Lilyan Chauvin

Lilyan Chauvin

1925-08-06

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.

Also appears in

Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

8.0

Predator 2

Predator 2

6.3

The Man Who Wasn’t There

The Man Who Wasn’t There

7.5

Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier

6.3

Silent Night, Deadly Night

Silent Night, Deadly Night

5.9

Flying High

Flying High

Not yet rated

Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours

6.8

Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

5.9

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

6.7

Sublime

Sublime

5.2

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

6.6

King Creole

King Creole

6.4

Born in East L.A.

Born in East L.A.

5.8

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

4.5

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

5.5

Tyson

Tyson

6.0

Bad Influence

Bad Influence

6.0

Two Weeks in Another Town

Two Weeks in Another Town

5.9

Silk Stockings

Silk Stockings

6.7

Tickle Me

Tickle Me

5.7