Birth Day: 1925-08-06
Place of birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
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.
Credits
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As Rebecca Naibert -
As European Nurse -
As Self -
As Nurse -
As Dr. Hartley -
As Mrs. Lavalier -
As Medium -
As Serena -
As Grace
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As Bone Gatherer -
As Grandmother Kalliope -
As Miss Osie -
As Camille Ewald -
As Skating Judge -
As Coach -
As Chaperone -
As Mrs. John Devreux -
As Mother Superior -
As Mrs. Comden -
As Art Gallery Patron -
As Irene Edwards -
As Madame Zerba -
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As Mother Superior (archive footage) -
As German Woman -
As Mother Superior -
As French Reporter -
As Nurse Johnson -
As Mrs. Trémont -
As Yvette -
As Miss Simmons -
As Louise -
As Madame Dumaine -
As Mrs. Page -
As French Nun -
As Mademoiselle -
As Madame Jarnac -
As Woman Writer -
As French Actress on TV Screen -
As Ronnie -
As Bar Girl (uncredited) -
As Sandra Balleau -
As Jenny Lamont (uncredited) -
As Jenny Lamont
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As Mme. Lili Raide -
As Fanny Durbach -
As Tanya Pernaud -
As Catherine (uncredited) -
As Reporter (uncredited) -
As Dancer Sonia (uncredited)