Acting
Lilyan Chauvin
EN cinema · 51 credits
Born
6 August 1925
Died
26 June 2008 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Also known as Lilyan Zemoz
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
Filmography
The Passing
as Rebecca Naibert
Sublime
as European Nurse
Illusion Infinity
as Nurse
Duty Dating
as Dr. Hartley
Catch Me If You Can
as Mrs. Lavalier
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Medium
Missing Pieces
as Serena
Stanley's Gig
as Grace
Skeleton Woman
as Bone Gatherer
Five Aces
as Grandmother Kalliope
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
as Miss Osie
Tyson
as Camille Ewald
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
as Skating Judge
Stormy Weathers
as Mrs. Comden
Universal Soldier
as Mrs. John Devreux
No Place to Hide
as Mother Superior
Round Trip to Heaven
as Chaperone
For the Very First Time
as Sister Eugenia
Predator 2
as Irene Edwards
Bad Influence
as Art Gallery Patron
Death Doll
as Madame Zerba
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
as Mother Superior (archive footage)
Born in East L.A.
as German Woman
Silent Night, Deadly Night
as Mother Superior
The Junkman
as French Reporter
Beyond Reason
as Nurse Johnson
Private Benjamin
as Mrs. Trémont
Portrait of a Stripper
as Yvette
Flying High
as Miss Simmons
Child of Glass
as Madame Dumaine
The Other Side of Midnight
as Mrs. Page
Victory at Entebbe
as French Nun
Funny Lady
as Mademoiselle
The Mephisto Waltz
as Woman Writer
Once Upon a Dead Man
as Madame Jarnac
Yours, Mine and Ours
as French Actress on TV Screen
Tickle Me
as Ronnie
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Bar Girl (uncredited)
Bloodlust!
as Sandra Balleau
Walk Like a Dragon
as Mme. Lili Raide
North to Alaska
as Jenny Lamont, as Jenny Lamont (uncredited)
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
as Fanny Durbach
King Creole
as Catherine (uncredited)
Lost, Lonely and Vicious
as Tanya Pernaud
The Perfect Furlough
as French Nurse
Silk Stockings
as Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Reporter (uncredited)