1925-08-06 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.
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The Passing | Rebecca Naibert | 2011-05-20 |
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Sublime | European Nurse | 2007-06-15 |
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Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film | Self | 2006-10-13 |
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Illusion Infinity | Nurse | 2004-01-01 |
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Duty Dating | Dr. Hartley | 2002-02-22 |
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Catch Me If You Can | Mrs. Lavalier | 2002-12-16 |
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Missing Pieces | Serena | 2001-01-01 |
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The Man Who Wasn't There | Medium | 2001-10-26 |
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Stanley's Gig | Grace | 2000-06-19 |
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Skeleton Woman | Bone Gatherer | 2000-10-08 |
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Five Aces | Grandmother Kalliope | 1999-05-28 |
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Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings | Miss Osie | 1995-10-20 |
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Tyson | Camille Ewald | 1995-04-29 |
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Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women | Coach | 1994-09-08 |
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Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story | Skating Judge | 1994-04-30 |
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No Place to Hide | Mother Superior | 1992-11-06 |
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Stormy Weathers | Mrs. Comden | 1992-05-04 |
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Round Trip to Heaven | Chaperone | 1992-09-02 |
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Universal Soldier | Mrs. John Devreux | 1992-07-10 |
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Predator 2 | Irene Edwards | 1990-11-21 |
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Bad Influence | Art Gallery Patron | 1990-03-09 |
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Death Doll | Madame Zerba | 1989-09-01 |
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Listen to Me | 1989-05-05 | |
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Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 | Mother Superior (archive footage) | 1987-04-10 |
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Born in East L.A. | German Woman | 1987-08-21 |
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Silent Night, Deadly Night | Mother Superior | 1984-11-09 |
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The Junkman | French Reporter | 1982-08-28 |
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Beyond Reason | Nurse Johnson | 1982-01-01 |
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Private Benjamin | Mrs. Trémont | 1980-10-06 |
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Portrait of a Stripper | Yvette | 1979-10-02 |
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Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women | Louise | 1978-05-21 |
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Child of Glass | Madame Dumaine | 1978-05-14 |
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Flying High | Miss Simmons | 1978-08-28 |
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The Other Side of Midnight | Mrs. Page | 1977-06-08 |
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Victory at Entebbe | French Nun | 1976-12-22 |
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Funny Lady | Mademoiselle | 1975-03-15 |
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Once Upon a Dead Man | Madame Jarnac | 1971-09-17 |
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The Mephisto Waltz | Woman Writer | 1971-04-09 |
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Yours, Mine and Ours | French Actress on TV Screen | 1968-04-24 |
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Tickle Me | Ronnie | 1965-06-30 |
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Two Weeks in Another Town | Bar Girl (uncredited) | 1962-08-17 |
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Bloodlust! | Sandra Balleau | 1961-09-13 |
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North to Alaska | Jenny Lamont | 1960-11-07 |
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North to Alaska | Jenny Lamont (uncredited) | 1960-11-07 |
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Walk Like a Dragon | Mme. Lili Raide | 1960-06-01 |
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The Peter Tchaikovsky Story | Fanny Durbach | 1959-01-30 |
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Lost, Lonely and Vicious | Tanya Pernaud | 1958-01-01 |
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King Creole | Catherine (uncredited) | 1958-07-02 |
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Ten Thousand Bedrooms | Reporter (uncredited) | 1957-04-03 |
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Silk Stockings | Dancer Sonia (uncredited) | 1957-06-28 |
