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.

Filmografi

Catch Me If You Can2002 · Mrs. LavalierPredator 21990 · Irene EdwardsUniversal Soldier1992 · Mrs. John DevreuxFunny Lady1975 · MademoiselleThe Man Who Wasn't There2001 · MediumSilent Night, Deadly Night1984 · Mother SuperiorPrivate Benjamin1980 · Mrs. TrémontTickle Me1965 · RonnieYours, Mine and Ours1968 · French Actress on TV ScreenBad Influence1990 · Art Gallery PatronThe Other Side of Midnight1977 · Mrs. PageListen to Me1989 · Sublime2007 · European NursePumpkinhead II: Blood Wings1995 · Miss OsieSilent Night, Deadly Night Part 21987 · Mother Superior (archive footage)North to Alaska1960 · Jenny LamontAttack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women1994 · CoachSilk Stockings1957 · Dancer Sonia (uncredited)King Creole1958 · Catherine (uncredited)Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film2006 · SelfTen Thousand Bedrooms1957 · Reporter (uncredited)For the Very First Time1991 · Sister EugeniaBorn in East L.A.1987 · German WomanTyson1995 · Camille Ewald