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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
August 6, 1925Deathday
June 26, 2008Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
45Place of birth
Paris, Île-de-France, FranceCast credits
Predator 2
Irene EdwardsVictory at Entebbe
French NunSublime
European NurseSilent Night, Deadly Night
Mother SuperiorPumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
Miss OsieSilent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
Mother Superior (archive footage)Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
SelfLost, Lonely and Vicious
Tanya PernaudDuty Dating
Dr. HartleyBloodlust!
Sandra BalleauUniversal Soldier
Mrs. John DevreuxTyson
Camille EwaldTwo Weeks in Another Town
Bar Girl (uncredited)Walk Like a Dragon
Mme. Lili RaideThe Mephisto Waltz
Woman WriterThe Peter Tchaikovsky Story
Fanny DurbachThe Passing
Rebecca NaibertThe Junkman
French ReporterBad Influence
Art Gallery PatronRound Trip to Heaven
ChaperoneDeath Doll
Madame Zerba