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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Catch Me If You Can | Mrs. Lavalier | 2002-12-16 |
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Duty Dating | Dr. Hartley | 2002-02-22 |
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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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Five Aces | Grandmother Kalliope | 1999-05-28 |
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Tyson | Camille Ewald | 1995-04-29 |
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Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings | Miss Osie | 1995-10-20 |
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Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women | Coach | 1994-09-08 |
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Round Trip to Heaven | Chaperone | 1992-09-02 |
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Stormy Weathers | Mrs. Comden | 1992-05-04 |
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Universal Soldier | Mrs. John Devreux | 1992-07-10 |
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No Place To Hide | Mother Superior | 1992-11-06 |
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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 | 1989-01-01 |
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Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 | Mother Superior (archive footage) | 1987-04-10 |
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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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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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Flying High | Miss Simmons | 1978-08-28 |
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Child of Glass | Madame Dumaine | 1978-05-14 |
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The Other Side of Midnight | Mrs. Page | 1977-06-08 |
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Beyond Reason | Nurse Johnson | 1977-01-01 |
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Victory at Entebbe | French Nun | 1976-12-13 |
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Funny Lady | Mademoiselle | 1975-03-15 |
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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 (uncredited) | 1960-11-07 |
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Walk Like a Dragon | Mme. Lili Raide | 1960-06-01 |
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North to Alaska | Jenny Lamont | 1960-11-07 |
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The Peter Tchaikovsky Story | Fanny Durbach | 1959-06-29 |
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King Creole | Catherine (uncredited) | 1958-07-02 |
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Lost, Lonely and Vicious | Tanya Pernaud | 1958-01-01 |
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Ten Thousand Bedrooms | Reporter (uncredited) | 1957-04-03 |
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Silk Stockings | Dancer Sonia (uncredited) | 1957-06-28 |
