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 (2002) with Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Acted in
The Passing
2011
as Rebecca Naibert
Sublime
2007
as European Nurse
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
as Self
Ugly Betty
2006
as Yolanda
Illusion Infinity
2004
as Nurse
Catch Me If You Can
2002
as Mrs. Lavalier
Duty Dating
2002
as Dr. Hartley
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
as Medium
Alias
2001
as Signora Ventutti
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna
Stanley's Gig
2000
as Grace
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Marica
Five Aces
1999
as Grandmother Kalliope
The Pretender
1996
as Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
1995
as Miss Osie
Tyson
1995
as Camille Ewald
Earth 2
1994
as Katrina
Friends
1994
as Grandma Tribbiani
ER
1994
as Nurse Edna
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
1994
as Coach
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
1994
as Skating Judge
Cafe Americain
1993
as Madame Dussolier
Frasier
1993
as Mama
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
as Old Woman
The X-Files
1993
as Golda
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Vedek Yassim
No Place To Hide
1992
as Mother Superior
Round Trip to Heaven
1992
as Chaperone
Universal Soldier
1992
as Mrs. John Devreux
Stormy Weathers
1992
as Mrs. Comden
Predator 2
1990
as Irene Edwards
Bad Influence
1990
as Art Gallery Patron
Death Doll
1989
as Madame Zerba
Listen to Me
1989
Baywatch
1989
as Dr. Lester
Born in East L.A.
1987
as German Woman
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
1987
as Mother Superior (archive footage)
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
Beyond Reason
1985
as Nurse Johnson
Silent Night, Deadly Night
1984
as Mother Superior
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Dispatcher
The Junkman
1982
as French Reporter
Falcon Crest
1981
as Sister Jeannette
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Private Benjamin
1980
as Mrs. Trémont
Portrait of a Stripper
1979
as Yvette
Hart to Hart
1979
The Facts of Life
1979
Kaz
1978
Flying High
1978
as Miss Simmons
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
1978
as Louise
Child of Glass
1978
as Madame Dumaine
The Other Side of Midnight
1977
as Mrs. Page
Victory at Entebbe
1976
as French Nun
Funny Lady
1975
as Mademoiselle
Cool Million
1972
as Party guest
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
Once Upon a Dead Man
1971
as Madame Jarnac
The Mephisto Waltz
1971
as Woman Writer
McCloud
1970
To Rome with Love
1969
The Outcasts
1968
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968
as French Actress on TV Screen
Mannix
1967
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Mrs. Beruch
Tickle Me
1965
as Ronnie
Daniel Boone
1964
as Madame Simon
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
as Bar Girl (uncredited)
Bloodlust!
1961
as Sandra Balleau
North to Alaska
1960
as Jenny Lamont
North to Alaska
1960
as Jenny Lamont (uncredited)
Walk Like a Dragon
1960
as Mme. Lili Raide
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Foridita
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
1959
as Fanny Durbach
One Step Beyond
1959
as Francesca
King Creole
1958
as Catherine (uncredited)
Lost, Lonely and Vicious
1958
as Tanya Pernaud
Harbor Command
1957
The Walter Winchell File
1957
Maverick
1957
as Sydney Sue Shipley
Perry Mason
1957
as Matron
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Clara
Silk Stockings
1957
as Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957
as Reporter (uncredited)
Panic!
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
The Man Called X
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Sybil Delamont
Adventures of Superman
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Old Woman
Dragnet
1951
Studio One
1948