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Lilyan Chauvin
Paris, Île-de-France, France
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 st…
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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 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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2011
The Passing
Movie Rebecca Naibert
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2007
Sublime
Movie European Nurse
- 2006
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2006
Ugly Betty
TV show Yolanda
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2004
Illusion Infinity
Movie Nurse
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2002
Catch Me If You Can
Movie Mrs. Lavalier
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2002
Duty Dating
Movie Dr. Hartley
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2001
The Man Who Wasn't There
Movie Medium
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2001
Alias
TV show Signora Ventutti
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2001
Missing Pieces
Movie Serena
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2000
Skeleton Woman
Movie Bone Gatherer
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2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV show Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna
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2000
Stanley's Gig
Movie Grace
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2000
Malcolm in the Middle
TV show Marica
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1999
Five Aces
Movie Grandmother Kalliope
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1996
The Pretender
TV show Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady
More credits
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1995
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
Movie Miss Osie
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1995
Tyson
Movie Camille Ewald
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1994
Earth 2
TV show Katrina
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1994
Friends
TV show Grandma Tribbiani
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1994
ER
TV show Nurse Edna
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1994
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
Movie Coach
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1994
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
Movie Skating Judge
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1993
Cafe Americain
TV show Madame Dussolier
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1993
Frasier
TV show Mama
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1993
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
TV show Old Woman
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1993
The X-Files
TV show Golda
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1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV show Vedek Yassim
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1992
No Place to Hide
Movie Mother Superior
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1992
Round Trip to Heaven
Movie Chaperone
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1992
Universal Soldier
Movie Mrs. John Devreux
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1992
Stormy Weathers
Movie Mrs. Comden
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1991
For the Very First Time
Movie Sister Eugenia
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1990
Predator 2
Movie Irene Edwards
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1990
Bad Influence
Movie Art Gallery Patron
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1989
Death Doll
Movie Madame Zerba
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1989
Listen to Me
Movie
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1989
Baywatch
TV show Dr. Lester
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1987
Born in East L.A.
Movie German Woman
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1987
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
Movie Mother Superior (archive footage)
