Actor
Lilyan Chauvin
August 6, 1925 · 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 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.
Notable work
8Catch Me If You Can (2002)
as Mrs. Lavalier
8.4Friends (1994)
as Grandma Tribbiani
8.5Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
as Marica
6.3Predator 2 (1990)
as Irene Edwards
8.4The X-Files (1993)
as Golda
6.3Universal Soldier (1992)
as Mrs. John Devreux
7.5The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
as Medium
7.6CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
as Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna
7.9Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
as Vedek Yassim
7.8ER (1994)
as Nurse Edna
7.7Frasier (1993)
as Mama
6.8Alias (2001)
as Signora Ventutti
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