Acting · Paris, Île-de-France, France · Born August 6, 1925
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.
MovieThe Passing
2011
as Rebecca Naibert
MovieSublime
2007
as European Nurse
MovieGoing to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
as Self
TVUgly Betty
2006
as Yolanda
MovieIllusion Infinity
2004
as Nurse
MovieCatch Me If You Can
2002
as Mrs. Lavalier
MovieDuty Dating
2002
as Dr. Hartley
MovieThe Man Who Wasn't There
2001
as Medium
TVAlias
2001
as Signora Ventutti
MovieMissing Pieces
2001
as Serena
MovieSkeleton Woman
2000
as Bone Gatherer
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna
MovieStanley's Gig
2000
as Grace
TVMalcolm in the Middle
2000
as Marica
MovieFive Aces
1999
as Grandmother Kalliope
TVThe Pretender
1996
as Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady
MoviePumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
1995
as Miss Osie
MovieTyson
1995
as Camille Ewald
TVEarth 2
1994
as Katrina
TVFriends
1994
as Grandma Tribbiani
TVER
1994
as Nurse Edna
MovieAttack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
1994
as Coach
MovieTonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
1994
as Skating Judge
TVCafe Americain
1993
as Madame Dussolier
TVFrasier
1993
as Mama
TVSaved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
as Old Woman
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Golda
TVStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Vedek Yassim
MovieNo Place to Hide
1992
as Mother Superior
MovieRound Trip to Heaven
1992
as Chaperone
MovieUniversal Soldier
1992
as Mrs. John Devreux
MovieStormy Weathers
1992
as Mrs. Comden
MovieFor the Very First Time
1991
as Sister Eugenia
MoviePredator 2
1990
as Irene Edwards
MovieBad Influence
1990
as Art Gallery Patron
MovieDeath Doll
1989
as Madame Zerba
MovieListen to Me
1989
TVBaywatch
1989
as Dr. Lester
MovieBorn in East L.A.
1987
as German Woman
MovieSilent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
1987
as Mother Superior (archive footage)
TVNutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
MovieSilent Night, Deadly Night
1984
as Mother Superior
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Dispatcher
TVMasquerade
1983
as Dept. Store Customer
MovieThe Junkman
1982
as French Reporter
MovieBeyond Reason
1982
as Nurse Johnson
TVFalcon Crest
1981
as Sister Jeannette
TVDarkroom
1981
as Madame LeClerc
TVMagnum, P.I.
1980
as Maria
MoviePrivate Benjamin
1980
as Mrs. Trémont
MoviePortrait of a Stripper
1979
as Yvette
TVHart to Hart
1979
TVThe Facts of Life
1979
TVKaz
1978
MovieFlying High
1978
as Miss Simmons
MovieZiegfeld: The Man and His Women
1978
as Louise
MovieChild of Glass
1978
as Madame Dumaine
MovieThe Other Side of Midnight
1977
as Mrs. Page
MovieVictory at Entebbe
1976
as French Nun
MovieFunny Lady
1975
as Mademoiselle
TVCool Million
1972
as Party guest
TVThe Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Olga
MovieOnce Upon a Dead Man
1971
as Madame Jarnac
MovieThe Mephisto Waltz
1971
as Woman Writer
TVMcCloud
1970
TVTo Rome with Love
1969
TVThe Outcasts
1968
MovieYours, Mine and Ours
1968
as French Actress on TV Screen
TVMannix
1967
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Mrs. Beruch
MovieTickle Me
1965
as Ronnie
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Madame Simon
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
MovieTwo Weeks in Another Town
1962
as Bar Girl (uncredited)
MovieBloodlust!
1961
as Sandra Balleau
MovieNorth to Alaska
1960
as Jenny Lamont
MovieWalk Like a Dragon
1960
as Mme. Lili Raide
TVAdventures in Paradise
1959
as Foridita
MovieThe Peter Tchaikovsky Story
1959
as Fanny Durbach
TVOne Step Beyond
1959
as Francesca
MovieKing Creole
1958
as Catherine (uncredited)
MovieLost, Lonely and Vicious
1958
as Tanya Pernaud
TVHarbor Command
1957
TVThe Walter Winchell File
1957
TVMaverick
1957
as Sydney Sue Shipley
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Matron
TVRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Clara
MovieSilk Stockings
1957
as Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
MovieTen Thousand Bedrooms
1957
as Reporter (uncredited)
TVPanic!
1957
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
TVThe Man Called X
1956
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Sybil Delamont
TVOmnibus
1952
TVAdventures of Superman
1952
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Old Woman
TVDragnet
1951
TVStudio One
1948
