Lilyan Chauvin

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 & TV Shows

1. Catch Me If You Can (2002) — Mrs. Lavalier
2. Friends (1994) — Grandma Tribbiani
3. Malcolm in the Middle (2000) — Marica
4. Predator 2 (1990) — Irene Edwards
5. The X-Files (1993) — Golda
6. Universal Soldier (1992) — Mrs. John Devreux
7. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) — Medium
8. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna
9. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) — Vedek Yassim
10. ER (1994) — Nurse Edna
11. Frasier (1993) — Mama
12. Alias (2001) — Signora Ventutti
13. Baywatch (1989) — Dr. Lester
14. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Dispatcher
15. Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) — Mother Superior
16. Magnum, P.I. (1980) — Maria
17. Private Benjamin (1980) — Mrs. Trémont
18. Mission: Impossible (1966) — Mrs. Beruch
19. Ugly Betty (2006) — Yolanda
20. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Sybil Delamont
21. The Pretender (1996) — Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady
22. Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1995) — Miss Osie
23. Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) — Mother Superior (archive footage)
24. Bad Influence (1990) — Art Gallery Patron
25. Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) — French Actress on TV Screen
26. Perry Mason (1957) — Matron
27. North to Alaska (1960) — Jenny Lamont
28. Hart to Hart (1979)
29. Sublime (2007) — European Nurse
30. Born in East L.A. (1987) — German Woman
31. King Creole (1958) — Catherine (uncredited)
32. The Facts of Life (1979)
33. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) — Self
34. Earth 2 (1994) — Katrina
35. The Mephisto Waltz (1971) — Woman Writer
36. Funny Lady (1975) — Mademoiselle
37. The Bob Newhart Show (1972) — Olga
38. Silk Stockings (1957) — Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
39. Falcon Crest (1981) — Sister Jeannette
40. Adventures of Superman (1952)