Lilyan Chauvin

Lilyan Chauvin

Actor Aug 6 (died age 82) Paris, Île-de-France, France 1948–2011 (63 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

Mrs. Lavalier

The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn't There

Medium

Predator 2

Predator 2

Irene Edwards

Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier

Mrs. John Devreux

Silent Night, Deadly Night

Silent Night, Deadly Night

Mother Superior

Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

Mrs. Trémont

Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours

French Actress on TV Screen

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

Jenny Lamont

Filmography

Acting (96)

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Movies (49)

The Passing

The Passing

as Rebecca Naibert

Sublime

Sublime

as European Nurse

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

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

as Self

Illusion Infinity

Illusion Infinity

as Nurse

Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

as Mrs. Lavalier

Duty Dating

Duty Dating

as Dr. Hartley

The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn't There

as Medium

Missing Pieces

Missing Pieces

as Serena

Stanley's Gig

as Grace

Skeleton Woman

Skeleton Woman

as Bone Gatherer

Five Aces

Five Aces

as Grandmother Kalliope

Tyson

Tyson

as Camille Ewald

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

as Miss Osie

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

as Coach

Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

as Skating Judge

Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier

as Mrs. John Devreux

No Place to Hide

No Place to Hide

as Mother Superior

Stormy Weathers

Stormy Weathers

as Mrs. Comden

Round Trip to Heaven

Round Trip to Heaven

as Chaperone

Predator 2

Predator 2

as Irene Edwards

Bad Influence

Bad Influence

as Art Gallery Patron

Listen to Me

Listen to Me

Death Doll

Death Doll

as Madame Zerba

Born in East L.A.

Born in East L.A.

as German Woman

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

as Mother Superior (archive footage)

Silent Night, Deadly Night

Silent Night, Deadly Night

as Mother Superior

Beyond Reason

Beyond Reason

as Nurse Johnson

The Junkman

The Junkman

as French Reporter

Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

as Mrs. Trémont

Portrait of a Stripper

Portrait of a Stripper

as Yvette

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

as Louise

Flying High

Flying High

as Miss Simmons

Child of Glass

Child of Glass

as Madame Dumaine

The Other Side of Midnight

The Other Side of Midnight

as Mrs. Page

Victory at Entebbe

Victory at Entebbe

as French Nun

Funny Lady

Funny Lady

as Mademoiselle

Once Upon a Dead Man

Once Upon a Dead Man

as Madame Jarnac

The Mephisto Waltz

The Mephisto Waltz

as Woman Writer

Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours

as French Actress on TV Screen

Tickle Me

Tickle Me

as Ronnie

Two Weeks in Another Town

Two Weeks in Another Town

as Bar Girl (uncredited)

Bloodlust!

Bloodlust!

as Sandra Balleau

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

as Jenny Lamont

Walk Like a Dragon

Walk Like a Dragon

as Mme. Lili Raide

The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

as Fanny Durbach

King Creole

King Creole

as Catherine (uncredited)

Lost, Lonely and Vicious

Lost, Lonely and Vicious

as Tanya Pernaud

Silk Stockings

Silk Stockings

as Dancer Sonia (uncredited)

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

as Reporter (uncredited)

Television (47)

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

as Yolanda

Alias

Alias

as Signora Ventutti

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle

as Marica

The Pretender

The Pretender

as Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady

Friends

Friends

as Grandma Tribbiani

ER

as Nurse Edna

Earth 2

Earth 2

as Katrina

The X-Files

The X-Files

as Golda

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Vedek Yassim

Frasier

Frasier

as Mama

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

as Old Woman

Cafe Americain

Cafe Americain

as Madame Dussolier

Baywatch

Baywatch

as Dr. Lester

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Dispatcher

Masquerade

Masquerade

as Dept. Store Customer

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as Sister Jeannette

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as Maria

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

Kaz

Kaz

The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

Cool Million

Cool Million

as Party guest

McCloud

McCloud

To Rome with Love

To Rome with Love

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

Mannix

Mannix

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as Mrs. Beruch

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as Madame Simon

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as Francesca

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

as Foridita

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as Matron

Maverick

Maverick

as Sydney Sue Shipley

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Clara

Harbor Command

Harbor Command

The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File

Panic!

Panic!

The Man Called X

The Man Called X

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Sybil Delamont

Omnibus

Omnibus

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

Dragnet

Dragnet

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Old Woman

Studio One

Studio One