Lilyan Chauvin
Born August 06, 1925 (Age: 100)
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Paris, Île-de-France, France
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.
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.
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Filmography
Illusion Infinity
2004
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as Nurse
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Age: 78
Catch Me If You Can
2002
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as Mrs. Lavalier
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Age: 77
Duty Dating
2002
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as Dr. Hartley
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Age: 76
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
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as Medium
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Age: 76
Skeleton Woman
2000
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as Bone Gatherer
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Age: 75
No Image
Stanley's Gig
2000
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as Grace
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Age: 74
No Place to Hide
1992
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as Mother Superior
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Age: 67
Round Trip to Heaven
1992
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as Chaperone
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Age: 67
Universal Soldier
1992
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as Mrs. John Devreux
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Age: 66
Stormy Weathers
1992
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as Mrs. Comden
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Age: 66
Predator 2
1990
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as Irene Edwards
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Age: 65
Bad Influence
1990
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as Art Gallery Patron
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Age: 64
Death Doll
1989
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as Madame Zerba
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Age: 64
Listen to Me
1989
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as
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Age: 63
Born in East L.A.
1987
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as German Woman
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Age: 62
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
1987
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as Mother Superior (archive footage)
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Age: 61
Silent Night, Deadly Night
1984
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as Mother Superior
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Age: 59
Private Benjamin
1980
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as Mrs. Trémont
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Age: 55
Flying High
1978
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as Miss Simmons
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Age: 53
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
1978
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as Louise
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Age: 52
Child of Glass
1978
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as Madame Dumaine
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Age: 52
Funny Lady
1975
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as Mademoiselle
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Age: 49
Once Upon a Dead Man
1971
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as Madame Jarnac
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Age: 46
Tickle Me
1965
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as Ronnie
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Age: 39
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
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as Bar Girl (uncredited)
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Age: 37
Bloodlust!
1961
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as Sandra Balleau
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Age: 36
North to Alaska
1960
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as Jenny Lamont
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Age: 35
Walk Like a Dragon
1960
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as Mme. Lili Raide
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Age: 34
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
1959
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as Fanny Durbach
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Age: 33
King Creole
1958
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as Catherine (uncredited)
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Age: 32
Lost, Lonely and Vicious
1958
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as Tanya Pernaud
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Age: 32