch Me If You Can

2002Movie8.0
Predator 2
6.3

Predator 2

1990Movie6.3
Universal Soldier
6.3

Universal Soldier

1992Movie6.3
Silent Night, Deadly Night
5.9

Silent Night, Deadly Night

1984Movie5.9
The Man Who Wasn't There
7.5

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001Movie7.5
Funny Lady
5.3

Funny Lady

1975Movie5.3
Private Benjamin
6.0

Private Benjamin

1980Movie6.0
The Mephisto Waltz
6.0

The Mephisto Waltz

1971Movie6.0
Yours, Mine and Ours
6.9

Yours, Mine and Ours

1968Movie6.9
Bad Influence
6.0

Bad Influence

1990Movie6.0
Tickle Me
6.0

Tickle Me

1965Movie6.0
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
4.4

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

1987Movie4.4
Tyson
6.0

Tyson

1995Movie6.0
North to Alaska
6.5

North to Alaska

1960Movie6.5
The Other Side of Midnight
5.9

The Other Side of Midnight

1977Movie5.9
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
5.6

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

1995Movie5.6
Two Weeks in Another Town
5.9

Two Weeks in Another Town

1962Movie5.9
Beyond Reason
7.0

Beyond Reason

1982Movie7.0
Sublime
5.3

Sublime

2007Movie5.3
Born in East L.A.
5.8

Born in East L.A.

1987Movie5.8
The Perfect Furlough
6.7

The Perfect Furlough

1958Movie6.7
Victory at Entebbe
5.1

Victory at Entebbe

1976Movie5.1
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
6.8

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

2006Movie6.8
King Creole
6.4

King Creole

1958Movie6.4
Silk Stockings
6.9

Silk Stockings

1957Movie6.9
Five Aces
5.9

Five Aces

1999Movie5.9
No Place to Hide
5.5

No Place to Hide

1992Movie5.5
Listen to Me
5.4

Listen to Me

1989Movie5.4
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
5.6

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

1957Movie5.6
Round Trip to Heaven
3.7

Round Trip to Heaven

1992Movie3.7
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
5.1

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

1994Movie5.1
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
7.0

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

1978Movie7.0
Flying High
9.0

Flying High

1978Movie9.0
For the Very First Time
7.3

For the Very First Time

1991Movie7.3
Walk Like a Dragon
6.3

Walk Like a Dragon

1960Movie6.3
Stormy Weathers
5.5

Stormy Weathers

1992Movie5.5
Missing Pieces
5.7

Missing Pieces

2001Movie5.7
Bloodlust!
4.4

Bloodlust!

1961Movie4.4
The Junkman
5.0

The Junkman

1982Movie5.0
Death Doll
5.5

Death Doll

1989Movie5.5
Child of Glass
5.6

Child of Glass

1978Movie5.6
Portrait of a Stripper
4.0

Portrait of a Stripper

1979Movie4.0
The Passing
3.1

The Passing

2011Movie3.1
Illusion Infinity
8.0

Illusion Infinity

2004Movie8.0
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
9.0

Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

1994Movie9.0
Once Upon a Dead Man
7.0

Once Upon a Dead Man

1971Movie7.0
Stanley's Gig
6.2

Stanley's Gig

2000Movie6.2
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
8.3

The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

1959Movie8.3
Duty Dating
6.8

Duty Dating

2002Movie6.8
Skeleton Woman
3.3

Skeleton Woman

2000Movie3.3
Lost, Lonely and Vicious
5.2

Lost, Lonely and Vicious

1958Movie5.2

TV Shows (48)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000Series7.6
Friends
8.4

Friends

1994Series8.4
Frasier
7.7

Frasier

1993Series7.7
Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
The X-Files
8.4

The X-Files

1993Series8.4
Malcolm in the Middle
8.5

Malcolm in the Middle

2000Series8.5
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993Series7.9
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
Dragnet
6.5

Dragnet

1951Series6.5
ER
7.8

ER

1994Series7.8
Falcon Crest
5.5

Falcon Crest

1981Series5.5
Magnum, P.I.
7.3

Magnum, P.I.

1980Series7.3
Mission: Impossible
7.6

Mission: Impossible

1966Series7.6
The Facts of Life
7.1

The Facts of Life

1979Series7.1
Baywatch
6.0

Baywatch

1989Series6.0
Maverick
7.0

Maverick

1957Series7.0
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963Series5.9
Mannix
6.8

Mannix

1967Series6.8
Hart to Hart
6.9

Hart to Hart

1979Series6.9
The Pretender
7.4

The Pretender

1996Series7.4
Omnibus
7.0

Omnibus

1952Series7.0
The Bob Newhart Show
7.5

The Bob Newhart Show

1972Series7.5
Ugly Betty
6.4

Ugly Betty

2006Series6.4
Daniel Boone
7.0

Daniel Boone

1964Series7.0
Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948Series5.4
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
6.0

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

1993Series6.0
Adventures of Superman
6.7

Adventures of Superman

1952Series6.7
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
6.8

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957Series6.8
One Step Beyond
5.7

One Step Beyond

1959Series5.7
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955Series7.8
Adventures in Paradise
6.1

Adventures in Paradise

1959Series6.1
McCloud
7.2

McCloud

1970Series7.2
Earth 2
6.8

Earth 2

1994Series6.8
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
5.3

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956Series5.3
Alias
6.8

Alias

2001Series6.8
Cafe Americain
7.0

Cafe Americain

1993Series7.0
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
7.7

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

1987Series7.7
The Man Called X
10.0

The Man Called X

1956Series10.0
Darkroom
7.2

Darkroom

1981Series7.2
Panic!
8.0

Panic!

1957Series8.0
Kaz
7.0

Kaz

1978Series7.0
To Rome with Love
7.0

To Rome with Love

1969Series7.0
Masquerade
7.5

Masquerade

1983Series7.5
The Walter Winchell File
7.5

The Walter Winchell File

1957Series7.5
The Outcasts
6.5

The Outcasts

1968Series6.5
Harbor Command
4.0

Harbor Command

1957Series4.0
Cool Million
7.0

Cool Million

1972Series7.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8