Lilyan Chauvin

    Lilyan Chauvin

    Acting

    August 6, 1925
    Died June 26, 2008 (82 years old)
    Paris, Île-de-France, France

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    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 ...

    Known For

    Filmography

    The Passing

    The Passing

    2011

    as Rebecca Naibert

    3.1
    Sublime

    Sublime

    2007

    as European Nurse

    5.3
    Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

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

    2006

    as Self

    6.8
    Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

    2006

    as Yolanda

    6.4
    Illusion Infinity

    Illusion Infinity

    2004

    as Nurse

    8
    Duty Dating

    Duty Dating

    2002

    as Dr. Hartley

    6.8
    Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

    2002

    as Mrs. Lavalier

    8
    The Man Who Wasn't There

    The Man Who Wasn't There

    2001

    as Medium

    7.5
    Missing Pieces

    Missing Pieces

    2001

    as Serena

    5.7
    Alias

    Alias

    2001

    as Signora Ventutti

    6.8
    Stanley's Gig

    Stanley's Gig

    2000

    as Grace

    6.2
    Skeleton Woman

    Skeleton Woman

    2000

    as Bone Gatherer

    3.3
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    2000

    as Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna

    7.6
    Malcolm in the Middle

    Malcolm in the Middle

    2000

    as Marica

    8.5
    Five Aces

    Five Aces

    1999

    as Grandmother Kalliope

    5.9
    The Pretender

    The Pretender

    1996

    as Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady

    7.4
    Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

    Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

    1995

    as Miss Osie

    5.6
    Tyson

    Tyson

    1995

    as Camille Ewald

    6
    Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

    Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

    1994

    as Coach

    5.1
    Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

    Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

    1994

    as Skating Judge

    9
    Friends

    Friends

    1994

    as Grandma Tribbiani

    8.4
    ER

    ER

    1994

    as Nurse Edna

    7.8
    Earth 2

    Earth 2

    1994

    as Katrina

    6.8
    Saved by the Bell: The New Class

    Saved by the Bell: The New Class

    1993

    as Old Woman

    5.9
    The X-Files

    The X-Files

    1993

    as Golda

    8.4
    Frasier

    Frasier

    1993

    as Mama

    7.7
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    1993

    as Vedek Yassim

    7.9
    Cafe Americain

    Cafe Americain

    1993

    as Madame Dussolier

    6.8
    Stormy Weathers

    Stormy Weathers

    1992

    as Mrs. Comden

    5.5
    Universal Soldier

    Universal Soldier

    1992

    as Mrs. John Devreux

    6.4
    No Place to Hide

    No Place to Hide

    1992

    as Mother Superior

    5.5
    Round Trip to Heaven

    Round Trip to Heaven

    1992

    as Chaperone

    3.7
    For the Very First Time

    For the Very First Time

    1991

    as Sister Eugenia

    7.3
    Predator 2

    Predator 2

    1990

    as Irene Edwards

    6.3
    Bad Influence

    Bad Influence

    1990

    as Art Gallery Patron

    6
    Listen to Me

    Listen to Me

    1989

    5.4
    Death Doll

    Death Doll

    1989

    as Madame Zerba

    5.5
    Baywatch

    Baywatch

    1989

    as Dr. Lester

    6
    Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

    Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

    1987

    as Mother Superior (archive footage)

    4.4
    Born in East L.A.

    Born in East L.A.

    1987

    as German Woman

    5.8
    Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

    Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

    1987

    7.7
    Silent Night, Deadly Night

    Silent Night, Deadly Night

    1984

    as Mother Superior

    5.9
    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    1984

    as Dispatcher

    7.5
    Masquerade

    Masquerade

    1983

    as Dept. Store Customer

    7.5
    The Junkman

    The Junkman

    1982

    as French Reporter

    5
    Beyond Reason

    Beyond Reason

    1982

    as Nurse Johnson

    7
    Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

    1981

    as Sister Jeannette

    5.5
    Darkroom

    Darkroom

    1981

    as Madame LeClerc

    7.2
    Private Benjamin

    Private Benjamin

    1980

    as Mrs. Trémont

    6
    Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

    1980

    as Maria

    7.3
    Portrait of a Stripper

    Portrait of a Stripper

    1979

    as Yvette

    4
    The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

    1979

    7.1
    Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

    1979

    6.9
    Flying High

    Flying High

    1978

    as Miss Simmons

    9
    Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

    Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

    1978

    as Louise

    7
    Child of Glass

    Child of Glass

    1978

    as Madame Dumaine

    5.6
    Kaz

    Kaz

    1978

    7
    The Other Side of Midnight

    The Other Side of Midnight

    1977

    as Mrs. Page

    5.9
    Victory at Entebbe

    Victory at Entebbe

    1976

    as French Nun

    5.2
    Funny Lady

    Funny Lady

    1975

    as Mademoiselle

    5.3
    The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

    1972

    as Olga

    7.5
    Cool Million

    Cool Million

    1972

    as Party guest

    7
    The Mephisto Waltz

    The Mephisto Waltz

    1971

    as Woman Writer

    6
    Once Upon a Dead Man

    Once Upon a Dead Man

    1971

    as Madame Jarnac

    7
    McCloud

    McCloud

    1970

    7.2
    To Rome with Love

    To Rome with Love

    1969

    7
    Yours, Mine and Ours

    Yours, Mine and Ours

    1968

    as French Actress on TV Screen

    6.9
    The Outcasts

    The Outcasts

    1968

    6.5
    Mannix

    Mannix

    1967

    6.8
    Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

    1966

    as Mrs. Beruch

    7.6
    Tickle Me

    Tickle Me

    1965

    as Ronnie

    6
    Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

    1964

    as Madame Simon

    7

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    1963

    5.9
    Two Weeks in Another Town

    Two Weeks in Another Town

    1962

    as Bar Girl (uncredited)

    5.9
    Bloodlust!

    Bloodlust!

    1961

    as Sandra Balleau

    4.4
    Walk Like a Dragon

    Walk Like a Dragon

    1960

    as Mme. Lili Raide

    6.3
    North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

    1960

    as Jenny Lamont

    6.5
    North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

    1960

    as Jenny Lamont (uncredited)

    6.5
    The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

    The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

    1959

    as Fanny Durbach

    8.3
    One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

    1959

    as Francesca

    5.7
    Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

    1959

    as Foridita

    6.1
    King Creole

    King Creole

    1958

    as Catherine (uncredited)

    6.4
    Lost, Lonely and Vicious

    Lost, Lonely and Vicious

    1958

    as Tanya Pernaud

    5.2
    The Perfect Furlough

    The Perfect Furlough

    1958

    as French Nurse

    6.7
    Silk Stockings

    Silk Stockings

    1957

    as Dancer Sonia (uncredited)

    6.9
    Ten Thousand Bedrooms

    Ten Thousand Bedrooms

    1957

    as Reporter (uncredited)

    5.6
    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    1957

    as Matron

    7.7
    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    1957

    as Clara

    6.8
    The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

    1957

    7.5
    Panic!

    Panic!

    1957

    8
    Harbor Command

    Harbor Command

    1957

    4
    Maverick

    Maverick

    1957

    as Sydney Sue Shipley

    7
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    1956

    5.3
    The Man Called X

    The Man Called X

    1956

    10
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955

    as Sybil Delamont

    7.8
    Omnibus

    Omnibus

    1952

    7
    Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

    1952

    6.7
    Dragnet

    Dragnet

    1951

    6.5
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    1951

    as Old Woman

    8.8
    Studio One

    Studio One

    1948

    5.4