Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1925-08-06
Day of Death
2008-06-26
Place of Birth
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Lilyan Chauvin
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.
Filmography (50)
The Passing
2011
Sublime
2007
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
Illusion Infinity
2004
Catch Me If You Can
2002
Duty Dating
2002
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
Missing Pieces
2001
Skeleton Woman
2000
Stanley's Gig
2000
Five Aces
1999
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
1995
Tyson
1995
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
1994
