Lilyan Chauvin
Acting
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.
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
as Self
Age 81 (now 82)
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
as Skating Judge
Age 68 (now 82)
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
as Mother Superior (archive footage)
Age 61 (now 82)
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Bar Girl (uncredited)
Age 37 (now 82)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna
Age 75 (now 82)
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
as Old Woman
Age 68 (now 82)
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Clara
Age 31 (now 82)
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